14/02/2016 Sunday
We got plenty of church this Sunday. After going to Christ’s Episcopal Church at 9 am we went across town to Covenant Community Baptist Church where we had been invited by a St Philip’s colleague Irene Young. This church is a southern Baptist church with most of the congregation being African American. It was a very welcoming experience with plenty of singing and congregational participation. The guest preacher spoke on the theme of “Going through the motions” or “Reading the notes but not playing the music”. Interestingly the theme was very similar to our earlier service at Christ’s Episcopal Church. The preacher was lively, he told some good stories and pointed out some of the pitfalls of life with humility and in a non-judgemental way. The service concluded with a short dance drama by four married couples about marriage and commitment, it being St Valentine’s Day.