Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Monday 12.7 & Tuesday 12.8

Long but good day yesterday MONDAY...

Morning
  • First task of the week: Pastoral Counseling Session with a non-member of the Parish. Some conversations just aren't much fun, but they are necessary. 
  • Weekly check-in with my Sectretary Linda. 
  • Weekly meeting with my Parish Admnistrator Roberta. Primary task was finalizing the December "Good News Letter." (Our monthly print newsletter).
  • Miscellaneous Administrivia.
Afternoon
  • Looked over our 2016 Calendar of Events. Added events to our online Parish Calendar (soon-to-be published). This particular work was done from the corner of the gym during Mancub's basketball practice. With a smart-phone, laptop and cup of coffee; I can Office from anywhere.
  • Back to the Office to continue working on Calendar and Events specifically.
    • A School For The Lord's Service: Lessons For Christian Leaders From The Rule Of St. Benedict
      • Details coming soon!
    • Our 2016 Worship Schedule looking over Feast Days, Baptismal Feasts, Holy Week, etc. 
Evening
  • One hour drive north through rural southern Wisconsin to Nashotah House Theological Seminary where I serve as the Secretary of the Alumni Association. 
  • I'm continuing to listen to G.K. Chesteron's Orthodoxy. His prose is so rich. Every sentence could be a "sound-byte." And I'm beginning to understand why he's been dubbed "The Apostle of Common Sense."
  • Attended the Ordination to the Priesthood of Jason Terhune, a recent graduate of the House. Wonderful ordination liturgy in Adams Hall. Jason is a great guy, a gifted leader, servant-hearted, godly and skilled. It was a joy to see these things about him called forward into the priesthood.
  • Late-night drive home. Heavy fog. 
TUESDAY
 Morning
  • One hour drive in to Milwaukee for monthly Fresh Start (new clergy) Meeting. It was at St. John's by the Lake which holds a special place in my heart as having "opened the door" into our move to Wisconsin. Love the folks in this group, we're all two years or less in our Cures (church-speak for "gig") and it's a blessing to share what's going on, encourage one another, know we're not alone, share great ideas and laugh. 
  • Back in the car for an hour-and-a-half drive to Beloit. Sometimes I feel like I live in my blue Subaru Outback: affectionately dubbed "Old Fashioned."
Afternoon
  • Tuesday afternoon off for home-school with the Mancub then...
Evening
  • Basketball Game in-town. We walked to it. Love living in a walk-able community. Mancub's skills improve daily. Put the ball up numerous times in one quarter. And they won!
  • Back home, created our Convocation e-Announcement for Lessons & Carols.
  • Downloaded "Fuse": a video-conferencing technology in preparation for a meeting tomorrow.
Time to get my head in the Scriptures. 

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