A Week as a Minister by: Emily Gordon

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Ever wonder …

“What does Emily do in between Sundays?”  Well here you go in her words what last week looked like at Leaside United:

In ministry, there is rarely a “typical” week, but I thought I might occasionally share a particular week, as a glimpse into the activities that I and others in our church take part in outside of Sunday morning worship. I hope you find it interesting. (Oh, and every day there are lots of emails too…)

 

Monday:

  • Usually my day off, this week I made an exception to perform a wedding.

Tuesday:

  • Three meetings, two related to Missional Development prioritizing (now all six teams have met with Warren McDougall), and a final one with the architects. Also, an informal meeting with our Council Chair, Tom Carter. They were all productive conversations, but a long day.
  • Over lunch I watched trailers for Black Panther, to choose what we’ll see Sunday.

Wednesday:

  • Emailing our pulpit supply while on vacation, and sending out information about popcorn makers and technical setup to those helping out.
  • Pastoral care phone calls.
  • Over lunch, met the new minister at Manor Road, Rev. Roberta Howey and discussed possibly including their congregation in our fall book group on Lillian Daniel’s Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To.
  • Editing a fall guide to “Worship and Nurturing Spirituality” groups and opportunities.
  • Preparation for the council meeting, particularly my reflections on General Council 43, and attending the Council meeting in the evening.
  • Beginning a Weekday Wonderings post on Ready Player One.

Thursday:

  • Writing and (since Alison is on vacation) sending out the weekly email.
  • Preparing and leading a worship service at The Millwood Retirement Residence at 921 Millwood Rd. (different churches in the area take turns leading this monthly service for residents).
  • Buying a cable to connect the computer and projector.
  • Meeting with someone who came to our church for compassionate assistance.
  • Meeting James Lepard, our new VAM (Voluntary Associate Minister), about worship leadership over the next two weeks while I am away.
  • Finishing the Weekday Wonderings post on Ready Player One.

Friday:

  • Watching Black Panther and preparing discussion questions for Saturday.
  • Preparing reflection for Sunday worship.
  • Preparing a fall worship plan for meeting with Emily Pollock (Youth and Children’s Program Assistant) Sunday, coordinating worship with the children’s program.

Saturday:

  • Setting up and leading our movie and discussion afternoon on Black Panther.