finished the kneelers for the adoration chapel yesterday - now it's simply a matter of designing and building a high altar for the Blessed Sacrament. as promised, pictures to follow.
i'm heading out, in a light rain, to the mountains...
i'm heading out, in a light rain, to the mountains...
three words: diocesan diagnostic meeting. well, a few more words: imagine a large meeting room full of people, all taking turns reading parroquial stats for the year and then booing or applauding the results from each parish. three days worth...
also, picture of the adoration chapel coming soon. this meeting is killing our ability to get it done.
also, picture of the adoration chapel coming soon. this meeting is killing our ability to get it done.
amidst the 13 surgeons, one new volunteer, Masses, confessions, bible studies, and youth group, i found some time this morning to build the sanctuary into the adoration chapel. now, i generally like to build things, but when the opportunity arises to construct something that not only will be there for many years, but will support the Blessed Sacrament, the making of it takes on a special meaning. i can see why St. Francis took those words of Christ literally.
i'm whipped. worn out. exhausted. spent all morning re-doing wiring and then all afternoon installing the new xantrex sw5548 inverter. 8 12v batteries - 2 x 48v. it's a nerve racking procedure: when ron and i first began putting the cables on the batteries, we heard something fall. he figured it was a clamp he had left on a wire. when we finished we ascended from under the stairwell and he says, "now i know why i couldn't see," sure, one of the lenses of his glasses had popped out and fallen behind the batteries...every time i was connecting a new cable i'd say, "hey, is this gonna blow up" and he'd say, "no, it shouldn't." the guy could only see out of one eye...
in lenten news, fr murphy brewed his first ever batch of beer. should be ready for Easter Sunday. we're trying to figure out the best way to purify the bottles. i'm thinking boiling them in water for 15 minutes and then putting them on the weber bullet for a while, should give the beer a nice smokey taste...
in finger news, i lanced this huge blister on my finger today and am taking levaquin to attack those micro bacteria. hoping things clear up by the weekend.
in finger news, i lanced this huge blister on my finger today and am taking levaquin to attack those micro bacteria. hoping things clear up by the weekend.
believe it or not, this nasty finger fungus which afflicted me last year is back. in the exact same spot. big purple blood blister. how could it return to the exact same spot? must be some deeply imbedded bit of third world nasty micro-organism that just refuses to die.
most of you could probably care less, and in terms of evangelization and the mission of the Church it's really not relevant, but the parish is now windows free. as in microsoft windows. as in no more crashing machines. as in no more wiping out hard drives due to virii. just good old working macs running unix. that ought to free up a little time for the "other" things...
this is what happens when one breaks a bolt on the gearbox and then tries to drill it out and breaks through into the crankcase and find oil shooting out of a hole that shouldn't exist. at least the drill bit remained well lubricated...
by the by, i'll be increasing the blogging rate during lent.
it's time for the laxity to end, so end it will. at least i hope...
it's time for the laxity to end, so end it will. at least i hope...
we've begun a new thing for lent with the youth group:
using a projector and dvd player with a homeade 4x8 screen made from masonite and painted white, we are showing the Passion of Christ in 7 segments. so, each wed evening during youth group we watch a little and then have a discussion. last wednesday went very well. the kids remained focused throughout the betrayal and agony in the garden and then proceeded to bombard me with questions and comments. very solid. definitely a fine way for 50 teenagers to spend an evening.
i'll keep you posted on how we progress.
using a projector and dvd player with a homeade 4x8 screen made from masonite and painted white, we are showing the Passion of Christ in 7 segments. so, each wed evening during youth group we watch a little and then have a discussion. last wednesday went very well. the kids remained focused throughout the betrayal and agony in the garden and then proceeded to bombard me with questions and comments. very solid. definitely a fine way for 50 teenagers to spend an evening.
i'll keep you posted on how we progress.
happy lent!
we have begun with Masses and Ashes, white ashes of course. for the first time ever we had the school kids for Mass. not just the catholic school kids, but also the local high school and grade school. so, we had a packed church at 0800 and then the whole educational system cranked up at 9.
we have begun with Masses and Ashes, white ashes of course. for the first time ever we had the school kids for Mass. not just the catholic school kids, but also the local high school and grade school. so, we had a packed church at 0800 and then the whole educational system cranked up at 9.
