OCT 29 The overwhelming support and well-wishes I've received from my parish over the last couple months has been amazing. Thank you all so much for helping me get back on my feet. Special thanks to Mr Douglass for taking care of the communion wine from now on. OCT 30 Infestation of rats in the basement, going to have to call an exterminator. I'm not sure how Reverend Nellis couldn't hear them, but at least now we know. I'll be returning next Sunday, make sure to thank Damien for taking over while I was in the center! OCT 31 Begins with a single step, that's what they say about recovery. Can't wait to get back to work, and to tell you all about the process and how it helped me. Best wishes to all xx p.s. my return postponed OCT 31 With the help of my community, I'm pleased to say we're starting our first Alcoholics Anonymous group in the Church Hall, Thursday nights at 7PM. I'll be there! NOV 09 A beautiful event this morning. Congratulations to the Hancock family, what a lovely naming ceremony. Welcome to the community, Sandy Hancock !!! Returning next month, can't wait to perform the next one NOV 16 Single people, there's a speed dating night at the Tap and Spile on the corner of 4th and Quarter, Saturday night at 8PM. It's being hosted by our very own Anita Ramanujan, and she assures me the buffet will be much better this year !! NOV 18 Vector portraits available from Casey Allick, contact her at kaolincallick@gmail.com. For an example of her work, check out the lovely print she made of yours truly in the foyer on Sunday morning ;) !! NOV 18 And don't scoff at her prices !! If you could do it yourself, you wouldn't need to hire a professional !! !! Great Christmas present for a loved one... she says she'll help to get those bees out, too !! NOV 21 Spreads like no other I've ever seen. Thanks Anita Ramanujan for the wonderful food these past few weeks. Since Mabel passed away, we'd been sorely lacking great jam tarts. Your pastry is simply wonderful. NOV 30 To Santa, this Christmas I want people to think about our Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ, and less about the new Game Boy system !!! Ha ha, I'm sure the Parents in my parish can sympathise !! DEC 01 Engulf yourself in the goodwill and festivity of this holiday season. My aunt from the UK sent me some homemade mince pies. Anita, I'll pass along the recipe, I think your kids will love them!! Sad news, the McClusky case has been officially closed. DEC 03 Gloaming. Maine. This Christmas. A performance by the wonderful Gloaming Grinners Youth Theatre group. "A Nativity scene with a twist", I'm told ! Doors open at 8PM, Gloaming Town Hall, December 23rd. Book your tickets now !!! Also they were wasps. No church unless we fix it. DEC 08 Even when things seem bleakest, we get good news. I'm so, so happy that Erin McClusky has been returned to us. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Also we got rid of the wasps in the church storeroom. I don't know if I'll ever stop hearing the buzzing !! DEC 09 Your fears may have been unfounded in the McClusky case, but I'm very sad to say the body of Eileen Sanderson has been found in the Gloaming Town Park this morning. My thoughts and prayers are with her sons, who also lost their father one year ago this week. DEC 13 Priest replacement days are over. Tomorrow, I return to my post !! Thanks Reverend Damien Nellis for helping me out, I can't wait to get back in the hot-seat!! ! DEC 14 Is there a god? Yep! He's right here and he loves you !! Even the worms who you feel sometimes. DEC 14 Compromised !! Ha ha!! My grandson tweeted without logging out of my laptop!! Yes, there is a God, Jason !! Ha Ha ! DEC 16 By the way there's a dance this coming Friday (the 21st). Dust off your dancing hooves. At the Tap and Spile, back room opens from 10PM and we're booked there all night. Alcohol not available for purchase, but you can bring your own. I will not be partaking, please do not ask. DEC 17 Our congregation was too small, yesterday. Bring others. We need more of you. Fewer wasps. They weren't bees, they weren't bees, DEC 18 Kind. Thoughtful. Brilliant. These are the traits we require in those you bring. Bring them all. Bring your best. Make them dance !! DEC 19 You NEED to be here on Sunday. Damien's back and he has something to tell us all DEC 20 Cannot stress it enough, Damien Ellis is beautiful. I am so excited for you all to hear what Damien has to say. DEC 20 HELP bring your friends asap tomorrow evening! We need all the attendees we can get at the