Church Newsletter

Our pastor writes an article for our church newsletter every week.  This week he talked about Jay leading the Palm Sunday Processional in his article.  I thought I'd share it with you guys too:

PALM SUNDAY

You might be a

Methodist if you

like Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday at RHUMC is always somewhat out of

the ordinary. A few years ago, in this column, I reported

that we had a bona fide jackass in the church

on Palm Sunday. Several women asked if this was

a veiled reference to their spouses. It was not, at

least not on that particular Palm Sunday. The Donkey

was here again this year, along with a dozen

colored chicks, a miniature cow, ducks, rabbits,

goats, pigs and something that resembled a unicorn.

I’m sure it was not a genuine unicorn although it had

a pink tail.

The procession was led by Jay Travis, who was

baptized in this church on Easter Sunday 2008.

This palm parade was the first of many to come for

him. I reported to the congregation that no animals

were harmed during the Palm Sunday procession

but it seemed that I was mistaken. We had a baby

chick, purple I think, that was grasped too tightly and

appeared asphyxiated. But as he was returned to

the animal trailer he resuscitated. Someone commented

that he was a highly intelligent infant

chicken. I concur with that assessment.

The Gospel of Luke comments on the Palm Parade

by saying, The disciples began to praise God joyfully

and with a loud voice...saying, “Blessed is the

King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in

heaven and glory in the highest heaven.” And that

is what we did in worship and that is why I like Palm

Sunday.

 

Shalom,

Howard