We have a new priest at our church. Hopefully, this will make the jobs of our other priests, who are also shared between several churches in several towns, much easier. I cannot help but be concerned that all of them are past the point where I would want to retire. Father Rodger, our pastor, just had his 80th birthday this past week. Our new priest, Father Ron, said he is 74. While our church community might be fine for now, that might not be the case in just a few years.
I certainly appreciated Father Ron's sense of humor. I think that my father would also appreciate that the mass stayed under the hour mark. As for the sermon, what really stuck with me was Father Ron's story about what his grandmother said when he first visited her after becoming a priest. It was something like "Don't let it go to your head, for it will come out of your mouth and you will be thought a fool. Rather, let it go your heart, for it will come out of your hands and you will be thought a helper."
We also had plenty of children join in for today's children's choir. They sang out enthusiastically on all of the refrains and could even be heard during some of the verses. I was impressed.
I certainly appreciated Father Ron's sense of humor. I think that my father would also appreciate that the mass stayed under the hour mark. As for the sermon, what really stuck with me was Father Ron's story about what his grandmother said when he first visited her after becoming a priest. It was something like "Don't let it go to your head, for it will come out of your mouth and you will be thought a fool. Rather, let it go your heart, for it will come out of your hands and you will be thought a helper."
We also had plenty of children join in for today's children's choir. They sang out enthusiastically on all of the refrains and could even be heard during some of the verses. I was impressed.
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