I regularly help at my church as a communion assistant. The communion assistant uniform at my church is a plain white robe with a rope belt. Recently, my favorite robe to wear has been missing. The robe I like has a zipper. The robe I wear as a replacement is held together with velcro. It doesn’t quite go together properly, but I’m afraid that if I don’t fasten the velcro, it will look even more ramshackle than it already does. Once the belt is on, it crumples everything together and hides the awkwardness. But it is a lot of fun to take the robe off… it rips open like Superman …like a communion-giving Superman. Wait… is that blasphemous?
I don’t think it’s blasphemous at all. Clark Kent grew up in the Midwest and I’m sure his parents were church-going people. Also, since God made the universe I’m pretty sure he loves everyone in it. I realize now I’m defending an imaginary character but this is what I tell my preschoolers when they wonder about aliens.
Sorry about your non-vertical seam. *cough*ocd
Now all you need is this guy playing the organ the next time you assist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-WpABq7HA
(btw: You look sort of like an angel with the sunlight shining behind you like that…or does Superman just naturally illuminate light?)
So I clicked on the YouTube organ thingy and asked myself, “How does Peggy FIND this stuff?” You are indeed the queen of the obscure Internet factoid – I bow in humility to your prowess with search engines. And. I miss your face. When are we doing snacks or dinner again? (Sorry, Brad…these are your memory archives, not mine or Peggy’s. My bad.)
I have two robes as well – one with a zipper and one with velcro. While the one with velcro looks fancier – it’s just like yours. The zipper one is much easier to wear though and it’s lighter weight. My zipper one also has a hood if you’re into that.
Brad, I laughed really hard at this. Your dad actually sent me the link for this blog, and I’m so glad. I told him I miss your goofy sense of humor! I look forward to reading some of your other thoughts. I feel like they may all be reminiscent of “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy” – the old SNL standby. Have you thought of writing a book?
Myrna! Hi! Awesome to see you here.
I loved Deep Thoughts! Here’s a link to see a random thought:
http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/random2.asp
Click the reload button on your browser to see more. I just wasted ten minutes doing it. Yay!
Ah, all you “high church” folk actually wear robes to work on the altar – we’re lucky we all come dressed appropriately period at our place! One of our newer members once did wear something that sort of, well, exposed a bit too much of the sinful flesh (think rear waist area). Only happened once and was never formally addressed as a result. But the only robe-wearer in our building is the strawberry blonde guy who lives at my house – and sometimes he sheds that, too (it’s a rayon blend and doesn’t “breathe” well). Gasp! (The velcro closures are supposed to help the left-handed and the right-handed dresser, but I agree that nobody really looks their best in them. Fortunately, it’s not about us, is it?)