"Good morning, Father Bernie."

"May the light of God's wisdom shroud you, Father Bernie."

"Do you need to count the number of people?"

……

When he arrived at Morse Church from Oak Street, some of the friars and nuns who had arrived earlier than Bernie kept greeting him, envious, surprised, cold, and with different expressions.

Apparently they were also notified from above about Bernie's current position.

It's just that unlike yesterday, these people don't have that kind of enthusiasm, and they only greet each other politely, and their behavior is a little distant.

"It's unthinkable, Bernie, and it's very confusing to me."

The old grave keeper, who usually had a good relationship with Bernie, was not happy about it either.

"You are so young, and you have been here for such a short time, how can you become a priest? I mean, it's a very serious thing, and if you mess up, it's not good news. ”

"So we need to work together to keep Morse Church safe." Bernie replied with a smile.

"Who can help you? Bernie, you see me, I can only watch the grave and read books, what can I do? Look at that Peter again, it's okay to call him a sycophant, and ask him to help you become a qualified priest......"

The balding old monk shook his head, a look of disgust, "He will only teach you how to be more subtle and lazy." ”

"Laziness is also a very interesting lesson."

Bernie said with a smile, and then after seeing that the people were almost there, he walked to the statue of the angel in the depths of the main hall of the church, and then raised his hand to signal everyone to come closer.

"I think everybody has heard about what happened in the past two days."

After everyone had gathered, Bernie said in a solemn tone: "Since the people involved in this matter have not been thoroughly investigated, the bishop cannot easily choose some senior deacons to serve as priests in Morse Church, so I have to temporarily preside over the work here. ”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of the people in the church were soothed.

Because it's understandable, and while it's still a little resentful, it's at least more convincing than simply Bernie's backstage ascension.

"I can't say for sure how long this will be, and I sincerely hope that I will return to the deacon ministry because I still have a lot to learn. But since the Bishop has arranged this, then I must do this well, and I hope that you can help me to maintain the stability and order of Morse Church. ”

It was to help rather than to obey, and this attitude weakened the already softened repulsion of the church people, and even after Bernie's next words, they rose with some enthusiasm.

"This is a special time, everyone knows that we are short of manpower, so all our performance will be seen by the Bishop, what this means, I don't need to say more."

This sentence is very reasonable, and people's expressions are much more solemn because of it.

"I'm going to announce some of the job transfers, because the church is currently short of manpower, so I'm going to put some capable clergy on more responsibility during this time."

Bernie said, making some changes to the church's personnel.

This adjustment is not about status and welfare, but about work.

As a result, some of the monks and nuns who were originally in charge of errands in the church were instead assigned to work with several assistant deacons to maintain the diocese.

The two church deacons, who were originally in charge of this kind of thing, became "resident" deacons, sharing some of the work that the priest had to do.

It is equivalent to that in the case of a shortage of personnel, Bernie "promoted" everyone and promoted some grassroots personnel.

As a result, the overall "strength" of Morse Church was weakened, but the normal function and scope of work were maintained.

Bernie then came into contact with some of the Morse Chapel's periphery.

There are mainly cemetery guards who are responsible for taking care of several cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the church, tax personnel who collect tithes from the outside world, and logistics personnel who run errands, cook and make medicines in some churches.

Because Morse Church is located in the city, and there are larger cathedrals in the same area, there are no witchers to manage here.

Some of the combat work was also not under the jurisdiction of Morse Church.

There are many fields donated by the faithful that need to be taken care of, but those properties are currently being taken care of by external monks, and the properties are located in different locations, so they cannot be recalled in a short time.

All in all, there are no big things that need to be dealt with, and there are a lot of trivial things.

However, in the Covenant Church, one of the priests' primary responsibilities is to keep the church running in all its ways, so Bernie needs to handle all these chores.

This is very difficult for a young man who has never been exposed to this aspect of things, and it is easy to make jokes, and it is one of the reasons why people are reluctant to make Bernie a priest.

But to their surprise, it didn't take half a day for Bernie to sort out the worldly work and make some reasonable arrangements.

At the same time, what makes some people have to think deeply is that they were not very familiar with Bernie before, but when he opened his mouth, he seemed to be an old friend who had been friends for many years.

Not only do you know the names and habits of each person, but you also know their general abilities and personalities.

It's not a big deal to know names and abilities, but it's a very surprising thing to know everyone's habits, hobbies and personalities.

Because even your own family may not necessarily know their actual hobbies and character.

It's a scary thing to think about.

If Bernie is a normal person, then some people in Morse Church will feel that Bernie is very scheming.

However, due to Bernie's powerful charisma in words and deeds, people instead think of him as a reliable person who cares deeply about each of them.

Who hates people who care about themselves and are very attractive?

As a result, Morse Church, which had been in turmoil, was quickly restored to peace, and under Bernie's management, even a trace of unusual vitality was born.

However, strong management skills do not mean that the church is highly skilled, and keeping the church running is only one of the responsibilities of a priest, but another is more important than maintaining the church.

That is how to deal with believers who come to us for help.

So when a woman with a panicked face walked towards the confessional, some of the people who were still in the church looked at her.

Listening to the believer's confession of his guilt, and giving guidance and redress, is an important part of determining whether a priest is qualified or not.

Although it is claimed that confession is a confession to the gods themselves, and that the priest is just a mouthpiece, the truth is actually known to all.

And what kind of guidance can a "big boy" who is less than eighteen years old give to believers?

This is a very frightening thing, and even if they have a crush on Bernie, they can't think that Bernie is really competent or even qualified in this regard.

To their surprise, when the woman came out of the confessional room a short time later, her face was filled with emotion and excitement.

It was as if he had really bathed in the brilliance of wisdom just now and had been forgiven by the gods.

"Are you feeling alright, Mary?"

An assistant deacon, who knew the woman, took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, and ran out of the church to catch up and inquire.

"The sins I have committed have been forgiven, Deacon Peter, but still need to be remedied." The woman replied reverently.

"Don't you feel some, um, something different?"

"Father Gal is more gracious than ever, and his teachings have made me aware of my own shortcomings." The middle-aged woman replied.

The two sides in the confessional room could not see each other, only voices could be heard, so the woman did not perceive anything wrong with her words.

The assistant deacon named Peter was speechless for a moment.

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