Welcome Guest Preacher The Rev. Charles Graves IV
Dear Friends,
Prayers continue for all of you who may still be suffering and literally "picking up the pieces" consequent to the severe storm and tornado activity that came through. The good news for the Church is that there was little interior damage to the infrastructure, and, with the massive winds, many branches came down, but no trees were lost. A big thanks to Gardner who spent hours and days making sure that the facilities were ready for Pentecost Sunday and for our School to begin on Monday. All was in place!
Sending out an SOS!!! If you have any extra time, particularly in the mornings or early afternoons, we need your help. Pat has again supplied a list of the times we could use some volunteers, particularly in the office in the coming month. Several of the staff will be out for some Summer vacation or meetings and so we really do need some coverage, particularly for the phone and the door. We have clear instructions. You can read a book, shop online, or even quietly pray or meditate while you are here (really, it's usually pretty quiet). We can work hard to get things completed at the front desk in order to have a few days off, but we really do need someone to be in the office for the phone and the door. PLEASE, CONSIDER GIVING SOME OF YOUR TIME TO VOLUNTEER. Contact Pat (below) if you hear the call or there is a knock at your proverbial door! We all thank you for any time you might be able to offer.
We are happy to welcome Fr. Charles this Sunday. He and a university student will both be here to inform us about the Mission of the church and how it touches this important segment of our community.
It has been a personal joy for me this week to participate in the Awards Ceremony , final Eucharist and the Graduation Ceremony at Holy Spirit Episcopal School. We finished a wonderful year together! Our School is set to surpass, by many students, this year's student population in the coming year. Lots of wonderful work is done every day on our campus and it has been an honor for me to work in such a wonderful ministry.
Peace and every Good,
Fr. Bob