Dear Friends and Parishioners;
I would like to thank you for the warm welcome and hospitality that I have received from you during my time here at St. John’s as an interim pastor. I have appreciated your willingness to share your wisdom about the parish, and your knowledge of its history. I would especially like to thank our Wardens, Doris M’Timkulu and Charlotte Logan for their encouragement and insight. Canon Robert Hulse who has such deep roots in the Church and larger community is a great source of knowledge and minister of pastoral care.
There are so many other people who make the operation of the parish run like a well-run ship, I am afraid that I will miss out some one’s name. Just know that your efforts are appreciated not only by me, but the entire St. John’s family.
The Parochial Search Committee is moving along with the discernment process and preparing the Parish Profile for publication. Those of you who were able to attend the parish planning workshop will have witnessed for yourselves the diligence of the committee in the organization of that very productive day. We expect the final publication of the profile to be quite soon and we will be ready to move on to the next steps.
St. John’s has been blessed not only with an abundance of talented people, but also, I believe, an abundance of God’s grace. I see it reflected in the lives, witness, and dedication of its members. The fruits of the Spirit are very much alive here. With an openness to that same Spirit, God will surely continue to bless this community of faith.
God’s Peace,
The Rev’d Gordon Walls.