Letters to the Churches of Carbon County and Beyond

Happy New Year to the Episcopal Church! I hope all is well and that everybody had a good Thanksgiving. The Wasingers in Wyoming traveled quite a bit and it was a full week for us. As for the churches I hope that the first Sunday of Advent set the tone for the remainder of the church season. I was in Region 5 last Sunday and so I don’t have much to report from last Sunday; however I do know that there was a baptism at St. Thomas in Rawlins and I trust that the following week I will be checking in throughout Region 4 to see how the first week of Advent is coming along. I hope this letter finds you well.

Last Monday I headed to St. Paul’s in Dixon for two different Wade in the Water sessions. The first group met at 2pm because this group prefers not to drive about at night. Because of family and work commitments a second group met around 6pm. During my time at St. Paul’s was introduced to a liturgical format to learn from Wade in the Water and so it is on my “to do” list is to duplicate the format for all the sessions in Wade in the Water.

Tuesday was working around the office at home kind of a day. I was pacing myself because that evening the Wasinger family broke up into two units with one going to Wheatland and the other part going to Denver. Thank you for all the prayers for the oldest (this letter is posted on a blog and so I prefer to protect the names of my daughters) her surgery was a success. She is recovering nicely and all is well.

As we all know, Wednesday through Saturday was more alike a holiday were people gather to count our blessings, get out and start shopping for the upcoming Christmas season (well at least check out what is available) and watch a little football.

Sunday I awoke early and headed to Fort Bridger to start my day. I was in fog most of the trip and I smiled with I read the Gospel for the day thinking that I should have been looking for the arrival of Jesus in the clouds! I arrived in Fort Bridger and the fog began to be burned off and the sun was bright and beautiful. I heard of some news in regards to the Little Snake River Valley and I noted that I love this state. Following that service I headed to Green River for another service and to host a Wade in the Water session. The conversation was open and honest and I believe people discovered that God is present even in the small events of our lives. After everybody headed home I poked around the church for about two and half hours and figured out how to use the projector in the main church for future use.

What is on deck for the coming week? On Monday I am heading to Baggs for “Winter Bible Café” in which we will begin reading the book of Psalms and that meeting starts at 2pm. It is my intention to keep Tuesday’s a light day (it seems my energy wanes on that day!). Wednesday will start with a web/phone meeting with the Ministry Developers followed by office hours at Kraft Hall from 10am to 12pm. Thursday I will be heading to Denver for a follow-up post operation appointment. Friday is an administration day in which I am planning on (that doesn’t always mean it will happen) reviewing and making professional goals for the up-coming year and continuing education. On Sunday I will be presiding at St. Paul’s in Dixon @ 10:30 am with a Ministry Support Team meeting following the service.