Sorry about Fio's rambling that occupied most of the page if you turned to Fiorella earlier. She started out by talking about her life as a child in Ohio, especially her church life (when TV had yet to be invented) so church was a major entertainment for one and all.
Your girl loved church--especially for the stories, the little plays, and the singing. Paster Yount and the Sunday School teachers were nice too, and when her family moved to Texas because her father had been given a promotion, Fio encountered another nice minister, Pastor Barlag, who gave her family their first dog.
Skipping ahead, when your girl trotted off to college, one of the first things she did was sign up with a Lutheran church. But it didn't work for her--especially when a group of teenage boys who attended the church school were arrested for lifting merchandise in their off hours and the pastor paraded them in front of the congregation and ask each one if something about HIS AUTHORITY had failed them.
Fio's third Lutheran pastor was a very nice man who welcomes all, helps all, and is still trying to help people, even though he's in retirement, but, unfortunately, Fiorella has fled the coop. She now lives on the other side of town and, as you remember, and doesn't drive. Thus your girl who was raised in the Lutheran church, can't participate.
What about using TV, etc, you ask. It doesn't work for Fio--she wants to be in a room with other people singing, laughing, praying, and talking to each other. She tried a couple of other situations including a far-out Lutheran church that used weird instruments and was pretty-much so loud that it nearly blew Fiorella's ears out. You can bet your girl will never cross that threshold again!
Anyway, thanks for listening. (Danke schon! means Thank you!, but the "o" in "shon" is pronounced like the vowel in the English word "lane."
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