My Dear Sisters and Brothers at Christ Church,
Happy Easter! Still! Did you know that Easter lasts for 50 days? Lent, the gloomy part, only gets 40. But Easter, the party part, gets 50. After 50 days of this I expect each of your fine people to have the various resurrection stories in the New Testament committed to memory. Actually, it would probably be more useful to give thanks to all the people who made Easter happen at Christ Church. Besides God, Jesus, Mary Magdalene and the disciples, we should thank the following good people:
Christ Church's Altar Guild, who decorated the sanctuary so beautifully so many times.
Our choir, who carried us through with beautiful music.
The greeters and the readers and the Eucharistic ministers.
Buildings and Grounds, who make our campus so beautiful.
Acolytes and coffee hour people.
Sunday school teachers, vestry and wardens.
Our wonderful staff, including Ashley Jackson, Michael Moran and Will Scott.
I've heard it said that you can't be a Christian by yourself. Well you certainly can't be a church without a community. Together, we're making this whole thing work, helping shards of the Kingdom of God break into this world.
Thank you. God bless you. And Hallelujah!
Happy Easter.
-Stephen