Full swing

I agreed to be part of another retreat team, this time as the music coordinator. This choice may surprise anyone who remembers my oh-so-angsty posts about past retreat teams with music responsibilities, but I think in this role I'm supposed to focus more on organizing the music and less on executing the music. There are a bunch of other musicians on the team, so it seems unlikely that I will wind up as the lone instrumentalist at any of the weekend Masses. I'm generally perfectly happy to strum along under someone else's direction; I prefer not to be the person in charge at a Mass.

Five of us have been meeting for a while in preparation, and tonight was our first team meeting. It went well, I think.

After a pleasant leisurely lull, summer is ramping up: I'll be working not-quite-full-time hours until August, and this retreat will be a substantial volunteer commitment. I'm hoping to fit some short trips in. Tomorrow I want to tell you some of the things I've been thinking about life organization and the endless battle against entropy. Tonight, though, it's off to bed with me.