Retirement

My boss, The Very Rev. Donald Turner has announced his retirement in a letter to the Vestry dated Monday, July 26. He will officially finish his ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church on November 1. I have really enjoyed working with Fr. Don. I am a better person and will be a better leader because of his influence. Don is also one of the finest liturgists I have ever seen. When he leads mass it is not done by rote but comes from his calling as a priest and Chrsitian. I have learned so much from him. I will miss him a lot. But there is part of me excited just because I love change. I like it when things are kind of up in the air and we're waiting to see how they will play out. Certainly in this situation there is great opportunity for things to play out badly for me. But it will be fun just to see what happens. Come thou Fount of every blessing tune my heart to sing thy grace. Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise And teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above. Here's the mount I'm fixed up on it Mount of thy redeeming love. Amen.