From waving our palms to foot-washing to the heartache of the cross to stories told around the fire at the Vigil to the celebration of Easter morning, Holy Week was wonderful, beautiful, rich, and deeply moving. My heart is filled to the brim. And there are so many people to thank for their (your!) support in helping it all happen that I don't even know where to begin.

Thank you to all who moved tables and chairs, arranged hospitality, brought food, cleaned up, and ran and then emptied the dish washers - at least 5 times over the course of the week!  Thank you to Garden setter-uppers and labyrinth lay-er-outer. Thank you to all who filled and re-filled footwashing pitchers. Thank you to those who helped with Palm Sunday Bingo and those who made sure kids were included in everything else all week, too. Thank you to our readers, our preachers, to all who sang so beautifully in the choir and to those who shared other musical gifts. To all who wrote Vigil skits and performed the skits; and thanks to Mother God, the MC of the Vigil! Thank you to our ushers, our vergers, our acolytes, our candlelighters, our nursery caregiver, our livestreamers, our bulletin printers, our donations counters. Thank you to our bread bakers, our flower arrangers, and all who made the sanctuary sparkle and shine. To all who filled Easter eggs and to the bunnies that hid them. Thank you to all who arrived early and all who stayed late and all who asked if more help was needed. 

Thank you to all who showed up (or who emailed to say they were there in spirit!) to step into our Great Story and take your place in it. Thank you for bringing your children, your laughter, your tears, your hearts, your faith, your hope, your hearts.

An extra special thank you to Charlie Prokop who MADE (yes, made, by hand!) our gorgeous new Paschal Candle stand; which we will be blessing and dedicating this Sunday at church.

And to Tony, Naomi, RaeKell, and Kathy, who all put in extra time, and talent, and effort

Blessings,
Jennifer