Fast & Testimony Picnic I

A few months ago, I wrote that this was my new favorite saying. That inspired my friend, Alice of Alice's Adventures Underground to comment, if she could find a way to incorporate the aforementioned quote into a talk for church, she would.

One thing led to another and before you could say "pass the funeral potatoes" at the church potluck, I'd passed around a cyber sign-up sheet where everyone chose what their role would be if we were to create a de facto ward/congregation where sayings like the previously aforementioned could be quoted. We ended up with an eclectic bunch of fabulous folk who wanted to be everything from program-hander-outers to colorful, crazy person, from Gospel Doctrine Reconstruction teacher to Critical Thinking Development advisor, from custodian of the Holy Damn Cat and habitually late attender to the Holy Goat and hall roamer. We even have a couple of people who have chosen to be Very Important Pew People and/or participants in the choir.

Finally, and faster than you can say, "I know the Gospel is true with every fiber of my being," the New Order was called to order and Aitch Emm in the Ewe Kay was officially declared bishop. (The decision about who would be bishop was purely unilateral. My blog. My call! Besides, it was Aitch who suggested to Alice, back in the first entry that started all of this, how she might edit the heretofore aforementioned quote into a talk, which then [d]evolved into comments about a personal device called a She-Wee. Apparently, said holy relic saved Aitch in a few dire situations in Poland last year. [One day, that story will no doubt acquire apocryphal meaning and significance and will be the foundation of many a faith promoting tale and rumor in our new little order.])

The bottom line is, we created the Tewkesbury Ward and decided that in lieu of Fast & Testimony meetings we would have Fast & Testimony picnics.

Only two rules apply: first, there has to be food and second, each person must contribute one sentence to the collective testimony. Extra points are awarded for creative testimony involving singing or costume change or delivered by 'charade' method.

Leave your sentence contribution to the collective testimony in the comments. For the latter three options, please post your contribution to your blog and leave a link to such in the comments. Also, in all cases, please be sure to tell us what you're bringing to the picnic.

Whoever leaves a comment first is the one who kicks off the picnic.

All those in favor, manifest it. Any opposed, by the same sign.

I'll kick it off here.

I'd like to stand on my feet...

(Oh, and Happy (Photo) Friday!)

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