So this Vicar come up to me and says: Hip Hop

This should have turned up on Friday - but some deep (and challenging) issues cropped up to get in the way - so instead it's a 'start the week' offering:

A 'Whoops Eucharist' moment

Recently, whilst presiding at a communion I had to communicate someone in a motorised wheelchair (AKA scooter). Having reached the person I proceeded to communicate them and having done so stepped back to allow the person with the wine access. As they leant forward to take the wine the control that makes the scooter move was somehow caught and the server was left sr=tanding, mouth wide open, as (beeping) the would-be communicant left the service!

Oh how we laughed and having caught and returned the lost sheep to the fold we finished the service with just a little excitement remaining.

So another lesson and a modified announcement at the beginning, "Please turn off your mobiles and put your scooters in neutral!'

I guess we could go a step (wheelbase) further and modify the sending out:
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Start your engines.

Pax

ps. Talking among ourselves recently, one of the dogcollars asked what sort of churches we were in. One remarked that they had a young congregation and had a worship band. The next said they had a band and sang modern songs. The last said that they were organ and choir and an ageing congregation. More hip-op than hip hop apparently :-)