February Shake-Up

Two big ticket items:

First and most pressing is the February Mass Schedule. Due to circumstances, the change in training times in the last few weeks has wreaked havoc on the schedule. After taking time to review individual needs and ministry needs, I've re-worked the February Mass schedule. Please understand that I don't like this kind of change with such short notice. I have been trying to really address individual needs, but I have to make decisions based on the group as a whole.
Please also note, that the next training session is on February 12th at 10:00 AM and everyone needs to be there to catch up.

If you can't make a particular date based on the current schedule, let me know.

For future scheduling, I am waiting to post March scheduling information until the weekend of the February 12th when I'll start my new job at CMC-Pineville ICU. Once they give me a schedule at that time, I'll make the server schedule as opposed to making something now and having to change things again.

We have a green light for our Monday February 21st Server Field Trip. Servers and parents are invited on the trip; everyone can obviously come to the Mass.
Here's the rough draft itinerary:

• Everyone meet at St. Ann at 9:00 AM for Mass.
• Carpool up to the St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville, NC. (Bring a snack for the ride up)
• Tour the Basilica with Fr. Reid and pray the rosary. (Bring your rosary)
• Lunch in Asheville at a restaurant. (Can someone head up research on a decent one?)
• Travel to either Linville, NC or Tryon, NC (Fr. Reid hasn't confirmed which one yet.)
• Tour the 2nd parish with Fr. Reid and Fr. Gober.
• Question and Answer session with Fr. Reid and Fr. Gober. (More on that to come)
• Carpool back to St. Ann.

We intend to throw in a outside activity during the day. This is the first time we've done this but I really think it's going to be a wonderful opportunity for the servers. I'll need someone to organize carpooling which can be done via email and during the Saturday Feb 12th training session.

Thanks to Griffin and Will for stepping up and assisting at the Candlemas this past Wednesday. It was good to try it out, and we'll be better prepared for next year. Comment away...