Difficult Financial ReportThe work of a PAA (the Archdiocesan term for a Parish Business Manager) is complex, and training a new one is a very steep learning curve. So as we transitioned PAAs this year, we deprioritized certain tasks to make more time for that learning curve. Long story short, I finally met this weekContinue reading “December 08, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
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December 01, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
Advent ScroogeThe First Sunday of Advent is always my opportunity to be an Advent Scrooge. At least since I entered seminary in 2011, I have been very strict, with myself (and, as pastor, with church music and decorations) about respecting the season of Advent. I do not listen to any Christmas music or do anyContinue reading “December 01, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
November 24, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
As much as people probably want me to focus on the Thanksgiving Holiday in this note, I really need to focus on the recently announced recommendation that all parishes in Whatcom County be merged into one canonical parish by July 2027. What is Partners in the Gospel?Seriously, there is so much information about this onContinue reading “November 24, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
November 17, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
Two questions I have answered via e-mail recently, that seem worthy of answering here: Tithe to the parish? I was not clear in my tithing homily last week about how to think about support for the parish. Ultimately, what matters is how much money you give away. But when you think about how much ofContinue reading “November 17, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
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