I arrived here in Indy Saturday afternoon in time to get things unloaded before 3:30 Confessions and 5:00 Mass. Saturday was the first time I've presided in the Cathedral, so I was a bit distracted trying to get a sense of space, lighting, soundand such. I think things went well ... except for the homily, which I felt did not make a good first impression (actually, I thought it sucked) so I completely revamped it for Sunday morning.
I felt Sunday Mass went very well ... this time, the homily included. The Choir is awesome. After Mass we had a baby shower in the Rectory parlor ... apparently, there aren't many young couples in the Parish, so the anticipated birth of a new member is celebrated by all. It was a simple pitch-in, and was alot of fun. After everything was cleaned up I went in search of Big Lots to pick up a few things for my new digs.
Today the transition tsunami came ashore with the first of many "brought up to speed meetings", and there will be more over the next few days. Where the meetings leave off, there's a hefty stack of documents and newsletters to be read, as well as names to be learned and routines to be established. Since I split time between two offices across the street from each other, the Archdiocese is providing me with a new laptop, and the Director of computer stuff just finished getting me set up with that.
So here we go ...
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