Cross your fingers!

[Ingemar]

Hi friends!

In a few days I will have a talk with my Vicar about S:T Andrews Day.
I am planning to work as a sacristan here in the parish of Christ the King (Catholic) in kilt that day and it happens to be First of Advent as well!
Pray with me that he accepts the National day of Scotland and allows me to work in kilt.

Greetings

Ingemar

[Nighthawk]

I'll be the first to offer my prayers for that! Welcome to the board!

[socalferg]

Ingemar,

My prayers and best wishes are with you for success in your simple request.

[Sionnach]

I'll cross my fingers and my eyes, and offer a humble prayer on your behalf.

[Nighthawk]

I'll cross my fingers and my eyes, and offer a humble prayer on your behalf.

My eyes were crossed long before this...

[BroosterB1]

Rather than ask permission, plead you case, in your kilt, at your meeting.

1. Make sure you are really sharp, nary a wrinkle or hair out of place.

2. Shine your shoes, ghillies, brogues et al.

3. Tell him how important this is to you, your family, the world and the universe as a whole.

4. Emphasis Patron St. Of Scotland, National dress of Scotland, and that you want to pay homage to the honor of all of the Scots who have come before, the best way is to wear their cloths.

5. That it will make this day extra special. Who knows may start a tradition.

6. This is part of your heritage, and the kids and younger people of the church, should know about where they come from, this is your way of sharing with them.

7. Be a Boy Scout. By that I mean be prepared with every conceivable argument he could use to say no. Blunt those arguments before he can make them, answer upon the objection with a reason why that is just not so.

8. See him saying yes. In your minds eye before you go in, rehearse what you say and do when he says yes.

9. Practice before you see him. Practice in front of a mirror in your kilt and kit. Do this until you know everything you are going to say by heart, in you heart and on your tongue.

10. See it as done. See your self doing the service, being in the church, participating. Create the reality at first in your mind, know it to be so, and let it happen.

If you do these things, my guess is your vicar will think it was his idea all along.

Salesman are not born, they are taught. What you are asking is a sales job if I ever saw one. Oh, and prayer never hurts. Mine are with you and your, may God's Blessings be on you.

[BoldHighlander]

Great advice from BroosterB1,
and you'll be in my thoughts & prayers for success in your request

Good luck!

[GMan]

Good Luck

[Carolina Kiltman]

Welcome from the Cape Fear River Valley, NC
Considering what the members of the congregation wear in the Catholic Church I attend, if you go prepared, You probably will have no problem. Anyway, my prayers are with you on this.

[McFarkus]

Good luck! I wear my kilt to church every week. The only comment is when I DON'T wear it.