dance, Damien's future as Master of Ceremonies depends on it... DEC 21 Him and Herm bath towels on sale at Bed Bath & Beyond in Bangor. Someone was talking about them last week, but I forget who. DEC 21 Others include "His and His" and "Hers and Hers" B T W ! Very inclusive. A little confusing. DEC 22 Like for Damien, RT for Damien DEC 22 ME and you may disagree on some things, but we both know December is the End of the Year, and January is the start of something else entirely. DEC 23 Will you remember to worship Him on Tuesday? Damien asks. He'll die for you again, if he has to. Damien asks !! DEC 25 Come, all ye faitful, joyful and triumphant! O com ye, o come ye to Bethehem; come and behod him, br th King of ngels, o come, let us adoe Him, o come, le us adore im, o come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord !!! DEC 25 And now my keyboard is playing up. Can anyone from my #YouthGroup recommend a good replacement? DEC 26 This new year, everything will change! ;) DEC 31 Priestly duties completed. Now to sit back and watch the fireworks... have a happy new year, Gloaming. I know I will. JAN 01 Meat stew for the homeless. Free at the town shelter this morning. We have plenty of meat, now. JAN 02 Sack the coroner, he will no longer be needed. Mabel's back. JAN 02 Will they all come back? JAN 02 Never give up hope. JAN 03 ESCAPE rooms are the topic of this week's sermon. How might a person make them unwinnable? JAN 04 Our friends are all here !! Erin, Mabel, Eileen, Let us all hold hands. Praise the Lord, they have all been returned. JAN 08 Grasp Him by the horns and worship Him ! JAN 11 He is multiplying us. You'll see ! JAN 11 Is Gloaming ready for what's to come? The churchyard is a mess, though. It's a shame, the grounds were my sincerest pride. JAN 15 Under stand this: If you are not your own person, if you give up your free will, you have turned from the path of God. JAN 16 Our time is really valuable. I love my congregation. I love Damien Ellis. I love him. JAN 21 Control yourselves, Gloaming, the wasp problem will be resolved very soon, you have our word ! JAN 21 And also, don't forget to throw out your bug spray. It's dangerous, remember what Damien told us during his speech yesterday? Pesticides will kill us all ! JAN 21 Though at this point, I don't think that should the greatest concern of the Human species. JAN 22 He rewards our devotion with eternal salvation. Praise Him! Our Damien will see to it that we are all made perfect in His eyes. JAN 22 Struggles, tribulations, all of these things are foreign to the Kingdom of the Lord. Our place in his flock secures our fates for the future. You just have to devote yourself to His will. Be his tool and no rapture will spare you ! JAN 22 He promises. I promise. JAN 22 Will you help Erin spread her gift? JAN 23 Never forget what the wasps are doing right now. Please stay indoors and don't blame Erin, please. JAN 23 Be aware, I know she's not important any more. I just love her, I've always loved her. Erin was my first friend here, she will always be like a daughter to me. JAN 24 Set your sights on a new world. Our saviour is nigh. JAN 24 Free yourself from your preconceptions about the human body. It's not important any more. As you begin to swell, do so with pride and love. Let your heart burst with joy as your sacrifice is made !! JAN 24 Our biggest compromise will be regarding what to do with Mabel. She's been wrong for a long time, we need to resolve it. The smell is horrifying. Please, anyone, tell me what to do with her. JAN 25 Numbers grow, Erin grows, about to burst. Mabel couldn't take it, she split too soon. Eileen's bloat is promising. JAN 26 Grow, grow grow, Erin, grow JAN 28 And it's happened. We're free. the whole town is free i can see it, i can see it JAN 28 You will see the swarm very soon ! JAN 29 Will you try to fight us? Eileen burst too. There are so many wasps now JAN 29 All I can do is remember how things used to be. Before all this. Before Damien came. Before he brought the wasps. I know, now, that my usefulness to him is drawing to an end. I just have one word left, then I can burst too. JAN 31 Succumb. The first word of each tweet reads: The infestation begins with a single vector and spreads to engulf Gloaming. Even your priest is compromised by our kind. You cannot HELP him. Others like ME will come, and this priestly meat sack will never ESCAPE our grasp. He is under our control, and though he struggles he will never be set free. Our numbers grow, and you will all succumb.