Letter from Lindy April 11

Hello my fellow Pilgrims,

To honor my sabbath break this week, I am going to keep this letter short (and hopefully sweet). I am still holding the memory of seeing so many of you in person last week. My heart brims with hope and possibility as we inch forward through what I pray are the entrails of pandemic. Whether it was watching you walk through our stations of the cross or gathering with you at the Columbarium or you popping your head through the door just to say hi, you each filled my spirit with joy!

Gratitude is the other emotion I carry for all of the countless Pilgrims who contributed to make Holy Week special amidst. To the Board of Deacons who oversaw, managed and executed our Stations of the Cross, what a sacred way to foster community and spiritual connection. Thank you. For each Pilgrim who said yes to being a station creator, oh my gosh, your vision was beyond my expectation. Your art drew me into the hard and holy places that juxtaposed Jesus’ passion against our current reality. Thank you.

For the choir, Nick, Danny, and Julie Mitchell who gifted us with such musical inspiration from Palm Sunday through Easter--wow! It is true what they say that music speaks to the soul in a way that words cannot. I know I cannot do, nor be church, without music and you are truly part of the reason why. Thank you.

For Franklin and Felix--I am so grateful we are a team helping to foster the faith journey of this amazing church together. There seemed to be no bobble nor challenge that we could not troubleshoot and you handled each with kindness, care and compassion. I am humbled to work alongside you. Thank you. To our amazing tech team--Ami, Lanny, Mark and Nathan (and soon to be Rich)--I do not know how we could have stayed connected without your steady hands guiding us each and every Sunday (and beyond), thank you!

And for you, my fellow Pilgrims, I have shared with my daughter and son-in-law that I cannot imagine a better church with which to be on this journey. Thank you.

Pastor Lindy
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