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An adaptable administration
隨機(jī)應(yīng)變的管理部門(mén)
Last Advent our local Catholic Church adopted a new policy for dealing with teenagers struggling through adolescence.
上次降臨節(jié)的時(shí)候.本 地天主教堂采取了一項(xiàng) 新政策 幫助那些青春期有問(wèn) 題的青少年
The new priest. originally from New York.
新牧師來(lái)自紐約.
addressed the issue that day in his sermon about adjusting our view
在那天的布道當(dāng)中談到 了這個(gè)問(wèn)題.他讓大家 調(diào)整看法.
to administer help to those young people who were helpless.
給那些在這個(gè)困難 時(shí)期無(wú)助、
without support and suffering during this difficult time of life.
無(wú)援而且飽受痛苦的 年輕人以幫助.
This would include dealing with drug addicts.young single mothers.
其中包括幫助癮君子、 年輕的單身媽媽
and youth with disciplinary problems that most people simply wanted to avoid.
以及那些大部分人不愿 理睬的不良少年.
It was admittedly a controversial talk.
無(wú)可否認(rèn).牧師的這段 話容易引起爭(zhēng)議.
but his words spoke to us all
但他的話引起了大家的 興趣.
and we all decided to be adaptable to trying something new for our community.
于是我們決定適應(yīng)新形 勢(shì).為社區(qū)建設(shè)做一些 新的嘗試.
The local catholic administration was more adverse to the concept.
我們這里的天主教管理 部門(mén)對(duì)這個(gè)觀念更加充 滿了敵意.
They did not want to have troublemakers adjacent to lonely widows young children.
他們不想讓那些搗蛋鬼 們鄰近獨(dú)守空房的寡婦 小孩子、
orphans and others that the church was already adept at dealing with.
孤兒以及其他人.因?yàn)?教堂已經(jīng)很擅長(zhǎng)于照顧 這些人.
The new priest gave his admission to this
新牧師對(duì)此表示接受
and promised to build a separate addition
并且答應(yīng)對(duì)教堂 進(jìn)行單獨(dú)的擴(kuò)建.
for the adolescents he would work with.
供他開(kāi)展幫助青少年 的工作使用.
He also agreed to adhere to all traditional administ -rative procedures
他還同意遵守所有傳統(tǒng) 管理程序.
and to submit to their ultimate authority.
服從他們的最高權(quán)威.
The adaptation to the Church's focus was a great success.
對(duì)教堂工作重點(diǎn)的適應(yīng) 取得了巨大的成功.
Troubled youth began coming in and out of the new building adjoining the Church
那些問(wèn)題青年開(kāi)始在毗 連教堂的新建筑中進(jìn)進(jìn) 出出.
with smiles on their faces and a renewed hope for life.
每個(gè)人臉上都帶著微笑 對(duì)生活重新充滿了希望
And while it was advisable for the priest to work with a team of volunteers
盡管牧師與一群志愿者 們一起工作可能更明智 一些.
each adolescent began to see him as the father that they had never had.
每個(gè)青少年都已經(jīng)開(kāi)始 把他看成是他們不曾有 過(guò)的父親.
Lives were changed. needs were met.and attendance grew.
生活得到了改變.需要 得到了滿足.來(lái)參加活 動(dòng)的人越來(lái)越多.
The administration was very pleased.
教會(huì)管理部門(mén)對(duì)此 非常滿意.
Tomorrow is Advent again.
明天又是降臨節(jié).
It has been one year since we changed our outlook and we have much to celebrate !
我們改變觀點(diǎn)已經(jīng)有一 年了.我們有很多東西 值得慶祝.
