October 3, 2024

This coming Tuesday, October 8, the Vestries of The Church of the Resurrection and St. Matthews will be meeting jointly to consider whether and how to continue to share clergy. We’ll have many faithful people gathered and a transition consultant facilitating our conversation and leading us through our discernment. All we need is your input. Please let us know your thoughts on the new arrangements. We need to know how your feel about switching to one service from two, about how the 9:00 time specifically has worked for you and your household, and how you have heard the Holy Spirit in this experiment. After this coming Sunday, the third in our experiment, please reach out to me or to any Vestry member and tell us what you have liked about these weeks and what you would like to see change. We will also try to have some time for conversation at the Rally Day brunch. Because the voices of those around us are easiest to hear, if you have NOT been coming to the 9:00 service, we especially need to hear from you. Please contact the church office for Father Birch’s and Vestry members’ email addresses.

Rally Day & Ministry Fair
The choir is back, the liturgy is changing, and classes are resuming. It must be Rally Day!
After service this Sunday we will share a potluck brunch and have some time to hear about the various ministries of the church, both within our walls and without, and how we can help them with their missions either by our gifts or by volunteering ourselves.
While we are gathered, I hope there will also be some time to share our thoughts about how our experiment of sharing with St. Matthew’s has gone. Even if 9:00 is too early for you, please come just for the brunch so that we can hear your voice too.
Please come and enjoy one another’s company, a wonderful brunch, the return of our usual programs, and the beginning of new things!