They
said, "It is good that we have changed the
ways we are doing things." They said, "This
is not how we used to do it." They said, "We
don't want to do it that way anymore." They
said, "We need to be more progressive in our
programs." They said, "We are tired of
all this progressive stuff." They said, "If
it doesn't change for the better we are going to
leave." They said, "If it doesn't change
back we are going to leave." They said, "If
it doesn't stay just the same we are going to leave."
They said, "We are tired of singing the same
hymns." They said, "We are tired of learning
new hymns all the time." They said, "We
are glad to have a variety of hymns." They
said, "We should add at least an Offertory
hymn to the early service." They said, "We
do not want music at the early service." They
said, "The children's sermon reaches out to
families." They said, "We don't like the
children's sermon." They said, "The children's
sermon is all right once in a while." They
said, "The children's sermon adds to much time
to the service." They said, "If it weren't
for the children's sermon we would not attend here."
They said, "You need to change worship times
to accommodate more people." They said, "If
you change worship times, we will stop attending."
They said, "We love his sermons." They
said, "We didn't like what he said, so we stopped
attending." They said, "The Vestry is
doing a great job." They said, "We have
issues with the way things are being done, but we
don't want to talk to anyone about it." The
clergy and the Vestry said, "Arrgh!"
By Anonymous
