Awake My Soul: My First Year as an Episcopalian, Part 4 November 16, 2011
Posted by Matt in Awake My Soul.Tags: Advent, changing churches, Southaven, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
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Our intent was to stay through the season of Advent, then move on to sample other types of churches in the area. We eyed other liturgical groups like the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church, while I considered the drive into Memphis to a Unitarian Universalist congregation, but as the weeks moved forward, we found ourselves becoming more and more attached to St. Timothy’s.
We loved the participatory nature of worship, the reverence of the Eucharist, and the beauty of every service. We were embraced by the people of St. Tim’s and Patrick, our priest, quickly became a good friend of mine. We loved the fact that our children, even our daughters, had opportunities to serve that would never have been available in past churches. It quickly became home.
The climax of Advent came with the solemn, candlelit Christmas Eve service followed by a joyful Christmas Day service (including a blessing of the toys), forever altering our future in churches, changing our path from that point forward.
At some point near the end of the season, Patrick, who knew we were only planning to stay through Advent, approached us, “So,” he said a bit apprehensively, “Is this it?”
I just smiled, “No, we’re here to stay.”
And we have been.
To be continued…
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