First, a notification: Pending an affirmative vote on July 10th at the church which has offered me a call, I will be ordained on July 24 at my home congregation in Cambridge, WI. Time: tbd. [Likely late afternoon.] It’s been a tricky thing to navigate, being that I don’t technically have a call but knowing that I’ve never heard of a vote not going through, while trying to find a date that works with the bishop’s busy schedule. July 24 is the place at which we arrived. Write it down because you should come! [If you want to …]
Second, a plea: In conversation with said church, I learned that the current interim has plans to leave at the very end of August. That leaves me two more months at home. That is one more than I planned on … Now accepting suggestions of how to spend my time. After this weekend, there is officially very, very little on my calendar and those days and weeks will need to be filled. Any suggestions that also offer ways to earn a bit of money are favorable. Help?
there's no place like gnome. 
Yay! Yay! Yay! Enormous congratulations to you, soon-to-be PASTOR Lindsay. Please make sure you sing "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" at your ordination. Later, if you like, you could visit me in August and help me decorate/redecorate my apt and also "shadow" me to discover all the hidden mysteries of working at a Catholic church. You'll have so much insider information… and as a result, you'll be doubly glad you're a Lutheran. 🙂