The Miracle of the Computer
As mentioned in the last post I volunteered to help out at church during mass. Of course I thought maybe helping with the collection plate etc. No Father B asked me to run his big screen so that the congregation can see the hymns and announcements etc. With this they might pay more attention and get more involved.
So I had spoken with Father B that I will come Saturday and we can iron things out so I can get familiar with what is needed. Well I went to Saturday morning mass and after we were to try out the computer which-would have a power point presentation in it and I would basically scroll through with the mass. Well the IBM was not cooperating. We kept getting an error message that there was no pointer device hooked up. We did everything short of breaking the computer in half.
Father B took me into his office an on his other computer he showed me what was to be done and we did a dry run on his computer. I did have a very nice visit with Father B and we discussed a lot of issues and the time flew by! Truth be told this is the first time that I have ever really spent time with a priest. He was very warm and forth coming and he mentioned many times how happy he was that we decided to join the parish community. He also went through roughly about what a difficult parish it is to run and how the parishioners are difficult to satisfy even if you do what they want.
So Sunday morning of to mass and guess what the IBM was alive! I asked Father B what did he do and he replied nothing. He left the computer on and the next thing he knew it was up and running. So there I was a bit nervous but I scrolled through the hymns etc. that Father B put on. It seems to have been a big hit with most. In the meantime I also will have to help during collections so my wife will have to double up on the screen control.
I will talk with the IT guys we use at work because they get a lot of off lease computers and try to get one which is a bit better and more reliable and get one for the church.
I know it is not much but I really feel much better about myself that I am in though a small part helping out. Hopefully I can build on this and do more. This coming Saturday I will be going in again to help decorate the church for next Sunday’s mass.
So I figure this is not the wrong place to go to especially with good intentions. Until next time take care!!!
