New pastors are not given keys to the parish and turned loosed on the freeway. They participate in a "New Pastor Orientation" day at the chancery. During this day they learn about human resources, business management, finance, insurance, law, etc. In the picture, new pastors Fathers Marc Lim, Dave Reeson, and Christopher Onuaha meet with Tim Hogan of Catholic Mutual Group to talk about insurance issues.
The Perfect Pastor
The perfect pastor preaches exactly 10 minutes. He condemns sin roundly but never hurts anyone’s feelings. He works from 8 a.m. until midnight, and is also the church janitor.
The perfect pastor makes $40 a week, wears good clothes, drives a good car, buys good books, and donates $30 a week to the parish. He is 29 years old and has 40 years experience. Above all, he is handsome.
The perfect pastor has a burning desire to work with teenagers, and he spends most of his time with senior citizens. He smiles all the time with a straight face because he has a sense of humor that keeps him seriously dedicated to his parish. He makes 15 home visits a day and is always in his office to be handy when needed.
The perfect pastor always has time for the parish council and all of its committees. He never misses the meeting of any parish organization, and is always busy evangelizing the un-churched.
The perfect pastor is always in the next parish over.
If your pastor does not measure up, simply send this notice to six other parishes that are tired of their pastor, too. Then bundle up your pastor and send him to the parish at the top of your list. If everyone cooperates, in one week you will receive 1,643 pastors. One of them should be perfect.
Have faith in this letter. One parish broke the chain and got its old pastor back in less than three months.
Lastly, being a pastor is more than locks, leaks, lights and loans. It’s about Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
We'll add that Fr. Dave will officially be installed as our pastor by Archbishop Lucas during the noon Mass on Sunday. The Women's Guild will have a reception afterwards in the Social Hall.
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