tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post7309917168868195804..comments2023-10-23T12:09:50.512-04:00Comments on Clergy Confidential: Clergy Farewell TourTim Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913584491460599491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-11686068708837912082014-10-02T13:09:54.063-04:002014-10-02T13:09:54.063-04:00I'm hoping that you personally have many, many...I'm hoping that you personally have many, many years before retirement because I've always gotten the impression as an outsider that you do your job very well.<br /><br />And I'll say as a "rabid Mets fan" (you actually wrote that about me in your blog in 2008)that Derek Jeter was the one Yankee I could maybe think about rooting for. And I'm rooting for the Orioles this week -- I just can't tell my mother-in-law in Michigan.<br /><br />Hope all is well.David Wallicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-34530654157131108752014-10-01T09:03:37.766-04:002014-10-01T09:03:37.766-04:00Really, Everybody admires Derek Jeter: he is one ...Really, Everybody admires Derek Jeter: he is one of the few people that call out genuine admiration. Did you see his interview with Henry Louis Gates on Finding your Roots? Now we know how totally and uniquely American he is.<br /><br />As to memorabilia, maybe rectors should start signing service bulletins on those Sundays when their sermons are particularly memorable. You might say, this one is for you,Rellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704195628706287631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-40110777842347350022014-09-30T10:32:58.096-04:002014-09-30T10:32:58.096-04:00In terms of a memorable gift from the parish, two ...In terms of a memorable gift from the parish, two words: bobblehead Jesus.Solange De Santishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584045582749238772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-658971257723682072014-09-30T10:16:18.490-04:002014-09-30T10:16:18.490-04:00I can relate. When I finished my interim in Burke,...I can relate. When I finished my interim in Burke, VA, they gave me a genuine Colorado Rockies engraved Louisville Slugger autographed by the members of the parish; the best of both worlds! My advice to rectors: resign now and get those gifts. Do they give so generously to executive directors when they leave or just a bronze plaque on the floor?Fr. Interimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619345325499058698noreply@blogger.com