Decisions, Decisions

So. If any of you don't know, I am on my church session. It's the governing body of the church. We recently had a church potluck, and a bridal shower right after it. The people who set up the bridal shower were supposed to be there at 1:30 to set up. They showed up at 12:30 while the potluck was in full swing and started to take down decorations. Even though they were an hour early, we still cleaned up and got out of there by 1:30.

The next day the church office got calls about how poorly the people were treated and how we didn't keep our end of the bargain, blah blah blah. Apparently they said they would never rent our facilities again. Given how they left everything, I don't think that's a bad thing. They used our kitchenware, tea carafes, and ice bowls. When one borrows something, one usually cleans it and puts it back. Not so with this group. They just left everything out for someone else to clean it up.

When the church session had a meeting, we implemented a new policy so that this kind of thing never happens again. We also sent an apology to the people who hosted the bridal shower, returned their deposit, and informed them of the new rule we were going to implement to avoid any future problems. Sounds peachy.

Except.

These people who rented the hall? Yeah...it was my aunt and her entourage. So when she got the letter, guess what? I got a Facebook message. Not from her, oh heavens no. From my uncle.

Uh, I have a working cell phone. So does my mom, who was also there because she's on the session too. We have a landline as well. So WHY did the contact medium have to be Facebook? And from her husband, no less.

Anyway, they want to know if I was at the session meeting. I haven't answered yet, because if I do I know it will start a shit storm. Also, our pastor told us to let this go and let it die. It seems my aunt has taken offense to this, however. I'm not surprised, given how angry at me she's been for the past year or so.

My dilemma is this: do I honor my familial responsibility or my spiritual one? If I honor my promise to my pastor, it will cause discord amongst my family. If I honor my dedication to my family, I will be on the outs with my church. And if I do nothing...

Well I don't know that part. I think I'll wait until morning, when my mother is awake and we can discuss this together.

Thanks for reading my rant, readers. It really helped me sort out my mind before bed.

Night!