A Message from Father Rick...
It’s, quite obviously, been a long, long eighteen months.
I was in a meeting with other local Episcopal priests last week, and it was noted just how hard this time has been—and how what we’re going through RIGHT NOW, even a year and a half into this thing, is still hard. Things are “opening up” and “getting close to normal” but that word “CLOSE” is doing a lot of work. It’s normal-ish, but not normal.
The hardest part for the clergy on that Zoom call, including myself, is that the number of people who have returned to church and church activities is a fraction of what we saw before. We all know that many of those who aren’t in-person are still connecting in other ways—and that’s great! We know that we are reaching people that we weren’t prior to the pandemic—and that’s also great!
But, we also know that it’s kind of sad to look out and see pews and chairs that used to be filled, and which aren’t. I want to say clearly here—that if someone feels unsafe returning to our buildings, I totally support your decision to remain where you are.
So, we are trying to find ways to regather the community. One of those ways is with community dinners. Starting at 5:45PM, two Sundays a month, these dinners are meant to serve as opportunities for the whole church family to come together, reengage old friends, and meet new people. For now, I’m providing the food, but eventually I’d love to have people sign-up to provide /cook dinner.
On October 24th, we’re providing dinner through some food trucks! We’re going to ask that you sign up, and just show up to eat some good food.
Upcoming Dinners:
October 10
October 24 (with food trucks!)
November 14
November 21
December 5
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