Sunday, September 18, 2005

Posted by Reverend Ref + at 11:38 PM

MEET THE NEW BOSS . . .

Well, not really. But the Bishop has formally appointed me as the new dean of my deanery. Not sure what that means yet. I have a feeling that it's one of those things that a) the bishop can contact and say, "Hey, why don't you do this ..." and b) looks good on a resume.

I'm sure I'll have more to say about this later. It'll be interesting.

Convention was ... okay. Not bad, but not fantastic.

The rest of my convention thoughts are below.

8 comments:

Ryan | 12:57 AM, September 19, 2005  

Congrats, Very Reverend Sir.

-R

Anonymous | 2:59 AM, September 19, 2005  

Congrats.

Back in PA, Dean of the Deanery meant you kept track of the other clergy in that deanery, sent notices out, passed things from them back up the chain, and organized deanery functions when appropriate. Our Deans led Deanery meetings, like the pre-convention meetings we had every year a month prior to convention. They also helped organize clericus in deaneries that had clericus groups.

Emily | 10:07 AM, September 19, 2005  

Right, as Ryan points out, this makes you a Very Reverend Ref+.

Congratulations!

Caelius | 1:38 AM, September 20, 2005  

Congratulations on your new office.

Here's the most entertaining link I was able to find on being a rural dean.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/prestbury/events/rural_dean_commission.htm

I don't know how it works in Montana, but in Pennsylvania, Australia, and South Dakota, the rural deanery or archdeaconry is named after a body of flowing water. Do you have any significant bodies of flowing water in your Deanery?

Caelius | 1:40 AM, September 20, 2005  

Sorry, the link didn't work.

Here it is:

Note that the term "rural" just refers to being "distant" from the bishop. There are rural deans in the city of Philadelphia, for instance.

Reverend Ref + | 1:30 PM, September 20, 2005  

Caelius: Thanks for the link.

In answer to your question about significant bodies of flowing water, we have four: the Jefferson River, the Madison River, the Gallatin River, and the Yellowstone River. The first three make up the headwaters of the Missouri River.

However, my particular deanery is named the Tuttle Deanery, in honor of Bp. Tuttle, first Episcopal Bishop in Montana. He also started the congregation of St. Paul's, one of the two churches I serve.

Jane Ellen+ | 2:41 PM, September 20, 2005  

We have six deaneries here, and all are named by geographic location: four of them for the largest city in the deanery, and two for the region they encompass.

Hey-- this means I have a Very Reverend Litanist! Very cool!!

Susie/Nueva Cantora | 11:00 AM, September 21, 2005  

Our Dean is taking me out to lunch today. That seems like a good part of the job. Be nice to new clergy in the area!

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