I can’t believe that it has been one month since I began my internship. It seems like the time has just flown by. I suspect it is a probable inclination of what the next 9 months will bring. I am filled with deep wonderings about what will be birthed in these next 9 months. How will I grow and expand? Will I feel the pangs of labour? What new birth will God bring forth in me and in others? I wait in expectant anticipation and rest in God’s love, trusting that God will work to bring about all things in time.
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Musings about Internship
Yes, I know. It has been awhile since my last post. I seem to have fallen off the wagon! My apologies. However it has not been a total waste of time. I began internship at Sherwood Park Lutheran Church here in Winnipeg nearly a month ago and it has taken some time to get settled in. I got my office space mostly set up but I am not connected to the internet yet. That will happen in time I am sure.
Alan and I have been warmly welcomed in fact so much it has been a little overwhelming. The music director and choir directors are very pleased to have Alan join in the music ministry and I am pleased to see him accepting their offers! Internship started with a bang. In the first week I was doing hospital visitation and the second week I was visiting members in their homes. I am very glad that internship is here. I am so ready for it.
I was installed on Sunday and I preached. What an amazing experience.
I was the last person to preach in their pulpit as the congregation is undertaking a bit of sanctuary refurbishment. Here is a couple of pics of me in the pulpit and the santuary. I feel very honoured to be the last person to have preached in this pulpit.
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- The old sancutary look
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- In the pulipt
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- Jenn taking her vows as Intern Pastor
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- Jenn and her Lay Internship Committee
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- Listening to council president
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On one of the blogs I frequently visit I found this. I think it is an awesome way to stop and contemplate the day. So here goes:
Outside my window…..it is dark and I can smell the lovely scent of wet earth. We laid sod in our front yard today and the water sprinkler is soaking the grass.
I am thinking…about how I am going to survive confirmation camp.
I am thankful for….an able body, hugs and gentle words, cool evenings and choral music.
From the kitchen….there is the scent of a freshly washed floor. mmmmm, nothing beats the clean smell!
I am wearing…t-shirt and yoga pants, bare feet. Not that I actually do yoga but the pants are comfortable!
I am reading….my friends blogs, Rachel’s Cry: Prayer of Lament and Rebirth of Hope by Kathleen D. Billman and Daniel L. Migliore.
I am creating….cards for confirmation camp.
Around the house…all is quiet.
One of my favorite things….good choral music and a glass of scotch.
A few plans for the rest of the week…..attending and helping to lead confirmation camp. Then it is internship retreat. I am really looking forward to seeing my seminary colleagues.
May your week be filled with the blessings and bounty of God.
It begins…
And so it begins. The day that was once a far flung dream is now a full fledged reality. My internship at Sherwood Park Lutheran begins tomorrow. It is a surreal feeling. I am filled with mixed emotions but mainly joyful expectation. I will keep you posted. Phil 4:13. Micah 6:8.
Grace Happens 