Wednesday, November 29, 2006

THis MAkes My Brain Hurt!

I realized yesterday that in the next three weeks I need to get all the bulletins up to and including January 7 done (the office is closed Dec 21-Jan 9) for copying. I need to finish the Christmas Eve Drama that is about 1/3 written* (actually need to get that done PDQ so that the other two readers can look at it and we can hopefully practice). I need to get prepped for the White Gift service/Congregational Pageant. I have a couple Bible Studies in there too. Oh and anything else that might come up...

How is it the end of November already? Where did all that lead time go????????

Luckily I just finished the Dec 31 bulletin. And Dec 17 (white gift) bulletin is 99% done. ANd hymns are chosen for everything else. But still, my brain hurts.

*THe premise for this drama is that of 3 residents of Bethlehem (the owner of the stable, a midwife, and a wealthy/leading townsperson) discussing this strange birth that has happened the night before. Still have to work out the message part of it and then put that into dialogue.

5 comments:

  1. That sounds like a lot! November is over already . . . in some ways it seemed fast and in other ways slow to me. I'm glad for the passing of time right now.

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  2. Poor Gord! It's a really tough time of year for pastors. I'm intrigued with your plan for the dialogue--good luck with it!

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  3. Lot? Why, in My day, we had 27 Sunday services and I stayed up all night to write my 45-minute sermon for the midnight service, on top of which I was the one who stoked the coal furnace all day to make sure the sanctuary was warm enough for the worshippers. Why, I remember one Advent 5 when I had to use a blowtorch to thaw the grape juice....

    {very impish grin}

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  4. This makes my brain hurt too.
    (o)

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  5. My brain is hurting too Gord. How can it be the end of November already???

    Peter - I bet you had to walk barefoot in the snow, uphill, to those services too. *grin*

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