St.
Mary Parish
Nomination
for Parish Pastoral Council
Date/2013
Nominate up to four people for a 6-year
term on the Parish Pastoral Council. Any registered parishioner over 18, who
participates in the sacramental activities of the parish (ineligible for election: parish employees or
members of their households).
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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Today is the day, the parish nominates people to serve on
the Parish Pastoral Council. I
volunteered to give out the nomination forms, before Mass.
I arrived early. I
placed my jacket, Magificat, pocketbook, etc., in a back pew and went to get the
materials to be distributed. So far, so
good.
However, when I arrived back to my pew, the lady behind me
and the man next to her were conversing.
I wanted to pray. Is that too
much to ask? ( That’s why I prefer Mass at the Abbey, instead of my parish.) As I was saying, I couldn't concentrate because
the lady was demanding answers, or reasons, from the man. She wanted to know why the parish held
funerals at St. Jude, while the church was being painted. The man tried to explain to her but she wasn't
ready to listen; she was venting too vehemently.
I tried to ignore the tirade conversation.
I really did.
Finally, I turned around, and introduced myself, and asked
her name. She told me.
I then took the above form and wrote her name down and I
asked her, “Did I spell your name correctly?”
I don't know what opened wider, her eyes or her mouth.
Before I could blink, she snatched the form out of my hands
and tore it up, right in front of my face!
Now it was my turn to widen my eyes.
I just shrugged, and turned around. After all, we were in church.
