The German Church

Today, I went to Church for my first time in Germany. I stepped into the church, expecting something like my Durango church, but the inside was totally bleak and looked like the inside of an egg. Mass began, totally formal, no joking around for them. The priest prayed for the Polish president who had died teh previous day. Then the organ player started playing too early. Instead of just laughing it off like they do here, the priest looked up at the organ player and made a face. Then time came for communion. In America, two neat lines are side by side, ready to get the bread and wine. During communion in Germany, the entire church ran to the front to get to the bread first. It´s like a free-for-all, contrasting the formal mass entirely.