Sunday, November 30, 2008

Did he really say that?!

So it was our annual church (attempt at) official meeting last Sunday
after worship. Our treasurer stands up and shows a pie graph of
income and expenses. Then he holds up two cards and says "Remember
what the pastor said this morning? Green and tan, green and tan-- the
green cards are the Estimate of Giving cards for our Capital Campaign
and then tan cards are the Estimate of Giving Cards for our Annual
Operating Budget."

He continues (cranky, sarcastic voice)..."Well, everybody knows what a
Black and Tan is. And so I'm here to tell you 2009 is gunna be fewer
and fewer Black and Tans, and more and more Green and Tans, got it?!"

'Oh, my goodness,...' I moaned to myself. I threw my head face down
on the back of the pew in front of me. Peeking up, everyone under 30
looked and laughed at me. (He's 61 BTW...) I didn't tell him to say
it, and I wouldn't necessarily vetoed him saying it (if I'd had a clue
he was going there!). But.... did he REALLY say that?!