On Feb. 5, 2012, we held our Annual Parish Meeting. I created this collage to be a visual of my annual report. We had a great year in 2011. Many new people joined our church. Our Youth Group grew! We received a Lilly Endowment Grant to fund my sabbatical and to build a Labyrinth at the church. Our Food Pantry provided food to over 200 persons every month; during the year, 39% of those served were children. Sunday school got off to a great start, and has been a blessing to the children and the adults who teach. The pastoral care team made many visits to the home-bound and those in the hospital. We had several adult baptisms. We welcomed the local Rabbi to SPOTH the night we had the band "Girls in Trouble" give a concert at the church....the band performs original music about women in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). The Shrine Mont Parish retreat, our 2nd, strengthened our relationships with each other and God. Our October Blessing of the Animals was outstanding on the Labyrinth. Our Celtic Eucharists were lovely and offered wonderful experiences of worship once every month on a Saturday evening. Even in having to say "goodbye" to those who are longer with us, we experienced the love of God in our connections that cannot be ended by distance or death. There were many high points and even more moments of grace that we shared as a faith community in 2011.
No comments:
Post a Comment