We are grateful to God for all in this community, including those that enlivened worship, learning, witness, and service in Lent, Holy Week, and on Easter Day:
– for those who welcomed everyone who visited this community, including for the first time;
– for Terry Porter, who fashioned the Easter Cross from a previous Christmas tree;
– for Teresa Ringness, for the gift of Easter Lilies in memory of her son, Jeffrey David Tice;
– for JP Northcutt-Benson, who produced 14 worship services on livestream in this season;
– for those who steward God’s creation, this campus, & God’s resources;
– for those who prepared & shared Easter bags, hospitality time, & the Easter Egg Hunt;
– for those who prepared & served food for the hungry through Micah 6 & LuMin;
– for those who donated to the mission, engagement, & benevolence of this congregation;
– for those who offered the gifts of art, music, poetry, preaching, & planning to glorify God;
– for the gifts of wisdom & wonder from children to elders;
– for those who advocate, heal, teach, protect, care, & serve in & through this congregation;
– for those who work, pray, & protest for peace & justice;
– for every blessing of life.