How The Church Works

 

As a new Church Warden at St Giles, Kilmington, Devon, and during an interregnum, i have  quickly come to realise...

How The  Church Works

Well, what the Vicar says surely goes

We all know that is so

Or is it a wife or hubby behind the throne 

A Mrs Prowdy type who rules alone

Sure the Wardens have a weighty say

And as for the PCC 

They like to think that they hold sway

The curate if you have one, has influence,

Readers, Associates, retired clergy all make sense,

And the honorary treasurer and fabric committee have mighty clout,

And don't under estimate the tea ladies 

There is no doubt.

We give way when the Bish or Arch appear,

Guidance from the Diocese comes loud and clear-

Your common share please we remind you once again,

 and that safeguarding training is still required, please don't offend.

Holy dusters, sidespeople, flower team, children & youth workers, intercessors, admin, bell ringers, Friends of the Church, choir and organist, parish visitors, sorry if I've missed you, all play their part,

 Isn't the church  amazing -births deaths marriages, baptisms confirmations,

they're only just a start!

And we might think the Holy Spirit just guides us and we don't need to worry one  iota 

But the truth of it as we know works by a little thing, and that is called the rota.