My beloved Mt. Tam Church,
May 23rd is going to be a BIG SUNDAY! Of course, every Sunday is a festival. However, May 23rd, as Pentecost Sunday, is always a big celebration for the church. This year, we are going to celebrate YOU! For it’s the time of year that we: 1. acknowledge our youth growing up with 3rd grade Bibles 2. recognize and give thanks for all graduations and 3. honor our volunteers. We will do that all on May 23rd–the BIG SUNDAY!
Because every Sunday is a festival, this coming Sunday we will honor mothers on Mother’s Day with a “guest” preacher, Lindy West. She’s an amazingly faithful and strong follower of Jesus. Her witness will be a gift to all of us as she shares her stories of faith and hope.
One last thing—some folks have asked about my retirement plans which I am happy to share: I am the appointed pastor of Mt. Tam Church until June 30th, but I will be taking the last 2 weeks of June off for vacation, so our farewell Sunday on June 13th will be my last Sunday with you (Dave Slorpe is preaching on June 20th; Tricia and the youth and kids will be taking on June 27th, so you are in good hands on those days!). We will be moving from the parsonage by June 16th to a home we own in Santa Rosa. That’s the retirement rollout!
My focus in these last six weeks will be to visit with you, clean up the files, get the church ready for Pastor Luke and the parsonage ready for his family—and visit with you. I’d love to visit with as many people as possible, so give me a call or an email! That’s the retirement rollout—and the celebration of God’s amazing love and grace still goes on.
Peace,
Pastor Kim
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