Dang it! I got tapped to be chairperson of one of the two ministry teams I joined at Holy Moly today. Actually, I was nominated in a pre-meeting email, and hadn’t responded, thinking “I’ve never been good at this leadership stuff. I’m too disorganized. I don’t want to fail miserably. I’m forever making promises I don’t keep, but people are too kind to say anything.” And then the readings today…all of them… seemed to be about hearing the call, being a good disciple to a master that passes on the call, and not being wishy-washy. So what could I do?…
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Today at church, it was just… cool. I can’t really describe it, except to say we were in the groove, dialed in, in the zone. Remember, I’ve been away for a week. 2 weeks ago, we had the first instance of “10am music practice” led by our choirmistress/organist. I like Mary very much, but She Must Be Obeyed in some things. So I was a little dismayed when 2 weeks ago, the music practice portion of the service went on and on and on – it was more than a little distracting. I could tell we had “lost” the congregation…
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The Braid Blog – Two Communities Coming Together To Make… Oh, my Dog. Well, the old Holy Moly blog from holy-innocents.org has now been refurbished and pointed to the new onebreadonebody.org site. Redirected, too. The new site has a paltry “click here for more news and events” link on just the main page. Will have to inquire about having a “Blog” link added to the links template on the side as well. This was complicated; I didn’t realize David had upgraded the HI blog installation to WordPress 2.2, while this site is still at 2.1, pending a few plugins that…
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Okay, now that I'm finally fed up with tinkering with CSS and getting Firefox and IE6 to play more or less nicely… This morning started oddly; David had to take off reeely early in the morning on a sekrit mission (no gurlz aloud) so the morning routine was a little different. He was all "Love you, bye!" and I was all "Whaaa… huh… ::smack smack scratch scratch:: love you too mmm bye." I don't do mornings very well at all, see. And then all too soon it was time to jump in the car and get to church for rehearsal,…
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Celibacy 'obligatory' for priests Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed that celibacy "remains obligatory" for Roman Catholic priests. He also restated the ban on Communion for divorced Catholics who remarry, and on abortion, euthanasia and gay unions which he said were "not negotiable". Welcome, former Catholics, yearning to breathe (and live and worship) freely. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. If you live in the Chicago suburbs, anywhere within reach of Elk Grove Village, we at St Nicholas with the Holy Innocents will welcome you with open arms and hearts and minds.
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Man charged in suburban church thefts | Chicago Tribune A 42-year-old Chicago man is accused of driving a stolen van containing $3,500 in property that had been stolen from several area churches, authorities said today. Lloyd Martin was arrested Wednesday for allegedly shoplifting from a Jewel Food Store on the city's North Side, police said. Investigators connected him to the series of church burglaries in northwest suburban Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Elk Grove Village and west suburban Villa Park, police said." Yikes! He stole a van from a neighbor church! There was a breakin at Holy Innocents a while…
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This is too funny, and too true. I can't say I've evangelized with the evangelicals, but all three of the other things happens every Sunday, if I go to both services at St Nicholas with the Holy Innocents. Which I've been doing lately, mostly because as a choir member I enjoy singing both services, as the music is slightly different for each. Today was especially nice as a young woman with a gorgeous, trained voice sang "Domine Deus," by Antonio Vivaldi. Also, in both services we've been singing a really pretty modern "Kyrie," by Marty Haugen, that has a soft…
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Yesterday a large group from St Nicholas with the Holy Innocents (man, we really need a snappy nickname) visited the nearby Buddhist temple to attend their Setsubun celebration and participate in the morning chanting. I got there late, as I had a severe miscommunication between my brain and my GPS unit – problem existed between driver’s seat and Magellan. It was a bitterly cold, windy day, and when I finally got to the temple, trying to stop kicking myself for my inability to enter the address correctly, I was about 15 minutes late and had missed any explanation. The temple…
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I’m debating whether to post this on the church blog, partly because the blog URL will be changing soon to be in line with the rest of the St Nicholas site, and partly because I’m not sure E-Z the Answers Squirrel can “fly” without getting shot down by the Warden and the vicar. Via Dylans Grace Notes: ask the squirrel
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Rocky Mountain News – Denver and Colorados reliable source for breaking news, sports and entertainment: Columnists Ew. First, this account of an Episcopal parish's annual meeting gone horribly wrong sounds like a nightmare. Second, why does columnist Jean Torkelson make it seem like every Episcopal church is roiled in controversy? Third, Grace and St Stephen's claims 2,400 members. 230 attended the vestry meeting. The rest may be voting with their feet.