The Bipolar Otaku

This is the first Saturday I've worked up here. Work was... um... work. I got some stuff accomplished, but there was no sense of urgency for the supplier, and thus there was no sense of urgency for me.

After work, I tried to take my car in to get the tires changed. I was driving to Canadian Tire, where I asked them to gather, from another store since they only had 3, a full set of tires so that I could take it in and get them done. 40,034 miles and I finally blew a flat, just 2 miles short of the Canadian Tire. So I pulled over and grudgingly changed the tire. I was hoping to get there and have the tires fixed and still make it to 5pm mass, and by the time I put on the spare, it was 3:30. Then Canadian Tire had a huge line and not many people working, so it wasn't until 4:00 that I found out that they never picked up the tire from the other store! Which, of course, meant that I had plenty of time to make it to mass at St Anthony's, instead of rushing and hoping to make it. This answered the question of if I could go to Saturday evening mass or if I'd have to go to mass on my lunch hour tomorrow.

Anyway, when I got to St Anthony's, I found out that their Saturday mass was, in fact, their mass that they use LIFE TEEN music, so it was fun to at least sing the upbeat praise & worship songs that I knew, instead of the hymnal music that I'm no longer used to. I talked with one of the chorists afterward, complementing them, and I asked about their LIFE TEEN program, and it seemed like she wasn't sure if they actually use it or not. Maybe she isn't involved in the youth ministry part and didn't know? I don't know. Anyway...

Afterward, I got a call from Diane, driving back to Kansas City from a middle school ministry seminar. We talked for a while, but she kept getting cut off, especially when she got CLOSE to cell phone towers (go figure). Anyway, we were talking about the damage that is happening in the Church because parishes aren't adjusting to the changing society. Kind of goes along with a couple of conversations I had with some of the younger Core members, who both think someone needs to make a new ministry, like LIFE TEEN, but for the 18-25 crowd. It needs to happen, but those two need to start it. I'd like to help them start it, but I'm not around to help. Besides, I don't think I'm the right person for that ministry, I don't think I'm called to it. I think those two are, though.