It is an exciting time in our congregation. We have a visit from the Bishop, we are opening back up, the Education building is mostly completed, and we are growing along with our community.

Eastertide is a season of change. There is a stark difference between the great 50 days of Eastertide and the 40 days of Lent.

For more than a year, we have had to do the necessary work placed upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. And while a lot of that important work continues, we are also beginning to turn our eyes to the future and what the future holds for us.

Upon opening the monthly letter from The Anglican Digest, I was reminded of the story of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, as summarized by The Right Reverend Anthony J. Burton. Bach had quite a life, but I had forgotten how much tragedy was contained in his life.