After the Fact -- More than you realize

I often speak about how much goes on at St. John’s beyond the Sunday worship services. This week we had an interesting exercise involving more than just us. When we changed lectionaries in December, the Case family gave us a new book with the proper Gospel lessons. We received word from the publisher week before last that there was some flaw in the book – with no detailed explanation. However, they advised us to send the book in the packing they supplied on a Monday, and we would have it back by the following Sunday. Sure enough, we sent it in last Monday, and the Gospel book was in place yesterday, and I was the only one who realized it had ever been gone. Now if they’d only tell me what was wrong before . . .

Another busy happening this week is the refurbishing/repair of the steeple. It’s worth a trip by the church during the week to see the steeple jacks at work. Then maybe you can figure out how they got the blue plastic on the roof. The good news is that about half of the cost of the repair has come from the appreciation in the value of the building endowment. That fund was established about 8 years ago, and with even a few bequests, it has grown to help with major repairs. The proceeds of any undesignated bequests are put into that fund. Consider doing your part to keep the church beautiful and functional long after you are able to attend services. It will help more than you realize.