There are a few of us on the parish staff who hail from areas of Indiana that are farther north than New Albany - from Indianapolis northward. We all had to wonder today when almost all area schools, including our own, were cancelled because of a dusting of snow. Today's snowfall didn't even cover the ground, and by now is almost all melted, yet it is clear that people in these parts are not used to winter weather. Now, true, part of the reasons for the closings was because of the number of people who live in the Knobs - the hills outside of town - where steep roads do become slick easily. At least there were a lot of very happy school kids today, who could enjoy a snow day after a national holiday, meaning that this is only a three-day week. But this was no winter storm!
Even with the official school closings, a lot was going on at our parish today. This morning, we hosted the first of three groups of seminarians from Saint Meinrad School of Theology who are visiting three different parishes to see how parish staffs function. A steady stream of parishioners and visitors came through the office throughout the day, as on any other day. This evening, our school hosted an open house for pre-school and kindergarten, there was a Youth Commission meeting, a Baptism preparation class, Bible Study, a Main Event planning meeting, and basketball practice. With all this activity by the end of the day, you have to ask: what snow?
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