This Week from Mitch

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope and pray that you are well. I have been blessed to work with English Morris. He is a faithful man, a loving minister, and a beautiful musician. After 36 years English is retiring. Let me be clear, retiring does not mean leaving, it simply means the organ bench at St. Martin's will be occupied by someone else.

The task of hiring a new organist is extremely important. If you have not filled out the parish survey please do. Our search will be undertaken by Jeff Caswell, Raven McCrory, Denise Smith, Christi Brownlow, Lisa LaBorde, and Drew Bozard. It will also be supported by outside consultants from the rich music community that surrounds us here in Columbia SC. I trust them to do a thorough and faithful job, and I am grateful for their work. More information on the search and on how we plan to honor English's ministry will come. If I have not said it enough, please know, that I am deeply grateful for all the great things English has done. No matter how you look at it, English Morris has shaped this community for the better. 

In Christ,

Mitch