After three days of talking about liturgy and ethics we finally got the chance to participate in a Sunday morning service ourselves. Next to New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NBTS), on the other side of the road, lies the Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick. After all our discussions and paper presentations it was time to pray, sing, confess and listen to the Word of our God. The congregation received us warmly. Reverend Allan Janssen, who was our host at the NBTS, provided a sermon about the story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus. In front us stood bread and wine. This Sunday we would celebrate the Lord’s Supper with the congregation members and conference participants from all over the world. We were gathered as one family, invited to feel comfortable like children at home. During the service, some of us experienced something they had not seen before. Every now and then, this congregation arranged a prayer for healing and wholeness, led by the elders. First, as a biblical warrant, James 5:13-15 was read. After the prayer people were invited to come forward and kneel down. Hands were laid on the person kneeling and after a personal prayer they anointed her with oil. The laying on hands and the anointing were both strong gestures of mental and physical attentiveness and acceptation. After the service we all got invited to share coffee and a huge amount of tasty cakes – we were, after all, in the US. Then, afterwards we had our lunch and made a farewell round: “Hope to see you next conference!” Jeroen Hagendijk