Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Limericks Needed!

Hi, All,
Procastination lives! Sue's church is celebrating Holy Humor Sunday this week. Does anybody have one or two of Marv's limericks you can email to me to add to the fun? All that I have are in a box in Portland and I'm here on the coast and can't get to them. I'm still at rgoodin@earthlink.net.
Since graduation, I've been serving as ongoing pulpit supply at Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church, a tiny church on the Oregon Coast. On paper, it's quarter time or less, so it's not an ordainable position. I prepare and lead worship on Sunday and, most weeks, do pastoral calling one other day. It's a church of 18 members, mostly over age 70. Like most part time ministries, it takes as much time as I allow it to fill. I'm having a great time doing Older Adult Ministry and being a solo pastor. I'm learning a lot about the real world that seminary doesn't teach us. Two weeks ago I was at the bedside of one of my 95 year olds as she died. Monday the 16th I'll do her memorial service. Friday this week I'll do, along with Sue, her grandaughter's wedding.
Sue is serving as interim minister at another church on the coast. We have an apartment halfway between the two towns, which works out great. Her interim is winding down--they'll probably call somebody by Pentecost--so our time on the coast will come to an end. To bad--we both enjoy enjoy livng here and I'm having a great time at Lakeside, but it's way too far to commute from Portland.
The search for a call goes on. Lots of ups and downs. Many PIFs sent out, many emails and interviews. Three neutral pulpits so far. Close, but no cigar. Sue and I are concentrating on looking for a call for copastors right now. Keep us in your prayers.
Peace and Blessings,
Bob

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

my ability to avoid writing sermons is well developed for a non-ordained preacher...







You’re St. Justin Martyr!


You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for the Advent of the Christ. You find “seeds of the Word” in unexpected places. You’re patient and willing to explain the faith to unbelievers.


Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers!





Which one are you?


So not across the country just yet.

So we thought we were going across the country, it being a good idea at the time and all, but then we started to actually get phone calls and interviews about jobs; and then lo and behold we were both hired to do jobs that utilized our education. Heather is now the Director of family and children Services at this monster sized Episcopalian Church in Downtown Atlanta. One of these huge, gothic looking, old Southern moneyed churches. The church is so big they have their own homeless shelter, food bank, and Training and Counseling Center. She will run all their education programs, supervise some staff (the church does have 12 ordained people on staff, HELLO!), get to boss around her very own seminary interns (ha, ha, ha those suckers), and do other stuff which she hasn't told me yet. I was just hired as the Director of Communications for another huge Episcopalian church here in Atlanta. All big churches down here have their own newspaper, send out at least 5,000 newsletters A WEEK, have a tv show, a radio show, and all sorts of other things that I will coordinate and write, which I think is super funny. And we are moving into a house. I have pictures, but I can't find the camera to download them onto the computer. It has a yard in which Roux can run around. Ok I think that is all.

Alexis, Heather, and Roux