Sunday November 27, 2016

I went to church today. There was a baptism. The ceremony for Baptism starts on page 299 of the Book of Common Prayer. It is the first Sunday of Advent, and thus the Liturgical Year.
The readings were:
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44
Psalm 122

The Eucharist was Prayer D

The Hymns were from the 1982 Hymnal:

#59 Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding.
#57 Lo! He comes, with clouds decending.
#65 Prepare the way O Zion.
#454 Jesus came, adored by angles.
#68 Rejoice! Rejoice, believers.

Bishop  Rt. Rev. Gary Lillibridge the celebrant.

Afterwards was pot luck. In the discussion at pot luck I mentioned The Alien Years by Robert Silverberg because it is a book I have re-read not realizing I had read it the first time.

Also this sketch of someone trying to sight read "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"

It should go something like this:

The I went home and vegged out.

I watched:
Luke Cage: 
S1E8: "Blowin' Up the Spot"
S1E9: "DWYCK"
S1E10: "Take It Personal"
DC's Legends of Tomorrow: 
S1E1: "Pilot: Part 1"
3%:
S1E2 "Coins"

I read:
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson pages 352-404
The Mantram Handbook by Eknath Easwaran "How to say the Mantram" Because sometimes repeating the mantram, mine is "Jesus" is very handy when the mind won't shut up.

I also listened to most of this talk by Ajahn Brahm: