We got a bit of a late start on Sunday morning, so I got to church with less time to mill about than usual. I did not plan ahead as well as I would have liked for worship, so I was pulling together some materials for the children's sermon. I also wanted to go over a few things with the organist regarding the music that was a part of the service that morning.
While the time might vary a little bit, usually the organist would have arrived by 5-10 minutes before the service. It was now 8:45 and there was no organist. I was informed by a member of the congregation that our organist would not be available for the service. Hmm...time to put the music education degree to work.
In addition to pastoral duties for the worship service, I also got to be the organist. I managed to muddle my way through three hymns and the Doxology. There were a few musical components that I eliminated. We also changed the last hymn...I was not playing anything with five flats ;).
In the end, it was actually quite fun. When you don't expect to do something, all you can do is smile and do the best you can. Although fun, it gives me a great appreciation for the volunteers from our congregation that are much better at this than I am. It also allowed me to utilize my piano skills from my time as a music major ;).
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