This Place
We had our
annual Vestry retreat this past weekend where all but one were
present (and our prayers go out for Will Godwin and and a full
recovery from knee surgery). We spent some time getting our new
members up to speed, getting to know a little more about each other,
and assigning positions for the various commissions. All in all it
was a good day.
One of the
things that was brought up was how, even when we disagree, we have
respectful discussions. We are all different. We all may have
different priorities and different understandings. But those
differences don't preclude us from continuing to respect each other
and work for the overall benefit of this place.
This past Sunday
was a full day. Besides the usual worship schedule, we had the J2A
bake sale and lunch, a meeting of the EYC (for all youth 6th
grade and older), and the first scheduled meeting for TEC 101 (a
class I hold for people new to the church and/or faith, and anyone
else who wants to know a little more about those). During the 10:15
service, one of our acolytes took ill and virtually passed out.
Luckily it was into the arms of another parishioner who noticed she
wasn't looking too good. She was attended to, her parents were
notified, and another acolyte made a quick change to cover for her.
All of this shows me that we are active and caring in this place.
Monday evening
as I walked through the church before Evening Prayer, I was again
reminded of how beautiful this place is. And as I read the Office, I
was reminded of how holy this place is.
This place isn't
perfect. We have building issues. We have budget issues. It is
made up of fallible human beings. But this place is beautiful. This
place is doing relatively well when it comes to the budget. This
place is made up of people who care for its well-being and work hard
to proclaim the Good News of God's kingdom.
This is a good
place, and I hope you are as happy and excited to be a part of it as
I am.
Blessings,
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