Seminarian-in-Charge!?

Yep-- tomorrow morning I start my summer gig! For the next ten weeks, I will be working part-time for the smallest congregation in our diocese: St. Mary's Fellowship, in Monticello, IN. Their vicar will be spending the summer in Great Britain, courtesy of the good folks in charge of doling out Eli Lilly grants. In a weak moment, she and my bishop decided I would be just the person to "mind the store" while she's gone. So, I will be officiating at Morning Prayer on Sundays (of course this includes preaching!), leading weekday Bible study, and working to strengthen community connections with Grace House, the shelter that takes up the 2nd and 3rd floor of the parish house (the first floor has been renovated to serve as a chapel). Incredible outreach for a congregation that normally doesn't number in double digits on a Sunday morning.

This is going to be an adventure. Start praying now.