by Pastor Dunkin, ©2026
(Jun. 6, 2026) — “Praise the Lord! Amen to each one of us, for sure. Today we are thankful for any tomorrows, again for sure. We are gathered to celebrate the fact we can assemble peacefully while each being armed to the teeth.”
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot” (3:09)
“Please be seated. As you may know — well, as some of you know — Professor Wert not only writes wonderful children’s books but also teaches one of our Sunday School classes, and it will be he who will conduct today’s sermon. Please welcome Professor Wert.”
Polite applause.
“Thank you for the warm introduction and applause. Last week, while teaching Sunday School, ages 8 – 12, I asked the little tykes to draw a ‘band of angels’ for decorating the church’s foyer.
“The submitted drawing took my breath away as far as you will shortly see. The imaginations of our youth are alive and well, of this I assure you.
“Little Joey and Susan will now bring out the easel; thank you, kids. And here is the winner: ‘A Band of Angels.’ Yes, that’s Jimi Hendrix (4:15) wearing a halo and Janus Joplin (1:47) with wings. The church’s high school shop class made the frame.
“And here’s the point: if we don’t teach our kids what Christianity is all about, how are they going to learn? Reading the Bible is a lot easier with a teacher than without, is all I’m going to say. Before my heart operation I shared a room with a 43-year-old brother who didn’t know what the ‘Golden Rule’ was. Thank you, Pastor Dunkin, for allowing our Sunday School classes to join in the congregation today.”
“And you’re so very welcome. Please turn to page 221 in your hymnal as we sing our way out of here.”
“Holy, Holy, Holy” (4:01)
[Just sayin’, but New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill needs to be recalled; she is a danger to us all.]