Comments on: From the Archives: Stop Cancelling My Church! http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/ Truth Will Prevail Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nita http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-245762 nita Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:43:02 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-245762 #21 Steve wrote, "We were 25 minutes from the end of the third hour. The Bishop sent word to each classroom and the entire ward was out of the building and parking lot in 5 minutes. I have never seen saints move so fast. " That is funny! I felt bad one time in a ward they were having us end church early, due to the start of snow. So the Bishop had sent word to end RS and leave within a few minutes. However, the messenger had to come back a second time to get us yappers out! #21 Steve wrote, “We were 25 minutes from the end of the third hour. The Bishop sent word to each classroom and the entire ward was out of the building and parking lot in 5 minutes. I have never seen saints move so fast. ”

That is funny! I felt bad one time in a ward they were having us end church early, due to the start of snow. So the Bishop had sent word to end RS and leave within a few minutes. However, the messenger had to come back a second time to get us yappers out!

]]> By: nita http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-245720 nita Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:35:42 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-245720 #15: that is great!! About 3 years ago, several months after I'd moved into a new ward, church was cancelled due to what seemed to me to be minimal snow, ie just two or three inches. (this is in an eastern city, however, our ward boundries are on curvy roads). However, no one had told me so when I arrived at the church and saw no cars my thought was I didn't get the memo! I went in the building where a couple men from another ward were meeting. They said they thought my ward had been cancelled. Then I went home and called our RS pres to see if church was going to be later in the afternoon instead. She was't happy I hadn't received a call. She ended up calling the Bishop, who called me later that afternoon and personally apologized and took full responsibility that I hadn't received a phone call about the cancellation. He then assured me I'd be getting a home teacher, etc in the very near future. While I felt bad that my Bishop took that responsibility, I thought it was humble of him to call me. This past year when we had a couple cancellations, they asked both ht/vt's to make the cancellation calls. Also they sent out a ward email. #15: that is great!! About 3 years ago, several months after I’d moved into a new ward, church was cancelled due to what seemed to me to be minimal snow, ie just two or three inches. (this is in an eastern city, however, our ward boundries are on curvy roads).

However, no one had told me so when I arrived at the church and saw no cars my thought was I didn’t get the memo! I went in the building where a couple men from another ward were meeting. They said they thought my ward had been cancelled.

Then I went home and called our RS pres to see if church was going to be later in the afternoon instead. She was’t happy I hadn’t received a call. She ended up calling the Bishop, who called me later that afternoon and personally apologized and took full responsibility that I hadn’t received a phone call about the cancellation. He then assured me I’d be getting a home teacher, etc in the very near future. While I felt bad that my Bishop took that responsibility, I thought it was humble of him to call me.

This past year when we had a couple cancellations, they asked both ht/vt’s to make the cancellation calls. Also they sent out a ward email.

]]> By: Steve Jones http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244282 Steve Jones Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:55:47 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244282 In the winter of 1968 church was cancelled in Decatur, Alabama. It was the coldest spell in decades and the pipes in the church (which were in the ceilings) froze and broke so when they thawed the church was flooded the day before church. A couple of years ago here in California during our annual Sikh Parade, law enforcement came into our stake center and said that if we did not leave in the next few minutes the parade would preclude leaving for a couple of hours. We were 25 minutes from the end of the third hour. The Bishop sent word to each classroom and the entire ward was out of the building and parking lot in 5 minutes. I have never seen saints move so fast. In the winter of 1968 church was cancelled in Decatur, Alabama. It was the coldest spell in decades and the pipes in the church (which were in the ceilings) froze and broke so when they thawed the church was flooded the day before church.

A couple of years ago here in California during our annual Sikh Parade, law enforcement came into our stake center and said that if we did not leave in the next few minutes the parade would preclude leaving for a couple of hours. We were 25 minutes from the end of the third hour. The Bishop sent word to each classroom and the entire ward was out of the building and parking lot in 5 minutes. I have never seen saints move so fast.

]]> By: DHM http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244274 DHM Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:01:52 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244274 Hurray for all those who dislike Church being cancelled. Attendance at Church should be enjoyed and desired. Hurray for all those who dislike Church being cancelled. Attendance at Church should be enjoyed and desired.

