The Lighting of the Acolyte: A Treasury Of Blunders And Bloopers From Church Bulletins And Newsletters by Linda M Jump (Paperback, 1987) for sale online

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To err is human. Fortunately, so is the ability to laugh at our mistakes. And this collection of actual bloopers and blunders from church newsletters, bulletins, and pulpits across the country will keep you laughing for a long time to come. Thousands of church secretaries, pastors, and parishioners from several denominations in over thirty states were willing to share their most embarrassing typos, stories, and tongue-tied trip-ups. The author has chosen the very best of them all, included them here for your church secretary, pastor, parishioners -- and you -- to enjoy. So, if you have ever said to yourself only I could make a goof like that! come share a laugh with Linda Jump and several of your fellow human beings. Linda M. Jump is a church secretary at Elm Park United Methodist Church, Oneonta, New York, as well as contributing reporter-photographer for the Evening Press and the Sun-Bulletin newspapers in Binghampton, New York. She is also actively pursuing a career as a freelance writer. A graduate of Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, New York, and State Technical College, Morrisville, New York, Jump has held a variety of positions both as a writer and as a reporter-photographer in the New York area. She has written several short stories which have received national distribution through the Associated Press.