In my job, every day is different. I have many things I am responsible for at once. In some jobs, you spend your whole day doing repetitive tasks. This rarely happens in my job. This is not to say I do not have constants in my job, for I do, but each year is different. I am responsible for helping the children of the parish be prepared for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. I also work with parents to prepare them to have their children Baptized. These things do not change in duties from year to year. But every year I seem to get new ideas about ways to go about this catechises so every year truly is different.
On top of these constants, there are things that may or may not happen every year. Some years our parish runs RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) and some years it doesn't. If we do, I am the coordinator of that process. Also, this year we are running the Arise program run by Renew International to serve as a time of spiritual renewal for the whole parish. The coordinating of this program also falls on my shoulders. On top of all of these major programs, there are little things every day I am responsible for. For instance, I go and visit the Catholic schools affiliated with our parish and I also am there to answer any and all questions from parishioners who call or come in the office. Every day really is different.
I love my job, and thankfully throughout the year, there are ebbs and flows. Things really start getting busy in October and don't really slow down until April or May. The rest of the year, while a bit quieter still has plenty of things to do to keep me busy. On top of all the other stressful things I have going on this year, there are times in the busy time at work that can really add to that stress.
In an effort to get organized with all the wedding and visa stuff, Jim and I are writing a "to do" list for ourselves. We are hoping to include everything that needs to be done from now until the wedding. This will include all wedding related things, as well as all the things we need to do to get me moved from one country to the next. Once we write out everything we can think of we will assign a person to that task as well as a month it needs to be done by. Hopefully this will help me get some rest at night, knowing that we have planned out how the next 11 months will unfold.
Hopefully my organizational skills at work (which is different than my tidiness abilities as anyone who has been in my office will attest ;) ) will benefit me these next few months. These skills will continue to help me to best minister to the parishioners I work with on a daily basis. Hopefully, this new "to do" list Jim and I are working on for the wedding will help us to feel organized with all the upcoming things we need to do for the wedding and to look forward to the future and begin preparing for our married life together.
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