[Magdalen] Opinion sought

ME Michaud michaudme at gmail.com
Mon May 27 21:58:50 UTC 2019


uh, RUNNNN
-M

On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 5:24 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’m curious about what folks think about a listing I saw recently for a
> church position. These were the things they were looking for in a priest.
> It’s a part-time position in a small rural church.
>
> Sermons should be informal, should not be read from notes and should not
> be preached from the pulpit, but from the floor.
> Sermons should usually follow the readings.
> Sermons should not be political, nor should the congregation be lectured
> to.
> Sermons should be relevant to people’s lives and should preach the Gospel.
>
> Priest is not expected to visit, but should get to know parishioners and
> participate in community events the church is involved in. These include
> yard sales, fish fries, other charitable fund-raisers.
>
> There is one one-hour service on Sundays, no Christian education or
> formation.
>
> What think you?


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