Tuesdays

Ah Tuesdays - what can I say? They begin with a meeting and end with meetings. It is the day o' meetings. My family knows that to try to contact me on a Tuesday is fruitless because I am neither at home, nor in the office. I am "away from my desk" for practically the entire day. That said, a lot gets done on Tuesdays; information is exchanged, events are planned, people are fed and ministered to at the Drop-in. Not a bad day's work all in all. When I do get home at the end of it all I am ready to collapse into some sort of minor coma, but at least it means I'll sleep well :)

Tonight I have a dinner meeting at the Bishop's house. Some of the younger clergy and others who are involved with Youth Ministry in the Diocese are getting together to talk about the future of Youth and Youth Ministry.

I find that the biggest question I have about this dinner is...What do I wear?? Generally when going to the Bishop's house for dinner you don't want to go looking like a sloth, on the other hand it is a BBQ and I don't necessarily want to go in my dress-pants and heals and be over dressed. This is one of the questions of young clergy. Can a person wear jeans to the Bishop's house?

I don't know. I may give it a try. Pray for me.

Erin+

My first Post

I've been encouraged to give this blogging thing a shot. I used to keep a journal and I found the habit of writing down my thoughts very helpful and cathartic... so I'm hoping that this will have much of the same effect.

First, a little bit about myself...just to update the reader.

I am a priest in the Anglican Church, specifically the Diocese of Toronto, more specifically I am the Assistant Curate of St. James Cathedral. I've been at the Cathedral for about 2 1/2 years now and I love it here. The community is wonderful, the liturgy and events and committees and programs are vivid. The place is alive and that is an inspiring environment to work in.

I work with some of the most amazing clergy - The Dean, Douglas Stoute, is a wonderful man who has treated me so well ever since I got here. He's truly been a great supporter of my ministry here and has earnestly tried to help me as I grow into the priest I'm supposed to be. Fr. David Brinton, the Vicar here, has been my supervisor and mentor and has been instrumental in my development as a liturgical and pastoral presence here. I love the way Fr. David thinks, he thinks and talks about God and about the liturgy of the church in a way that both makes sense and yet embraces the mystery. I hope that one day I can be as good as the Dean and the Vicar. In the meantime, I am content to be the Curate with all the triumphs and failures that come with such a learning experience.

Well I think that is enough for my first post...I don't want to be too verbose my very first time. I'm sure more will come later.

-E