Summer is nearly over, and with its end comes the inevitable, “What next?” Before turning the page on another season, though, it’s worth noting that over the past few months - while our clerical Big Guns were preparing for, experiencing, and reporting on the events of Lambeth 2008 - life went on.
That’s not to say that the work of bishops isn’t important; it’s vital. But a wise friend of mine likes to remark that ministry, like politics, is mostly local.
So, while the prelates did their business, our local parishes were conducting work projects - both here and in places like Mississippi and Virginia. Children were attending VBS sessions whose themes varied around the compass. (First prize to the Rev. Robyn Szoke at St. John’s, Carlisle, for a VBS - complete with armor - on a King Arthur theme.) Parishes were running outreach projects for those in need of all ages. Kids went to summer camp, and teens to conferences. Congregations were planning new ventures for fall, redesigning parish newsletters, welcoming new rectors, fixing the steeple, and a host of other events.
Some of it was new and wonderful; much was just as it usually is. But it’s what we do, and it’s all important. We should not forget that.
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