“Humor for Hard Times,” Oct. 16, 2020

I don’t know about the rest of you, but as I watch the news on the spread of COVID and witness our country’s dysfunctional politics, I find I’m in more need of humor than usual. Sometimes I just need a little distraction from the daily news onslaught. So I appreciated it when our own Dean Johnson sent me some interesting items that have appeared in various church bulletins (or were announced at church services). Some of them involve typos, some have dangling modifiers, some just tickle my funny bone. I hope you enjoy at least some of them as much as I have. So, here for your edification, are actual church announcements that weren’t meant to be funny–but just kind of are:

The Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals.

Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

The sermon this morning: Jesus Walks on the Water.

The sermon tonight: Searching for Jesus

Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

Don’t let worry kill you off–let the Church help.

Miss Charlene Mason sang “I will not pass this way again,” giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

For those of you who have children and don’t know it,  we have a nursery downstairs.

Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get.

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24th in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall.  Music will follow.

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That’s all for now, folks. And thanks, Dean: may the farce be with you.

give peas a chance,

tony