]]> By: Frank McIntyre http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244271 Frank McIntyre Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:20:46 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244271 Russell, According to my parents (and the news), most of the area was covered in a half inch of ice. http://weather.kansas.com/US/KS/Wichita.html Maybe it wasn't bad on your walkable drive to church, but you might be downplaying the problem a little. Russell,

According to my parents (and the news), most of the area was covered in a half inch of ice.

http://weather.kansas.com/US/KS/Wichita.html

Maybe it wasn’t bad on your walkable drive to church, but you might be downplaying the problem a little.

]]> By: Geoff B http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244268 Geoff B Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244268 Russell, down here in Miami, there were five hurricanes that blasted through in two years in 2004-2005. Some of them were very minor in their affects on Miami, but Church was still canceled. Probably a good idea overall. Russell, down here in Miami, there were five hurricanes that blasted through in two years in 2004-2005. Some of them were very minor in their affects on Miami, but Church was still canceled. Probably a good idea overall.

]]> By: Ray http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244260 Ray Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:34:42 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244260 "It was over 70 degrees and sunny in Atlanta this weekend, which seems like a great reason to cancel church to me, but no such luck." How can I vote for "comment of the year" - or at least inclusion in the "best of" compilation? “It was over 70 degrees and sunny in Atlanta this weekend, which seems like a great reason to cancel church to me, but no such luck.”

How can I vote for “comment of the year” – or at least inclusion in the “best of” compilation?

]]> By: claire http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244259 claire Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:26:22 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244259 It was over 70 degrees and sunny in Atlanta this weekend, which seems like a great reason to cancel church to me, but no such luck. RAB, the only time in recent memory our services were cancelled was on the day our Christmas program was scheduled (we have a lot of grad. students in our ward so often our musical program is several weeks before Christmas when they are still in town). Cancelled for sleety roads-it was a big disappointment for those who had prepared all the selections. It was over 70 degrees and sunny in Atlanta this weekend, which seems like a great reason to cancel church to me, but no such luck.

RAB, the only time in recent memory our services were cancelled was on the day our Christmas program was scheduled (we have a lot of grad. students in our ward so often our musical program is several weeks before Christmas when they are still in town). Cancelled for sleety roads-it was a big disappointment for those who had prepared all the selections.

]]> By: TStevens http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244257 TStevens Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:13:43 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244257 Our church service was cancelled last week, so on Monday I sent a fake email from the Bishop to about a dozen or so members that said: Dear Ward Members, Due to church being cancelled yesterday because of the weather, the Stake President has informed me that we need to make that day up prior to the next General Conference in April. Thus I have decided to hold an extra Sacrament meeting on Saturday March 1, 2008. Please make yourself available to attend at the normal time. If we do not achieve 80% attendance for this meeting it will not count as a make-up day. Fortunately, we are not required to have Sunday School or Priesthood/Relief Society that day. Thank You for your continued support, Many phone calls and fun followed Our church service was cancelled last week, so on Monday I sent a fake email from the Bishop to about a dozen or so members that said:
Dear Ward Members,

Due to church being cancelled yesterday because of the weather, the Stake President has informed me that we need to make that day up prior to the next General Conference in April. Thus I have decided to hold an extra Sacrament meeting on Saturday March 1, 2008. Please make yourself available to attend at the normal time. If we do not achieve 80% attendance for this meeting it will not count as a make-up day. Fortunately, we are not required to have Sunday School or Priesthood/Relief Society that day.

Thank You for your continued support,

Many phone calls and fun followed

]]> By: Jonathan Green http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2007/12/from-the-archives-stop-cancelling-my-church/#comment-244248 Jonathan Green Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:54:22 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=4286#comment-244248 When I was a kid, sacrament meeting was dismissed early because of an earthquake. While we were in South Carolina, church was canceled twice for hurricanes. They were small hurricanes, the type that had already unloaded on Florida and which the locals didn't take too seriously, so there was no evacuation. Still, friends of ours made it halfway to church before they heard the announcement on the radio that the city's emergency vehicles had been recalled, because driving conditions were too unsafe for fire trucks and ambulances. When I was a kid, sacrament meeting was dismissed early because of an earthquake. While we were in South Carolina, church was canceled twice for hurricanes. They were small hurricanes, the type that had already unloaded on Florida and which the locals didn’t take too seriously, so there was no evacuation. Still, friends of ours made it halfway to church before they heard the announcement on the radio that the city’s emergency vehicles had been recalled, because driving conditions were too unsafe for fire trucks and ambulances.

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