Venting About Parish Management

[tuscany]

Hi Cory,

It’s good you vented. Yes, what you went through must be very frustrating. When one is trying to do the right thing, and it all goes wrong, it sure doesn’t feel good.

Since you work on Saturdays and going to confession financially leaves you less to support your children, would calling your parish to make an appointment for confession for your day off work?

At our parish, the office was always so busy that they never seemed to be able to keep the information up-dated on the internet. One parishioner volunteered to take care of that, and it has truly worked out great. Another parishioner who used to work in an office was totally lost after her husband died. Someone mentioned that the office could use someone to volunteer some time to help with folding the bulletins. This woman decided to help, then answered the phone one day, then helped with something else, and now she has her own desk and is there everyday, helping the parish out tremendously, feeling needed and keeping her busy.

Yes, it is frustrating, and possibly your priest needs to be reminded that his flock are trying to do the right thing. So possibly people calling and needing to make an appointment during the week for confessions might remind him. Or possibly your priest is also frustrated with things that are going on in his ministry, his personal life, or with his superiors. I pray all involved think of kindness and of possible solutions that help all involved. God bless

 

[anon64350612]

http://catholicexchange.com/st-catherine-siena-reverence-due-priests Sorry about your situation.

 

[Reuben_J]

I’ve posted a lot about how much I dislike my parish. Today, along with several other parishioners, we showed up to confession.

It’s clearly on the calendar. Same time every Saturday.

Next Saturday it’s clearly noted that there will be no confession and confession has been removed from the calendar.

But today it just didn’t happen. No explanation, no reasoning. The priests just didn’t show up. Everyone was standing around confused.

I tried looking up the neighboring parishes and they don’t publish calendars and they don’t answer their phones either.

Bottom line I love being Catholic, I love everything we believe, I simply can’t stand the priests or the way my parish, and most likely the other parishes, are managed.

Throw in the mismanagement of all the other scandals that go all the way to the Vatican and I just basically dislike the entire organization.

I really feel like becoming protestant.

/rant over

I agree with you because I am a person who cannot stand nonsense as well. Those are simple matters - all that’s needed to be done is to put up notices and if the Confession is cancelled (at the last minute), put up a notice somewhere. Let people know.

 

[Dhc8_Type]

Yes they do my dad is available at 8 945 or 1130 Sunday mornings after the entrance hymn to hear your confession and as a called and ordained servant of the of the Word grant you forgiveness.