The Joyful Noiseletter has been blessed with the wit and wisdom of many of America's most talented cartoonists. The Joyful Noiseletter was organized in 1985 to assist pastors, church leaders, and lay people in bringing more joy, humor, laughter, and celebration into the life of their churches and families. "Oh, that is the church I used to go to," the man replied. "And what is the third building yonder?" a rescuer asked. It's a wonderful church and I hate to leave it." "Well," the man replied, "this is my house, and that building over there is my church. When a ship finally arrived, his rescuers were impressed with the three buildings he had built and asked him about them. When a young minister was still single, he preached a sermon he entitled, "Rules for Raising Children." After he got married and had children of his own, he changed the title of the sermon to "Suggestions for Raising Children." When his children got to be teenagers, he stopped preaching on that subject altogether.Ī man had been shipwrecked on a remote island in the Pacific, and was alone for 20 years. "I went around and whispered in each lion's ear - 'After dinner, there will be speeches.'" "It was easy, your excellency," Daniel said. He summoned Daniel and promised him that if he would reveal his secret, the king would give him his freedom. Pollauf of Detroit passed on this account of how Daniel saved his life in the lion's den: King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was astonished that the hungry lions had not eaten Daniel. You will be given two bingo packs, which cover all games played, and your choice of children or roast beef for dinner."įrom the Dalton (GA) Daily Citizen News: "John _, ordained as a deamon, will pastor two churches in Fannin County." Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Palm Coast, FL: "We will have a Special Holiday Bingo & Dinner on Monday evening, Dec. The congregation was anxious to give him a little momentum." Jeff Hayes Bloopers that gnash the teethīlooper in a church bulletin: "The church had a going-away party for Pastor _. Message on the outside sign of Faith Temple Church, Sioux Falls, SD: "We welcome all denominations - $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100." Sign on the outside wall of a Maryland convent: "Trespassers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." "I know what He said: He said, 'Tah-dah!'" The pastor explained that the Gospels do not tell us what He said. The little girl bowed her head and said: "Dear Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"Ī pastor was speaking to a group of second-graders about the resurrection of Jesus when one student asked, "What did Jesus say right after He came out of the grave?" "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the mother said. "I wouldn't know what to say," the little girl replied. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" Here are a few of our favorite jokes and stories from The Joyful Noiseletter.Ī small boy told a Sunday school teacher: "When you die, God takes care of you like your parents did when you were alive - only God doesn't yell at you all the time."Ī woman invited some people to dinner. The jokes, anecdotes, and other editorial materials in The Joyful Noiseletter are reprintable in local church newsletters and bulletins of JN subscribers.
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