Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
This weekend we celebrate THE FESTIVAL OF THE ASCENSION, the second of the three great festivals of the church (Easter, Ascension, Pentecost). Just as the disciples were beginning to understand Jesus' resurrection, he left them. But his visible absence made it possible for him to be in the world in a new way – through his Spirit. Even today, Christ is present with us through the community that gathers to celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism and Holy Communion, and receives the living Word of God's forgiveness and love.
We plan to move outside for Saturday worship on May 26. In preparation for that move, we will be working in the Prayer Labyrinth next Wednesday, May 24 in the afternoon, filling the raised flower beds with topsoil, planting flowers, and cleaning the pond. If you can help, stop by the church in the afternoon, or contact the church office.
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
In his daily devotional book, Beyond Words, author and theologian Frederick Buechner writes, Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it's like to live inside someone else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
May God bless you this week, and together may we celebrate in worship God's endless blessings for us.
In Christ,
Gary
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