As a former pastor of three parishes, I know first hand that change is inevitable. Each time I was transferred, I stepped into the shoes of the pastor before me, yet I did not always walk in those shoes. I had my own and I made my own path. As a result, this change from one pastor to another results in the parish having to adapt. Some parishioners liked the changes I made and told me so. Others did not and told the bishop. Still others were willing to give me time and see what the end result of these changes would be. It was my experience that, with time and patience, both the parish and I adjusted to each other, and I would like to think that I left each parish better than how I found it.