a baptism to remember

church this morning was great -- well attended since we're back on normal schedule instead of summer schedule, rededication of sunday school teachers, plus a baptism.

only two things happened that weren't quite planned during the baptism.

(1) as pastor finished about a paragraph at the start of the baptism, all the sudden there was this crazy roaring noise through the speakers that shook the building... apparently our organ is having issues with the sound system this week because then, and once later in the service while it was on, but not being played this happened (and turning it off temporarily fixed things)... when pastor hollered to ed (the organist) to try turning it off, there was some giggling, amidst which i heard steve weiss, sitting two seats away from me whisper to his brother "no one told me it was nascar sunday!"

(2) as pastor finished the baptism, he carried ethan (the baby being baptized) up to the altar and said a prayer for him... as he (pastor) turned around and said "i present to you the newest member of God's kingdom: ethan", ethan grabbed the cross necklace pastor always has on when he's in his robe for service and put it in his mouth... people had varying reactions, but pastor's immediate response was "there ain't many things better to hang onto than the cross" :-)

the end.