tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post2662925016222070369..comments2023-10-23T12:09:50.512-04:00Comments on Clergy Confidential: Diocesan Convention Survival GuideTim Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913584491460599491noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-14448841957545546872012-01-14T15:08:58.000-05:002012-01-14T15:08:58.000-05:00I especially agree about NOT approaching the micro...I especially agree about NOT approaching the microphone: "all good deeds WILL be punished." I also like the request that God occasionally be remembered: God is so often not allowed to be present or speak as God lacks delegate status and may not have canonical residence in that diocese. But, our Council is usually great...and blessings-filled.Paul Andersenhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1551776913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-38599277803671230652012-01-16T14:38:01.000-05:002012-01-16T14:38:01.000-05:00I attended my first convention and I wish I had re...I attended my first convention and I wish I had read this beforehand.moshaughnessy63noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-28386025913074454012011-11-07T06:00:48.000-05:002011-11-07T06:00:48.000-05:00The Sports Illustrated better not be the annual Sw...The Sports Illustrated better not be the annual Swimsuit Issue!Jay Croftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-18435115193778730872011-11-03T08:58:43.000-04:002011-11-03T08:58:43.000-04:00Awesome. (From a convention manager in province V....Awesome. (From a convention manager in province V.)Cricket Parknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-91434509824668347552011-11-03T09:29:17.000-04:002011-11-03T09:29:17.000-04:00Do what I did. Retire. Now I never have to atten...Do what I did. Retire. <br><br>Now I never have to attend another clergy conference, "Reflection Day" or diocesan convention.<br><br>And the Church Pension Fund even pays me every month for not attending those events!Jay Croftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-83872626905343158122011-11-03T10:44:00.000-04:002011-11-03T10:44:00.000-04:00Your mistake in number 11 is assuming that all who...Your mistake in number 11 is assuming that all who run want to be elected. :Dchris Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-79758751623981473492011-11-03T16:28:45.000-04:002011-11-03T16:28:45.000-04:00#9's my favorite! However you don't have ...#9's my favorite! However you don't have a monopoly on box lunches. We Reform Jews will consume a fair number of them at our upcoming Biennial Convention in December...some tuna, some turkey, some veggie, but definitely none with ham!JanetheWriterhttp://janethewriterwrites.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-74574750121286358102011-11-03T17:18:09.000-04:002011-11-03T17:18:09.000-04:00Knitting and facebooking aren't mutually exclu...Knitting and facebooking aren't mutually exclusive. Trust me. (I'll prove it by juggling pointy sticks and breakable electronics to the stress and delight of those sitting around me at our convention next week!)Rosalind Hugheshttp://rosalindhughes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-52753577685206044482011-11-04T06:41:04.000-04:002011-11-04T06:41:04.000-04:00Hide a magazine in the convention binder. That way...Hide a magazine in the convention binder. That way, as you peruse Sports Illustrated, you will look as if you are pondering deeply the convention resolutions or treasurer's report.Solangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-23489438123533607362012-01-29T14:44:12.000-05:002012-01-29T14:44:12.000-05:00We just had ours, and there was a betting pool amo...We just had ours, and there was a betting pool among the clergy as to the length of the bishop's pastoral address. Clocked in at 34:55, causing to think using the length of the bishop's sermon at my parish recently (24 minutes) is not the time I should use in the pool.Lots more stuff for him to talk about at Council...Mary Thorpehttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1074489490noreply@blogger.com