Last week! Coming to the END of the Ministry

DEO+ on STX #33

Summer Soltice
The first day of summer arrive with a modest Sunrise, partially blocked by the remainder of “L92”; the Tropical Wave, no-longer named nor followed as she dissipated over Haiti and Puerto Rico after dumping up to four inches of rain; we had storms for three days on Saint Croix; BUT she regrouped and now has been renamed “L93”! She is headed toward the Gulf of Mexico, across Cuba. Monday, June 21st will be the longest day of the year; earliest Sunrise and latest Sunset. Welcome summer wherever you are; it’s not new here as Summer is all year round, just days a little longer now!

Last Vestry Meeting
Leaving my “Last Vestry Meeting” on Monday evening as a great joy! St. Peter’s functions as a “Family Church” and does a lot of business in committee of the whole; few committees meet for business. I pray my guidance has directed their corporate decision making into a smoother process. I introduced a three step process for the Agenda: Items for announcement, Items for discussion, items for decision; then normal reports. It’s an orderly process similar to the motion steps for voting……our meetings are shorter and more concentrated.

Guest teacher arrives
Rev. Dr. Raulston Nembhart from the Diocese of Central Florida, retired Rector of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Orlando; the Teaching Mission went full swing; we gather at 7pm, sang, prayed and listened to the speaker on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening. Fr. Raulston was the guest key-note speaker at the Friday night banquet. Good turn out, we averaged 45 people each night.

Adopted Father’s Day presence
What a nice home made gift I received from Naya Turnbull, age five!
The youth presented a special poetic interpretation of the meaning of Fatherhood at the conclusion of the Mass on June 20th; the children and teens presented gifts to their Dads; those “without Fathers present” adopted another male to receive their gift; I was given a picture frame and DAD card from Naya!
How sweet and thoughtful!

More auto/taxi “names”
“Jesus Now”, PUSH, Nobody Knows Me, Tom Cat, Fordy, Rise Again, Joy Ride, One Bad Boy, Blessings, TEK DAT!, Cool Rider, Who Feels it Knows it, BBQ, Celebration of Completion, Success Implied, Centerlane, The Frame Up,
I will rise, The Maid, FONS

Local “road house” closes
Chicken Charlie’s has been an East End local tradition for years; on Tuesday night (6/22nd) they closed the doors after a well advertised week of $2 all beverages-drink-up-the-stock; On Saturday a giant “yard sale” for equipment, chairs, tables, etc. The sale continued all week at selected hours; stuff walked out the door! Another business goes “south” because of the economy: ie, raised the rent! 

Come See Me Mon!
La Paz y Buen Camino!
DEO+