I intended to write yesterday but had a full day. It did snow and that caused many of the schools to have “delayed openings”; so I slept in and watched the Today Show from bed. I came over to the center and drove out to Leisure World.
I am giving a day of recollection on March 14th and met with Jean Chambers, who is arranging it. She is a long time parishioner of SBS but moved to L.W. about a year ago. She still comes here for lots of things and even volunteers to be a receptionist one day a week. That’s how we met and how she came to ask me to do the day.
We met for lunch and I think we got the schedule settled; but the funny thing is: Washington really is a small world. It didn’t occur to me that her last name is the same as the family I went out to dinner with last Saturday – the Chamber’s family from GC. Well it turns out she is the aunt of Bobby and Billy. Their dad, Robert was the younger brother of her husband, Charles. I told her that if we talked long enough, we’d find that we were related!
While I was out at L.W. I stopped in to see Barb Ostrye and we had a nice visit. We are going to try to stop over and visit Ursula Lemanski, another GC fellow worker. She is 94 and had a little spell but is up and around again but staying close to home. We met for lunch a few times and so we might take a picnic basket and go and visit her. Barbara will arrange that.
When I got home, I had exposition and then two interviews for Confirmation. Delightful young girls who had some very interesting service project. One went to New Orleans for a week and helped build houses. She is 13. Amazing!
Had a nice phone call from Loretta Favret. I had met a couple from their parish on the cruise and they were calling to say that I was successful in fooling them as they thought I was a wonderful priest. I explained that I can carry that off if I am only with you for a couple of days! Actually she was very complimentary and I did enjoy meeting and visiting this couple from their parish.
I had the 5:30pm Mass and it was the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. I have always loved that altar of the chair in St. Peter’s basilica and so I talked about it and the need for us to pray for the unity of all Christians.
Afterwards I met with the couple whose wedding I am officiating at in the Outer Banks in June. Afterwards, we joined her parents for dinner at a local restaurant, La Ferme, French and great food. Here parents are locals and so we knew lots of people in common. One of my “Denny” cousins is a close family friend. Again, we could end up discovering we’re family too.
I had a great time but I went to bed before ten and fell asleep before “The Good Wife” came on. I slept through “work out” this morning. 7am just came to quickly.
Today, I have the 11am Mass and I promised someone that I would be sitting in the back of the church after the 5:30pm Mass because they thought there were confessions every Wednesday after Mass and they were bringing a young confirmandi from another parish who wanted to celebrate the sacrament before they were confirmed on Thursday. So I’ll go do that and then at 7pm, the play reading group is reading “Everyman”. I think I remember it from college – its a medieval play. I’ve missed the last few meetings so I am looking forward to seeing everyone.
I think I’ll submit this early today.
I know this is YOUR blog, and you can post whenever you want, but according to Myers-Briggs, I like a set schedule. 🙂
Maybe you just want me to keep checking in to see if there is a posting…
I DO enjoy your posts!!!!!
Just remember what the rector use to tell me when he got “on me” about something I should be doing – “Some people serve you like a little burr under the saddle, that keeps you going!” When I slip about doing a message, I think of you and I get moving. That’s why we introverts need you extrovert!! Thank you, little burr