Dead Presbyterians are spinning in their urns....

 We had an Installation service for our new Associate Pastor at First Pres this afternoon. It was the full formal service with choir and six pastors participating and all the proscribed parts of the service but somehow it felt delightfully non-traditional. The "Frozen Chosen" - we Presbyterians who typically do everything "properly and in order" were laughing, clapping, singing loudly and acrually dancing in the aisles. It was the most fun installation service I have ever attended, and it was topped off by a reception featuring an ice cream sundae bar.  All of this reflects and reinforces the excitement and joy our new Associate Pastor for Children, Youth and Families is bringing to our church. Welcome, Pastor Bill.