Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Hearts Filled with Gratitude

I'm sure by now you have received the nicely written letter from Pastor Troy this week announcing his leaving to accept a new call as Pastor of St. John's Lutheran in Winter Park, Florida. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the job well done here at CLC over the past five years by Troy. The best we can hope for as a congregation is to hold onto these associate for a good five years, train them, expose them to a healthy ministry and then send them off to replicate that same experience elsewhere in the ELCA. We did that for Pastor John and now again for Pastor Troy.

So, while it is hard to see him go, I do so with the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." I am excited for him on this new call and wish him all the best.

I wanted to give you all the opportunity to do just the same. Please place on your calendars August 22. That will be Troy's last Sunday to preach. Following worship, there will be an appreciation celebration afterwards where we can bring our words of thanks and well wishes and Troy and Cindy, along with their family, heed the call of the Spirit.

Peace,
Pastor Scott

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