Hi Fellowship!
Look at this photo of my office door in the fresh new Religious Exploration wing of the building! How wonderful that all the effort for renovations and fix-up have borne fruit and are ready to welcome youth on September 7. I am grateful to the crew who worked on signage so I have a bulletin board outside the door of the office I use. Perhaps in the photo you can see it is Room 1 – right inside the doors of the RE wing, which are to the right of the parking lot door.
Most important, this photo shows that on my door I have taped a copy of the congregational covenant. Can you see that green piece of paper? The Fellowship covenanted to this in May 2023, and it reminds us of love, respect, listening, celebrating differences, clarifying misunderstandings, and returning to covenant. I have it on the door of my office to remind myself and all who enter here of how we agree to relate together.
One of the reasons I am attracted to Interim Ministry is because it is journeying with people during times of change. And change has so many aspects: excitement, uncertainty, grief, creativity, exhaustion and many more feelings. In fact, there are as many feelings as there are people reading this message. My goal is to honor all those truths, offer compassion for the discomfort, and help you stay true to your deepest values as you navigate this time. Please offer yourself and others spacious compassion and curiosity as this new chapter in the life of the Fellowship is unfolding.
In peace,
Rev. Alex