only picked up steam. Zippy dill pickle flavor now infuses popcorn, ice pops, even sour beer. Trader Joe’s sells pickle seasoning. Fried pickle dip graces the deli case. Pickle pizza, with white garlic sauce, mozzarella cheese and sliced dill pickles posing as peperoni, has found cult status at pizza joints across the country.

Millions of TikTok users now hail the “chickle,” a juicy pickle shrouded in pan-fried provolone, as the ultimate salty-sour snack. Millions more have completed the Hot Pickle Challenge, devouring super spicy packaged pickles and posting their reactions.

While we await the pickle’s next fun fling, there’s always that trusty jar calling from the fridge, and something to be said for the real dill.

—CC—

And speaking of church… These sentences and blurbs actually appeared in a church bulletin or were announced in church services.

- An announcement in a church bulletin for a National Prayer and Fasting Conference: “The cost for attending the fasting and prayer conference includes meals.”

- Another one read like this, “Miss Charlene Mason sang ‘I Will Not Pass This Way Again,’ to the great pleasure of the congregation.

- Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don’t forget your husbands.

- The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a conflict.

- The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on Water.” The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus.”

- Next week there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.

- Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests pastor Jack’s sermons.

- Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community.

- Don’t let worry kill you off – let the church help.

- Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24th in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

- Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person(s) you want remembered.

- Attend and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch.

- The church will host an evening of fine dining, superb entertainment, and gracious hostility.

- The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

- This evening at 7pm there will be a hymn sing in the park across from the church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

- Low self-esteem support group will meet Thursday at 7pm. Please use the back door.

- The associate minister unveiled the church’s new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: “I upped my pledge – up yours.”

- Our next song is “Angels Have We Heard Get High.”