Beauty Tips for Ministers

Packing For the Festival of Homiletics

May 12, 2008 on 10:16 am | In General Assembly/Conferences | 4 Comments

What to pack, what to pack?

The Festival is in Minneapolis this year, which means to plan layers! Minneapolis can be either very chilly or beautifully springtimey this time of year.

Since I am not a presenter and am attending during a time of sabbatical (rest & renewal!) my own list will look something like this:

Pants: nice dark flared jeans, brown super-wide-legged chinos, black yoga pants for travel and long walks.
Skirts: white cotton eyelet skirt or other depending on weather forecast and social plans.
Shirts: crisp white collared shirt (bias cut, waist definition), a few nice T’s, striped short-sleeved blouse (again with defined waist).
Outer layer: fitted denim jacket to wear with brown pants and skirt. Bright green cardigan because it makes me happy. Navy blue cotton pea coat for rain or wind. A few faux-pashmina shawls. Cute cotton hat with bright green trim.
Shoes: Brown platform sandals or cowboy boots (depending on weather forecast). Gym shoes or Keenes for long walks. Wedge flip flops for casual look with skirt. Slippers.

I’ll add some necklaces and earrings, pack my toiletries with more thought and care than I do my clothes, and add i-Pod loaded with fave music and meditation exercises, lavender oil for the flight, Vitamin C packets, loads of hand wipes, phone charger, i-Pod charger, journal, folder and pad for conference, pens and highlighters, a book of crosswords, camera, and a little book of photos to share with old Minnesota friends (church, parsonage, cat, dog, nephews, family members they’d remember, B.F., etc.).

I’ll be getting in touch with those of you who wanted a private consultation while we’re there. I may also bring my little make-over kit, and you bring photos of yourself in vestments and in “street clothes” and a little pad and pen to take notes. We’ll do a skin analysis, hair review, clothing and image review, vocal technique feedback (if you want it) and a little bit about pulpit presence. We’ll spend between 30-60 minutes together and you decide what kind of free-will offering you want to make for my personal attentions to you.