Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Posted by Reverend Ref + at 2:51 PM

IF IT WERE ANY OTHER JOB I'D CALL IN SICK

The sore throat has moved up into my head. Runny eyes, stuffed and drippy nose (how is that possible?), headache . . . basically the run of the mill cold; which is better than the flu, so I can't complain too much.

I accomplished a bunch up in VC yesterday. Got the lector rota updated for both parishes, copied off the readings and ordos for the Lessons & Carols services that we'll have this coming Sunday and next Sunday. Got the sermon for Sunday outlined. Changed the hymn board. Went through the mail. Stopped in at one of the shops that opens seasonally (basically Summer and Christmas), the owner took pity on the sick priest and gave me a free cup of chicken noodle soup.

Today I shoveled snow, changed the hymn board in Sheridan, stopped at the bank and visited a couple of shops in town, talked with the Canon for Finance at the diocesan office, and managed to get appointed to another diocesan committee by the bishop. I could (should??) spend some time cleaning the desk and catching up on reading, but I think that at this point I'm as caught up as I need to be for the week. Which means that I'm taking the rest of the day off to try to get some sleep and recover.

I have at least one parishioner who is worried about me being sick throughout the Advent & Christmas season, so I'll do my best to appease him.

2 comments:

Anonymous | 4:44 PM, November 30, 2005  

It isn't the end of the world. Doug (rector) and I were both sick the week leading up to Christmas last year, including Christmas Eve and day. Neither of us went to the post-Christmas Eve choir party, and my sermon on Christmas Day was mostly done with props, 'cause I couldn't speak loudly enough to be heard.

We made it, though.

Mind you, I then took some rest time. Doug didn't, and he was back and forth at the doctor until mid-February. So rest, dude.

Jane Ellen+ | 5:38 PM, November 30, 2005  

Your parishioner is right-- no one wants the vicar sniffling over the Eucharist (especially the vicar!), so less of that is better.

And Mark is right-- the more you try to barrel through by force of will, the longer it's going to linger.

So rest. Please.

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