This Week from Mitch

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope and pray that you are well. I hope and pray that you have been able to experience some holiday joy. I hope and pray that you and your loved ones have been able to celebrate the birth of Jesus in happiness and love. 

I am so thankful to celebrate with you all this year. I promised myself that when Christmas at St. Martin's was taken from us by COVID shutdowns, I would never again take the pageantry of the Christmas season for granted. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this Christmas beautiful. Thank you to our Altar Guild, Sunday school teachers, Flower Guild, and so many others who went above and beyond during this time. I also want to thank Gordon Thomas by name. Gordon worked hours upon hours to make our campus look welcoming and inviting. There has not been a time in the last few weeks when I have not seen his truck somewhere on campus. Gordon, thank you.

As we move into 2025, I pray St. Martin's can continue to grow in mission and outreach, in teaching and in care. I pray that we can continue to grow as the hands and feet of Christ in the world. May our hands be his hands, may our heart for the stranger be his heart, and may our love reflect the love of the one we celebrate at Christmas, Jesus the Christ.

In Christ,

Mitch