Letters to the Churches and Beyond

Ok folks this is going to be short on current events and long on professional and personal development. The last time I wrote it was Wednesday and not much has taken place, nevertheless I will share what has happened since then. I hope this letter finds you well.

St. Thomas (Rawlins): Yesterday (Saturday) I attended the monthly worship planning breakfast. The primary topic of discussion was the Bishop visit that will include confirmation service. I was asked to look into who and what the role of the Bishop Chaplain will be. It was decided that a full printed out service booklet is in order and Karen and I will work on putting that together and others will proofread it.

St. Paul (Dixon): Like I originally referred not much to report; however there was a request on receiving some basic instruction about the Episcopal Church and so I got in contact with Linda to work on looking at ways to honor that request. Linda also told me that she was in attendance to the Wyoming Churches Association Immigration presentation in Cheyenne this past Saturday.

St. Luke's (Medicine Bow): I found out that church was canceled today. I also discovered that the church sanctuary was cleaned up and all the Christmas was put away. We will see what the new year has in store for this group.

St. James (Encampment) I saved the most for the last. I arrived at the church this morning and made two attempts to park in the parking lot in proper fashion. I gave up and parked in the middle of the entrance slightly stuck in a drift. I was not worried because I could move down hill. Before the service plans were made for the annual meeting and talked about talking to the Bishop's office about scheduling a visit during a different date. The current date will not work because most of the congregation has other commitments that weekend. After the service I joined with two other members of St. James for a Eucharist Visit (aka EV) with Julie who for her age is sharp and on top of what is taking place. In some ways she reminds me of Julia of Norwich as she can look out her window and see the church. All shall be well in Encampment!

Now what is coming up? Monday I will drive to Baggs for the bi-monthly Bible Cafe and to visit with the folks of the “valley.” Also the Ministry Developers will be having their weekly WebEx meeting starting at 8:30 am. Tuesday and Wednesday I will be receiving my DiSC training (professional development). What is DiSC? It is an effective (and well used tool) for communication and relationship building. Fortune 500 companies use this training with their administrative and sales forces. It is top notch stuff. I am looking forward to making this training available for the Diocese of Wyoming. Thursday I will be meeting with people from St. Thomas to assist on putting together the parochial report, then meet with their MST (Ministry Support Team) at 5:30 pm followed by their vestry report. Upon completion of those meetings I head for Denver for about 5 days for Landmark Form (personal development). Have a great week!