My Life and Times

So this past Sunday I started the second part of my small way of helping at my parish.

Yes not am only in charge the visual productions but now I also help in collecting. At my former parish it was simple they handed out a basket and it was passed around. At this parish we have the-long handle and go from row to row awaiting donations. Last Sunday was the debut of me the rookie from left field.

 I again was nervous, what if this what if that what if I do a face plant and trip etc.etc. Then when I started I started to feel like Tony Soprano, stretching in the basket it was like where is the money? Put it in the church needs it!! Make sure you get that money in there or there will be trouble!!! Actually first time out things went well.

 I really do wonder about the parishioners at this church. As usual father B and I met before mass to go over the visual slides and this is when I first noticed that the one lens on his glasses are broken. I never noticed this as he always holds his glasses in his hands and although for reading he kind of held them with his hand for a quick read or his head is bowed down and you can’t notice the cracked glass.

 What really gets me is this how come no one has stepped forward to help Father B with a new pair? Okay maybe someone has and Father might have refused but I doubt that scenario and still think no one has come forward. That is sad. There are Doctors in the parish family who could call in a favour and get Father a new pair of glasses. I have an eye doctor appointment tomorrow and will see what my eye doctor can do for him. It just makes me scream but I don’t want to get into the politics of a parish. I just want to go help as asked and be at mass and try to absorb and learn and be better at my faith. There is no power trip or ulterior motive in my going to mass. I don’t need to advertise what i am in the church to get off. It kind of reminds me of when I coached soccer in out local club and had travel teams for about 7 years. Many coaches were there for themselves and not for the kids. It was look at how many trophies I have won. Look I got rid of the local boys and got ringers from other places to win. Me I kept the local kids and let them play taught them the best I could. Sure there was the occasional tournament win but it was about there development. Some of these idiot coaches asked me what did I ever win, I said not much but many of my players have gone on to scholarships some have had pro offers and one I heard yesterday is going overseas for a year to play on a National junior team in Europe. Yep no trophies but only the ultimate success development of the player.

 I am the same at church no matter how much I help it is not about me but about the Lord and Jesus. It is just a small way to show them that I am trying and that I do want to go down the right path and become a better person and a better Catholic. That is all. like father said some of these people who do things at the church are at the point where they want to lay out and basically run the whole mass. Father won’t back away and causes friction as he said the mass is his to organize and run. Always something. Take care!!!