"I wish to lodge a complaint.

It is with a heavy heart that I bring before this community a matter of grave olfactory concern.

During today's work, an overt rose fragrance was circulating. As you​ know, this is a flagrant violation of our own guidelines, which state​ plainly that scented products are not to be worn to services. I did not​ try to determine the culpable member(s). But I will say this: someone​ in this parish smells like a Victorian funeral parlor,​ and it is time for the truth to come out.

I have tried to bear this cross with patience. I have tried offering it​ up. But there comes a point where suffering​ stops being sanctifying. I​ have reached that point.

I ask that CHLQ send an official reminder email to all members​ regarding the fragrance-free policy already in place. Let this be a​ season of renewal: renewed lungs, renewed peace, and renewed​ appreciation for the noble scent of nothing at all.

Thank you for treating this matter with the gravity that it demands."

-an Anonymous CHLQ Member