Attending church in Wawasee

I attended a retreat in Northern Indiana this weekend.  It allowed me to attend the Episcopal church in Wawasee.  It reminded me of all the delightful pieces of liturgy that a small congregation can offer which will never find their way into the Book of Common Prayer, or the Book of Occasional Services, or Enriching Our Worship, or any other official or semi-official Church Book.  

Here the greeter hands us a bulletin,

Then invites us to take a copy

Of the poem he wrote

This week.

Here there is a drawing

for six homebaked cookies,

Blessed by the baker

As they are mixed,

Prayers combined with the flour

For the health and well-being of the person

Whose name is drawn from the shoe box

By the youngest person in church.

It is part of announcements.

This is part of the liturgy

Every Sunday.

Here the same young person skips and twirls

To the altar

To pick up the offering plate.

The greeter who writes poetry,

Skips with her.