Holy Experiments

It was such a joy to celebrate Easter together after two years of celebrating this holy day online. We could not have asked for better weather for our Sunrise Service out on the labyrinth. The sun was shining and the birds were singing along as we proclaimed Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Thank you Sandy LaFave for bringing your electric piano and leading us all in song. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped prepare the labyrinth by weeding on Palm Sunday weekend and by setting up on Easter morning.  The 10 o’clock worship service was equally joyous with music by David and the choir and many thanks to Kathy Young for organizing a wonderful and tasty fellowship time between the services.
Energy is starting to return to the congregation as we learn to live in the new normal. I’m encouraged by the folks who are venturing back to worship and by the new faces that have been showing up as well. Thank you to all those who have gotten involved in the Pathfinder initiatives. I’m also encouraged by the number of people who have been sharing ideas for how to make CLC more welcoming and engaging. Your constructive input is always welcome.
Over the summer starting on Memorial Day weekend, we will be combining our two worships into one service at 9:30 in order to keep a “critical mass” as folks take off for some well-deserved and long overdue vacations. This is a great opportunity for worshippers from both our services to worship together and to connect. I’m also planning to use this time to conduct some “holy experiments” and try out some of the suggestions I’ve received and some new liturgy ideas I’ve come across. I’m hoping some will work and I’m sure a few will bomb but it’s a great opportunity to try out some new things and keep CLC moving into the future.
Blessings,
Pastor Sue