Resurrection People!
Christ is Risen. He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
I am writing to you the week after, the week after Easter. For many clergy, the week after Easter is a time to decompress after the joyful but intense Holy Week. That Wednesday after Easter, I found myself rereading thank notes from various groups with whom we have partnered since the beginning of the year to do ministry to and with others. I was moved. I thank God for the work of the Holy Spirit in this community of faith, that members of this community have a mind for mission outside of ourselves. We are responding as Resurrection People to the Call of the Gospel, to follow Jesus.
Here are some of the notes we have received:
Door of Life of Christian Church, $500 for their Food Pantry ministry
Stride Mental Health Program for youth in Door County, $1,500
Lakeshore CAP. Inc, for $500 and 63 pounds of Food Pantry
Door County Food Coalition for $2,680 from our Super Bowl of Caring offering on Super Bowl Sunday
Crossways Camping Ministries for $1,250
Door CANcer for $1,250
Door County Community Development Center for $1,250
Stella Maris Care 24/7 Food Pantry
Lutheran World Relief, a handwritten note and a letter of thanks for $5,748 as an emergency gift for the
people of Ukraine, funds which were matched, to "provide food, shelter, personal care kits, baby care kits, medicines and other critically needed items for children and families"
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for ongoing ministry support
And these are SOME of the ministries with whom we have partnered since January 1!
During our Church Council we were told by Treasurer Greg Ehlke that our giving in support of our budgeted ministry was doing "okay." But he stressed that what we are doing in the world outside this congregation is a "very good thing."
We're called to serve in the name of Jesus, and we are doing just that. Let us not be complacent, but always thankful, for the one we are serving is Christ in our midst.
Christ is Risen.
Your turn to respond!
Pastor Frank Kauzlarich