My, oh my, it’s looking official. I looked at the celebrant calendar in the sacristy this morning, the first day of June, and saw no other calendar either before or after it. This is the final calendar. I usually have three in a row but I won’t have any months after this month.
It felt really strange to see just one calendar looking back at me and it made the reality of my situation that much more jarring. I’m leaving in a month. It’s just that simple.
So now, I’m trying to organize my last weeks, making sure that everything gets done in time for a departure at the end of the month. The house is also being prepared for two inhabitants next month.
And the parish does on.
That’s the nice thing about change. There is confusion. There is fear. There is anxiety. But there is also blessed assurance that what has been provided will continue to be provided. The care of God’s people is of utmost importance to us as priests and we will do everything to make sure that transitions and changes come about as smoothly as possible.
God is certainly good.