Ok, so the main reason I'm writing this post is to share my response to a question tonight that didn't exactly match. Who knows what I'll have written by the end. I tend to type a lot once I get started. But first, you need the background story:
So, I've been attending Oregon City Evangelical Church (OCEC for short). OCEC isn't a Quaker/Friends church, but since the nearest Quaker/Friends church is a little bit of a drive, I decided I'd look for a church in my community where I thought I could be comfortable with our differences in belief. Well, I was doing some research on yellowpages.com, looking through the list of churches and clicking links to take me to the church's webpage (when provided). I also took a silly quiz I found online to see which denomination I belonged to. Well, those things are never 100%, you know, but it seemed fairly close based on where I would put myself. So, it gave some denominations that were similar.
OCEC is an "Evangelical Church" that comes from the Evangelical United Brethren Church. I'm not exactly sure on the history here, but that's ok. I had never heard of the EUBC, so I called my mom and she said it was something that could work for me. She also said my aunt had attended an EUBC at one time.
Ok, so I looked a little closer at OCEC. It seemed fairly large (nothing compared to Rose Drive, though!). They have 3 services on Sunday mornings, programs for kids nursery-high school, the have a variety of "growth groups" that meet throughout the week, including "The Inn", which is a group for 18-30(ish) year olds. THEY HAVE A GROUP FOR PEOPLE MY AGE!!! Ok, now if that wasn't enough, they also have a pretty good music program, too! There's a choir, a praise band, they have instrumentalists (trumpet, trombone, etc) that play along with the praise band; the REAL kicker, though, is that they have a handbell choir!
Um...yes? I think so! I've been going for the last 3 Sundays. I've been to the "Inn" once and handbells once. So far, I think this could be a good fit for me. It's nearby, has the kinds of programs I feel comfortable with, and even better? They focus on service. My very first week there, they were doing a blood drive, so I donated. I think I might also sign up to help at the Harvest/Fall whatever they call it thing on Halloween. I need to find out my work commitment that evening first, though.
Anyways, now to the segue I was referring to. Tonight I went to handbells for the first time. Things like that are always interesting to me, because you never know what you're walking in to. The group was excited I was there, and a few of them asked questions. For example: Have you played bells before? How long? So on and so forth.
Then, someone asked me to tell them about myself: "Are you married? Do you have kids?" My response: "No, I'm not married. I work at St. John the Apostle Catholic School."
Now, you tell me. Does that answer match the question? I don't think so. They didn't ask, "Where do you work?" or "What do you do?" They asked if I was married! Apparently I thought (subconsciously?) that working at a Catholic school means I'm not married? I'm not a nun, nor are any of the other teachers! Ha.
I just thought I'd share a laugh with you, and fill you in on the church I've found!
Now, since it's WAY past my bedtime...goodnight!
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