As I write this, we have just gone from a low in the 60’s to a high in the 60’s in the matter of 24 hrs. As you are reading this, the traffic patterns have changed as schools are now in session. September is a month of season change. We will have some really hot days and some really cold days – perhaps even a frost. The decrease in the amount of daylight becomes more noticeable. In response, we start carrying a jacket or sweatshirt when we go out. We adapt to the environmental seasons and the cultural seasons. We go through many seasons annually. We also experience longer seasons in our lives. When the house is full of children – when it is empty. The season of full workdays and the season of retirement. Seasons of health and seasons of sickness. Sometimes the season changes abruptly but usually the change is slow.

This congregation is going through a season change. It might not be clear what season we are in at the moment. The Transition Team is preparing to lead us through an exploration of this current season to help us prepare for the next season. You need to take a clear-eyed view of who this congregation is right now, what the congregation is actually doing, and who is doing the doing. Then you can look around and listen to see and hear what God might be calling you to do over the next five years. Once we’ve laid a plan, then you can begin to look for the right staff to make that plan possible.

As we go through this process there will be abrupt changes and some slow ones. Some days we will be prepared for what happens and others we will be caught unaware. Please be patient with each other, support each other and help to bring everyone along from this season to the next.

Just as we keep on doing all the essentials of daily living during the changing seasons, we, as a congregation, will continue to worship, study, play and serve together. We are here to support each other – please reach out when you have need.   –  Jennifer

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