He says that it's a ton of work raising enough money to fix the church building's leaking roof, that the congregation has been working tirelessly to get this sorted, and that the old ladies who did the fundraising are the real footsoldiers of the Church.
He says that running a parish is extemely intensive work, and when you throw in the extra hours you put at the diocese, you're looking at a sixty hour week, while also technically being on call 24/7 to speak to the families of 21-year-olds who die in car crashes, and that kind of jig.
He says that if you ever get some free time during the week, you check up on the people that got married, or brought their infant up for baptism, or had a funeral at your church. And that most of the time they don't want to hear from you, no matter how much they played along before the wedding, baptism or funeral.
He says that reaching out to the poor and the homeless is not his core business and that it cannot be because he's busy and would not be able to do it well. He says if you've got a project then first get the qualifications (or enlist people who have got them), then design your project professionally, then find the funds, then get it endorsed by the diocesan Anglicare, and then bring it up for discussion.
He says he'd be excited to help you make it happen, if you do most of the work. He says he'll back you up but you need to get to it.
I hate it but I don't know why.
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