That getting involved with a church would be a great way to start moving forward, to feel better about myself and to feel more connected to this place.
I guess I was wrong.
I decided to get more involved with the UCC church that I've been attending here, after all, people keep telling me to check out the UCC because they will be more welcoming than the PC(USA).
I started volunteering with the youth, in addition to being an adviser I was going to teach their Bible study in a couple of weeks. I was also going to sign up for their new member class that starts in a couple of weeks (which probably had something to do with how, on my last visit to Montgomery, my minister introduced me as a former member of my home church) and I even (for about 10 seconds) considered joining their choir after the fifth person asked me.
Then, at about 11:00 this morning, less than 100 hours after my first meeting with the youth, I got a call from the Associate for Youth and Families explaining that a parent had called to say that she didn't want her son being taught by someone like me. Which means that I'm not going to be working with the youth anymore.
I'm not even sure that I want to worship there anymore. Or maybe I'll just start wearing my "Browncoat" shirt every Sunday.
wtf?
Meghan, my children aren't even born yet, and I am already praying that they have the opportunity to be taught by someone like you at some point in their lives.
xo.
Posted by: Heather W. Reichgott | September 19, 2007 at 03:33 PM
amen to the above comment.
Posted by: katie | September 20, 2007 at 09:10 AM
Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap. Sorry, can't be any more articulate than that right now.
Posted by: Muphinsmom | September 20, 2007 at 09:57 AM
She doesn't want her kid taught by a Presbyterian? What's with these UCC's anyway?
I'm so sorry. That sucks big time.
Posted by: mm | September 23, 2007 at 04:11 PM