That was beautiful Nicole. I’ve had an overwhelming nostalgia about my childhood church over the past six months or so. Does this happen when you turn 40-something? I think it’s something about a time when church was just about community and a Sunday gathering among people you loved and loved you (and your parents, and grandparents, and aunts and uncles). For me, it’s the smell of apple juice and gram crackers absorbed by the Sunday school classroom carpets that brings it all back. This summer I’m going to be back in the place where I grew up, and I’m thinking about doing a « churches I’ve known » tour. I want to visit that church again, plus my great-grandmother’s church, and « maybe » some of the buildings our orthodox mission parish squatted along the way, although that’s all part of a very different story…and, if I can negotiate a little time and space, write about it. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a lovely idea! I love in situ writing. Something about being in the place helps bring a vividness to the writing experience. I hope you get to do that!!
Any discount for us Substackers? 🙂
Sadly no :( I run my programming on a shoestring budget and am not able to offer a discount this time around. Thanks for asking though!
That was beautiful Nicole. I’ve had an overwhelming nostalgia about my childhood church over the past six months or so. Does this happen when you turn 40-something? I think it’s something about a time when church was just about community and a Sunday gathering among people you loved and loved you (and your parents, and grandparents, and aunts and uncles). For me, it’s the smell of apple juice and gram crackers absorbed by the Sunday school classroom carpets that brings it all back. This summer I’m going to be back in the place where I grew up, and I’m thinking about doing a « churches I’ve known » tour. I want to visit that church again, plus my great-grandmother’s church, and « maybe » some of the buildings our orthodox mission parish squatted along the way, although that’s all part of a very different story…and, if I can negotiate a little time and space, write about it. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a lovely idea! I love in situ writing. Something about being in the place helps bring a vividness to the writing experience. I hope you get to do that!!