I'm not sure, except that I got overwhelmed during Advent/Christmas/Epiphany and haven't got back into the rhythm of posting on this blog. So now's the time to start again. Thanks to those who mentioned that you noticed!
Herbert O'Driscoll speaking
He's a wonderful speaker, and reminded us of the basics of preaching for today:
- Stay with the Biblical text
- Tell stories
- Be yourself
On Tuesday, I traveled to Seattle with a parishioner who was gifting her unused computer to Cori, a young woman in need of a computer. My son Guy connected these two up. The three of us went together on the morning ferry and met Cori for lunch in Seattle. Cori is attending a school for massage therapy. A charming young woman, she told us about her recent trip to India and all the adventures she had. After lunch we transferred the computer, still in its box, to Cori, and came home.
St. John's, Olympia
On Wednesday, I drove to Olympia where we had a Clergy Day with Bishop Rickel. We spent the morning listening to a presentation on the new disciplinary canons for clergy. these canons were passed last summer at General Convention, and are a big improvement on the previous canons which were considered inflexible and rigid. The new canons have more steps and at each step there are possibilities for solving the problem by reconciliation or mutual agreement.
The Bishop also shared with us a number of things happening in the Diocese, such as the School of Theology, Commission on Emerging Mission, Convention this fall, and our new internet visionary.
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