We are still a work in progress, pigeons! Thank you for keeping your comments and feedback coming. It seems obvious that we need to create custom font colors for better contrast (this theme doesn’t offer a lot of choices for a non-tech savvy girl for me, but I am confident that my Web Master will be able to tinker with it). It is obvious that the Archives need work, which will be a longer-term project I’ll dig into this summer. I will definitely investigate design options for better ability to peruse archives. Do remember that there’s a keyword search widget you can use, too. In fact, will some of you try that and see how you like the Search options on this theme?
I’m off to another meeting — lots and lots of them lately– and looking ahead to a very busy next two weeks. In addition to the regular Sunday service to prepare, I am preaching at a mid-week prayer service on Wednesday, and presenting a keynote address and workshop in early June at the 2030 (age, not year!) United Church of Christ clergy conference, “Shepherding the Shepherd.” I just got cast in an original musical that will run this summer through the month of August. I’m thrilled about working with this theatre company again but it is a major time commitment. I am taking a deep breath, cooking up lots of healthy foods, starting every day with a nutritious smoothie, and loving the warm weather and sunshine. I am going to make a commitment NOT TO EAT IN THE CAR. I find that a throroughly depressing and upsetting development but it happens too often when I get wrapped up at church and miss lunch, and then have to make a 3 or 4pm appointment somewhere.
My poor doggie hasn’t been walked at ALL lately, and he’s in the living room right now making Frankenstein monster noises, which is my cue to take him out. Ta for now, sweetlings. How is your ministry going? Let’s have a Pentecost check in, where everybody talks at the same time but everyone understands each other perfectly.
P.S. I liked my hair today:
“Let’s have a Pentecost check in, where everybody talks at the same time but everyone understands each other perfectly.” Fantastic.
I still remember when someone was doing the Pentecost reading and when he got to this bit:
“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs – we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” (NIV)
He said “…residents of Mesopotamia, Judea… and all those other places.” It was great 😉
Your up-do with the braid is lovely; thanks for sharing. I just got my hair cut, back to its chin-length bob, to tidy things up for the busy next few days: Wedding rehearsal on Friday. Wedding on Saturday. Teaching the adult Sunday School class, then Pentecost Sunday worship with five confirmations and with a recognition/blessing of graduates. Sunday night: Giving a presentation on “Christian perspectives on the death penalty” as part of an adult education forum for Shevu’ot at a nearby synagogue. Monday: Riding in the parade and giving the invocation and benediction at the local Memorial Day service. Uff da.
Lovely hair PB, well done on a humid and sticky day! I love the Pentecost reading and every year find something exciting about communicating as the body of Christ.
Am absolutely exhausted from a weekend road trip, and finding it difficult to get back into the groove of church. I am absolutely convinced that I will sleep well tonight and will find the strength to write my homily for Sunday. And further I am absolutely convinced that I will have the stamina for our upcoming Synod (annual meeting of the Diocese) on Sunday afternoon and evening.
Peace and blessings be with you all as we forge ahead into the flames of Pentecost!
Another affirmation of your choice of hairstyle! Lovely, cool and very professional.
In the past, our Pentecost service has included the Acts reading in mutliple languages (we have members who speak Swahili and Polish, and one who does American Sign–very lovely to watch), one year my music director thought dry ice would make for a dramatic setting. This year we went with simplicity and are having the 3 confirmands read the lessons.
The rest of the weekend is blessedly quiet.