Easter at Grace

There were 23 people at Grace Church this morning.  That's a huge turnout.  Arrangements for music had apparently fallen through, so we picked two familiar Easter hymns, and with the help of some one-finger playing,  launched into enthusiastic 23 part "harmony."  One family had baked a huge loaf of bread for Communion.  The whole thing was consecrated but only a fraction consumed, so two of the ranch families are taking the rest home for their animals.   It was a wonderful Easter Sunday celebration, and as I sat there with my plate of after service eggs, bacon and fruit I thought about how most clergy start their careers in little places like this and hope to work their way up.  I started in a huge Manhattan parish and have been working my way down, and I would not trade it for anything. 

PS  The Peeps were a big hit