Busy moms who take the time to craft a poignant Maundy Thursday service where children learn to wash each other’s feet
Hardworking altar and flower guild members and leaders who polish, scrub, lug, decorate, refill, iron, launder, organize, replenish, and arrange to create such beauty for our worship week by week, season by season, year by year
Those whose hands hold and distribute the bread and wine, helping us partake of Christ himself, inside the church and elsewhere
Volunteer receptionists who answer phones and doors and endure long periods of potential boredom in order to spring into action when needed
Musicians and their leaders who grace us with the gift of their voices and other instruments, leading us in song and enriching our worship
Those who guide us to and from the altar, collect our offerings, provide us with bulletins, and greet us with a smile
Teachers and helpers and nursery staff who enfold our littlest ones with love
Acolytes of all shapes and sizes and ages; those who are learning and those who are mentoring
All who plant and rake and weed and water, stewarding our precious grounds
Cooks and dishwashers, servers and table setters; all who nourish us in body and spirit through church fellowship
Those who pledge and tithe and give; and all who count and organize, deposit and manage our finances, caring wisely for that which has been entrusted to us
Sound operators and video streamers, ably overseeing electronic ministries and gamely leaping to assist each other when glitches arise
Those who study and those who teach; on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and so many other times in between
Lectors who read God’s word for us and offer our heartfelt prayers to God
Staff who scramble to ensure that funerals and receptions are a source of comfort and hope for grieving families; that our spacious and somewhat challenging building is well cared for; that concerns are addressed and communication happens
Vestry members who grapple faithfully with knotty problems in order to serve God and their fellow parishioners
People who come and worship even when they are tired or stressed or overwhelmingly busy; even when the morning hasn’t gone smoothly and the car ride wasn’t pleasant
Those who speak or text or email sweet and encouraging words to uplift tired spirits and remind people of God’s love
All who go out into the world for God’s sake and on our behalf
You 😊
Easter blessings and much love. -- Anne
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