Bat Update - 02/02/01 12:27 AM
I recieved lots of material from the public health office which eased my mind. A pest control person also said that they may not be the problem I first anticipated. Now, if we can only keep 'em from flying in the sanctuary during our services!
I'm resigned to the fact that we can't do anything about a bat colony in the Chatham church until April.
We're preparing by stopping up as many "escape holes" as possible that lead into the sanctary.
This morning I found a bat on the floor near the church office. Later that day when my wife and I went to run off the bulletin, the bat had crawled up the side of a stair and was hanging there, upside down.
I went near a window, picked out a half-dead fly and fed it to the little brown creature. Well, I didn't exactly put it into the bat's mouth--I let the fly walk into danger's way.
This Sabbath I'm holding a contest to keep the children's attention. During my graphics presentation, I'm inserting a little picture of a bat. The children who spot it will get an activity book as a prize. I contemplated giving adults who spotted it 10 whole minutes of my undivided attention (re:"Where are all the shepherds?" on another forum).
By the way, someone will be there 9:00am every Sabbath morning to make sure we're "bat free" for our services.
More later as the situation continues!
By the way, April should be interesting, as the whole colony is supposed to come out of hibernation.
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Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
Don't let yesterday's mistakes trouble you, nor tomorrow's fears spoil your day.
Pastor Andrew