The Prediger and I are now here in the Phoenix area, and we are doing well. We are in an 55+ retirement community and it’s very nice, despite the mostly cloudy and showers. Arizona state law allows at least one married person over 55 to rent from an age-restricted community, so it was no problem for us when we reserved a spot. The first day the neighbors invited us for a dinner party. After that, I went to the bingo session at the auditorium. Now I understood why the bingo lady in the “Super Sonic XL” Loud n Clear commercial was pissed when she missed that number. You MUST yell “Bingo” after the winning number is called.
Some of the neighbors invited me to church, but I mentioned that I prefer the “high church”/liturgical services. (I did not want to tell them that their theology is dodgy. A bad method in neighbor relations.) I care not for cracker-and-grape-juice symbolism. I want the Real Presence!
The Prediger enjoyed his first time yesterday at the Waffle House…that we ended up going there for dinner! Omelettes for the win!
This is the first of an ongoing series on my stint in Apache Junction. “The Youngest Snowbird” gets its name from my neighbors when they found out that I turned 30 recently. Stay tuned for later postings.
You two are so freakin’ cute. Have fun in Arizona, I haven’t even been over there yet!
Some of the neighbors invited me to church, but I mentioned that I prefer the “high church”/liturgical services.
good luck with that in the Valley of the Sun. Confessional and liturgical churches in that area are becoming sparse to non existent. My Dad retired from Atonement in Glendale. He now attends Christ the King’s morning service. He enjoys it.
Bror:
Where is Christ the King? In Glendale? I’ll take a look. I also am eyeing Mt Calvary in Phoenix which is liturgical, but the one fly in the ointment is their involvement in the Lutheran Cursillo movement. (The guys at the CAT 41 discussion boards thought it was too cliquish for congregations and may cause divisions between Cursillo alums and non-attendees. That and placing the weekend experience over the “mundane” weekly Means of Grace.)
LuLu:
I will have fun in Arizona. I will have to take snapsies and post it on Flickr. If you are heading to Phoenix, look us up. BTW…did ya know that I really enjoyed In-N-Out Burger on my birthday? Have not been there in ages. Their burgers are made of WIN and AWESOME.
Christ the King is downtown phoenix. You have a smorgasboard of services to choose from there….