Talk amongst yourselves

I was chatting about the blog the other day, with those who helped 'get it off the ground' so to speak, and we felt it might be time to move in another direction. Our original intention was to find a way to communicate more 'freely' with the members of our clustered parish. Actually , we ended up finding many ways to communicate and we all benefited from them.

We thought that now, since the cluster concept has developed into the Transfiguration of the Lord Parish, we no longer have a real need to communicate between the three parishes as much as we have a need to communicate,period. I really never agreed that the people of the parish were not 'unified'. (Actually, I have been waiting for years to have someone tell me exactly what this cry of unity meant. For the record, I am still waiting.) I think that the people of the parishes, when provided with all of the information available, responded maturely and with enthusiasm.


So, as we muddle through this new period, we can explore a variety of ways to share local information as well as what is happening throughout the diocese.

One of the most recent surprises in our parish was the revelation that our pastor Father Kent Kaufman would be leaving and relocating to Rossford Ohio (effective July 1). Father Kent wrote a nice piece in the bulletin about how this move came about, and now we are to wait and see
whom the Priest's Personnel board okays to come to Upper Sandusky. The board was to meet today, and Father thought that we would know sometime during the first week of June.


'Talk amongst yourselves' was a phrase from a Saturday Night Live segment with Mike Myers. (correct me if I'm wrong!) that many of us enjoyed. So, I now invite you to share any information you may wish to share about this topic................

Ah yes, now I remember!

PSALM 16: 7-11

I bless the Lord who councils me;
Even at night my heart exhorts me.
I keep the Lord always before me;
with the Lord at my right, I shall never be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices;
my body also dwells secure,
For you will not abandon me to Sheol,
nor let your faithful servant see the pit.
You will show me the path to life.
Abounding joy in your presence,
The delights at your right hand
FOREVER!


I memorized that verse a long time ago. A couple of days ago, I started reciting it during my walk. I grinned and remembered a time when I spent my drive to work with little 3x5 cards with verses on them. I would take the cards with me on my walks, read them during my breaks at work, and be amazed at how they would eventually 'stick' in my mind and in my heart. When I sat down this evening to write this verse, I tried it from memory. Ironically, the only line I left out was "I keep the Lord always before me." I smiled as I understood that I haven't always kept the Lord 'always before me'. When I do keep the Lord in the forefront, I smile, laugh, and listen more, and worry a heck of a lot less if I'm "doing things right".

So tonight, I am putting the Lord where he should be....always before me. The institution, and all its power and glory, can take a backseat for now. Time is awastin'. There are so many who worry to much about 'who' is going to lead rather than serving those who need to be led.