Whew! Hard to believe that it was just a year ago that we had our annual meeting in 2020. And just a little over a month later we We're faced with the transition to online worship. in a matter of two weeks we went from fist bumping and elbow bumping at the sign of the peace to greeting each other in windows on a zoom screen. A lot has happened over the course of the past year. The Covid-19 Pandemic, protests, fires, and elections have filled our newsfeeds, brought anxiety, dread, and grief. But the past year has also held moments of joy, peace, love, and hope. This Sunday we will gather for our annual parish meeting. We will look back and recount God's goodness to us in the midst of this challenging year gone by. I hope that you will take time this weekend to join us for worship as well as our annual meeting. Yes, we will take a look at the year gone by. But we will also look forward with hope to the years ahead! Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Blessings,
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