As the pastor of a local church entered the pulpit he was handed a note to be read to the congregation. The note said, "Mark Anderson having gone to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety."
The pastor picked up the slip and read aloud, "Mark Anderson having just gone to see his wife, desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety."
From the Clean Joke Book, Bob Phillips, Harvest House Publishers, pg. 141
Maybe the preacher didn't have his reading glasses on. On the other hand, perhaps the note writer wrote the note without a comma after the word "sea."
Here's a few bloopers to appear in church bulletins.
- Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.
- Applications are now being accepted for 2 year-old nursery workers.
- If you would like to make a donation, fill out a form, enclose a check, and drip in the collection basket.
- The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Reverend and Mrs. Julius Belzer.
- The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
- Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person(s) you want remembered.
- Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.
- A song fest was hell at the Methodist church Wednesday.
- Ushers will eat latecomers.
- Potluck supper and medication to follow.
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