Happy Birthday (almost), Joyful Noiseletter!

Shalom!


For many years I have subscribed to a monthly newsletter called "The Joyful Noiseletter," put out by Cal and Rose Samra in Michigan. The best features for me have been the cartoons and the jokes, and the marvelous thing about this newsletter is that subscribers can make use of much of the content in church newsletters, etc. This has been a wonderful gift to me, as I think humor is essential in our faith lives. For years my goal was to have at least two cartoons in each newsletter, and sometimes I'd use some in the weekly bulletins too, especially on Holy Humor Sunday, the Sunday after Easter.

I had only been vaguely aware of the story of this publication...until this evening, when the January 2010 issue arrived via email. (I use the electronic subscription; one can also receive a hard copy.) Cal has written a history of the last 25 years, and, since he put the history on the website, I can share it as a link:

www.joyfulnoiseletter.com/history.asp .

It's quite a story, with a lot of actors.

The annual subscription ($29, I think) is worth every penny, and you can get all that info and subscribe from the link above.

If you don't know about this grace, check it out! If your pastor isn't aware of it, check to see if she or he would appreciate a subscription. And for goodness sake, laugh!

Shalom!
dave