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When my Vocations Director first proposed the idea that we could do some sort of service project while on the Seminarian Retreat, I thought it was a great idea. Maybe we'd help some needy person move some boxes, mow someone's lawn... it'd be nice to help someone and maybe the seminarians could bond over it. What I didn't realize is Vocations Directors are sneaky and had a dangerous assignment for us.
I'm kidding of course. He wasn't sneaky. The task was pretty safe... we were moving a safe. One of the new pastors needed help reorganizing the parish office, moving desks, filing cabinets, couches, statues, and a solid metal safe that had to weigh at least 600 pounds. It took five seminarians and a couple parochial vicars to move it out of the church, down a driveway, and into a garage. We returned to our retreat sweaty but gloriously triumphant. Turns out the service project was a pretty good idea, even though we had no idea what we were getting into.
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Chug and Debbie
8/15/2022 08:36:05 am
Great seeing you at the Holy Family Parish Picnic!
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