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There are over 500+ churches each named "Christ Episcopal Church" and "Trinity Episcopal Church", for example.

But at the same time, there seem to be a number of Christian topics that don't have an Episcopal church named after them. There's neither an Emmaus Episcopal Church nor a Holy Myrrhbearers Episcopal Church, for example.

Recently I asked about what being bivocational clergy is like. I got a lot of helpful answers, but one thing I'm still curious about is what the day-to-day is like for you folks.

I know every clergy member’s experience is different, but I’d really appreciate hearing what part-time clergy work looks like in practice. I’m considering whether to discernment process would be right for me, and I think concrete examples for work routines would be helpful both for me and for others with the same questions.

Do you also work a full-time job outside the church? If so, how do you balance ministry with work, family, and other responsibilities?

Alternatively, do you have another part-time job, or is ministry your main occupation?

What does most of your church work involve? Preparing for the liturgy, pastoral care, administration, meetings, maintaining the building, or something else? Roughly how many hours do you work each week, and does the role leave you feeling spiritually engaged or stretched thin?

I’m not expecting anyone to answer every question I have, but I’d be grateful for insight into your typical day or week. Thanks!

What kind of pastoral work do you do?

How do you balance your regular job with your church job?

Did you have to move around or were you able to stay in your home diocese?

From my research it seems this would involve, at least in the initial stages:

1. Getting a group of people to meet/act regularly, to show there is interest.
2. Conform the group's theology and practice to fit with general Anglican and TEC norms.
3. Reach out to the local diocese or a religious organization (e.g. Society of Catholic Priests, Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, etc) affiliated with TEC.

Does this sound generally correct? What would be the best way to do this without going off the rails, so to speak?

You know how sometimes you're talking to someone and they're rambling and not being very clear... but the story they're telling is still super interesting?

What is a good novel like that? Something that is actually written badly (and not badly on purpose by an actually good writer)

Think about all the classic Western tropes: standoffs, lone hero mysterious drifter coming to town, saloons, endless ammo shootouts, vigilantes and sheriffs, pioneers/prospectors etc etc. Now take that stuff and plop it into a 21st century setting.

Any kind of media like that out there? Ideally the tropes should be preserved in the classic way as much as possible; e.g. no substituting a gunslinger villain for a cartel hitman or something. But modern police, cities, technology etc are fine.

I just finished The Calamity Club and I like how it stuffs most of the stressful plot into the first third, and then the rest of the book is basically a slice-of-life story.

Any other books like that?

> Despite clear tracking of the contamination, the regulator still doesn’t know how the bacteria arrived in the formula—or how to prevent it from happening again.

Like if you don't like Abela/Muscat, why is PN your only choice? Presumably if you're left-wing, then you have ADPD right?

And those who complain about too many immigrants and visitors, why vote for PN when you have Ahwa/PP?

There are so many different models for universal health care. Multi-payer, enhanced risk pooling, universal default Medicaid, price and care regulations, etc etc. But it seems like among reformers there is a lot of fixation on a NHS-style single-payer system.

I'm guessing it would around 20 meters during the day (which we already have) and 60 meters at night (which we have limited access to)?