Mar 2, 2010

electric girdles and gracious hostility

"Singing in Church" by Norman Rockwell

I always get a good laugh from reading these church bulletin bloopers. So if you can use a laugh today, or know someone else who can, here you go:

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The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say 'Hell' to someone who doesn't care much about you.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. Thus ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment, and gracious hostility.
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Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 A.M. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.
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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance..
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7 comments:

Rose said...

Don't some of those just make you hurt yourself laughing! Oh, I like the new look...very nice!

Holly, the Old Western Gal said...

Ohhhhh those are too funny!

Judy said...

I witnessed this one personally.

Our bulletin had this announcement:

Congratulations Nicole and ???? on the birth of a daughter.

The paternity was not in question, just the spelling of the father's name. Thankfully, Nicole and her beloved ???? have a sense of humor.

Dar said...

Thanks for the chuckles...you made my day. Too Funny.
Blessings

Deborah Ann said...

Those are the funniest church bloopers I have seen in a long time!

Rebecca said...

I love to laugh - and these always make me chuckle!

I have no idea why you have difficulty commenting on my blog. I'm sorry. I'd sure enjoy hearing your thoughts :)

Jacquelyn Stager said...

I'm glad you all enjoyed these bloopers too. Thanks for commenting! Oh Judy! that is CRAZY! I'm sure the church secretary meant to go back and check out the spelling before it went to print...it seems like a blooper I would make! Good thing the new parents had a sense of humor!