Sister Act Music

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The music from Sister Act  has become popular with girl choirs.   The same song appears in this flash mob.

This reunion features a different song.

I've always loved the movie.  It was a great comedy.  But more than that, it held a lot of truth.  It spoke to a very real problem: people leaving the church ("Because it's a drag!") and the challenge of enticing them back ("Get some butts in the seats!").  Bringing in the pop music element got people excited and made church seem more enjoyable and relevant instead of a chore.  The fact that the music has become popular just underscores that.  The story may be fictional, but the problem is real and the solution works.  \o/

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[(Anonymous)]

5yo, when he was 3, used to love going to church. He'd go to the nursery and hang out with his regular baby-sitter (that's how we found her, actually), come up for communion, hang out with us briefly during a prayer and a song, and then do coffee hour.

Then Covid hit.

We did Zoom church for a while, because kiddo could quietly play with Lego while listening. But then they reopened for in-person services.

No nursery. No Sunday School. Communion is weird. Coffee hour is sort of back, but it's *very* weird. And now we have 1yo to contend with, too.

And the priest doesn't understand why the few families with young kids haven't come back!

--Laura G