For those that care: I have made a playlist of videos on YouTube that explain almost every feature on the DSi. As is says in the description, I will only list videos that AREN'T about the Japanese version. Not only can you not read it, but the DSi has been in Japan since October of last year, so it's a lot more different than the one here. See my DSi post for more new information.
Ok, so, yesterday, I acolyte for my church. Now, I acolyte a lot. It's easy. Get up, light the candles, leave. But that's a the contemporary service. And the one I acolyted at was a traditional service.
Now, I had done this before. Once. And that was a total breakdown for me. I bawled at the realization that I had to acolyte then and had no idea how. This might have also happened because I had a test in confirmation that night. Or so I thought.
My pastors were nice enough to give me a run down of what I had to do, but that doesn't mean there weren't problems. Because it was a Lent service, people were allowed to request opening hymns, so they weren't in the bulletin. Well, I had no idea, and by the time they started singing, I realized that my hymnal was lodged between my seat the the brick wall behind me. That was really the only problem.
But this past service was a Maundy Thursday service, meaning there was communion. I had no idea what I had to do. I knew that I had communion at a different time than the rest of the congregation, but I didn't know when or how. Even after I got that figured out, I still didn't know what to do. One of our church staff came out, dressed just like me, and had communion with us. I figured I should do whatever he did, so he got up, stood behind the altar, and watched. Was I supposed to stand there? Well, it wouldn't hurt. Then he got up, bowed, and entered the altar, and I knew I should have just sat down. So I did.
Now, honestly, this doesn't sound as interesting as it was. If you went to my church, it probably would have made more sense. Or maybe if you were me. But, you aren't really either or those. So, good night.
