From AVATAR.parti@ecunet.orgMon Apr 14 23:04:31 1997
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 97 0:01:15 EST
From: AVATAR.parti@ecunet.org
To: BIBLE-GUIDE@cin.org
Subject: PRE-PROLEGOMENON
Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Jan 97 0:01:15 EST
Resent-From: bible-guide <bible-guide@monica.cin.org>


Dear readers:

I had originally intended to begin uploading the first segments to this list
in late December, so that a few days before the beginning of each week you
would receive the NEXT week's readings and comments.  I had organized the
material in 1986 as "January, Week 1", "January, Week 2" and so forth,
throughout the year.

It is not going to prove possible for me to do that for the nonce, at any
rate.  As you can readily see, I am already late.  There have been
additional duties pressed upon the pastors of my diocese as a result of a
change of hierarchs....and with the change of hierarchs the changes inherent
to it, changes of hierarchical structure, administration, policy,
etc.....together with a LOT of meetings.  A lot of meetings it takes an
inordinate amount of time to attend from upstate New York.  It's a seven
hour drive one way to the Chancery Offices from this parish, and another
seven back.  Never mind the time at the meetings themselves.  

Then, too, this time of year is normally jammed full as it is.  The
Christmas and Epiphany holidays, the turn of the year, the issuing of tax
statements to the parishioners, the custom of visiting and blessing homes at
the Epiphany season all add up.  

I will try to post enough as soon as I can to get things back on track so
that you will eventually be in the position of getting the next (weekly)
download and find that it is for the *coming* week, rather than for one
behind.

I deeply regret the need for this, and ask your patient understanding.

                                                                Father Hal    
                                                                       
                      
