The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. — On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. (Luke 23:55-56)
What do we do while we wait?
It is a great question for us right now as we wait for Easter and a new pastor.
The women did their best to gather up the things they thought they would need to finish the proper preparation of Jesus’ body after it was placed in the tomb and then took time to observe the Sabbath.
The Session has been working while we wait to get us ready for a new pastor and a new future. In January they selected a list of priorities to focus on as we move through this year. They are:
1) Fire the Interim Pastor (Read hire your new Pastor.)
2) Finish the Sanctuary Project
3) Incorporate our Vision, Values and Icons throughout the church.
4) Find ways to enable Fellowship Opportunities for Young Families.
5) Engage in Outreach Opportunities.
Some of these priorities are well underway. The Pastor Nominating Committee has worked hard on the Mission Information Form which the Session approved at their February meeting. This form will be the ways that pastoral candidates get to know what we are looking for in our new pastor. You will find an update on the Sanctuary Project in this newsletter.
We have the vision, values and icons ready to go and it is a matter of getting them communicated on our web-site, in our signage, throughout our written materials and in the policies and procedures that guide us.
The Session is working on ways to put some meat on the bones of finding ways to enable Fellowship for Young Families and Outreach Opportunities for us to engage in. – We keep preparing as we wait.
Let me suggest to each of us as we wait, that we prepare by 1) investing ourselves in the mission and ministries we have committed to, 2) exploring ways that will give new life to the expressions of faith for future generations, and 3) looking forward with the expectation that even in the unknown tomorrows God has big surprises for us.
“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women cane to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body… Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen.” (Luke 24:1-5)
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