HILLSPEAKING
from The Anglican Digest 

PENTECOST A.D. 2004

  
ALTHOUGH I retired (for the third time) in 1999, I continue to work almost full time as a volunteer, and my special "baby" is Operation Pass Along.  This e-mail from the South Pacific helps to explain why:
   
            Greetings to the Hard Working Staff at Operation Pass Along.  Not 30 minutes ago they came back from the Post Office with a Styrofoam box.  I put it on the desk in my office.  In went the knife, out came the oohs and aahs.

            Imagine the scene: The Bishop and other clergy came round to see what was happening.  He said, "Let's give these to Deacon John, he has only one stole, I'll take them when I go next week."

            "My servers have no vestments."
            "Here, take these."
            "They will think the angels sent them."
            "They did."
 
            "What's this?"
            "A backgammon set."
            "What's that?"
            "A game white people play."
            "Nobody knows what that is."
            "My son knows--a New Zealander taught him."
            "Take it, tell him it came from an Anglican in the U.S."
 
            "What's this?"
            "A maniple."
            "I use them, all the time."
            "Take it."
            "Thank you, Lord."
 
            "What's this?"
            "For throwing Holy Water."
            "I have two houses to bless in St Michael's parish on Saturday."
            "Here, but bring it back to the Diocesan office on Monday so the other priests can use it."
            "Thanks."
 
            "What's this?"
            "A hood."
            "I have a degree, but I lost mine in the fire."
            "Take it."
 
            "And so on ...  Again, you have enriched the lives of several clergy, a bishop, some priests and a deacon, as well as some servers.  You are continuing to lift the standards of divine worship here in Vanuatu.
            "Thank you and God bless you."

            To paraphrase a popular PBS "commercial," if anybody knows of a better business to be in, please tell me.



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