As I write this I am still about two weeks away from my official July 1 start date but I’m more than ready to be with you! It seems like every day for the last month of so I’ve been bringing a box of books or files over from Faith to Bay View. Other than my robes and stoles, everything has now been moved and the books are on the shelves and the pictures are on the wall!
I really hope… that you’re as excited to have me as I am to be with you. If you are, a really great way to let me know would be to march with me in the 4th of July Parade! I realize that just isn’t possible for some of you but to see you cheering us on from the sidewalk is just as important. So on the 4th let’s show this community just what kind of Methoducks we are!
I also want to draw your attention to a sign-up sheet that can be found on The Cube which you can use to express your interest and availability to help clean up the South Shore Pavilion on Monday, July 9th. We’ll meet at the South Shore Pavilion at 10:00am. The work will be filling a dumpster with broken park benches and snow fences and also cutting back some foliage that has overrun two inner courtyards. I suggest long pants, good shoes (no flip flops!) and work gloves. I think we all realize how under-staffed our parks are and I also know how much we appreciate Chill on the Hill and the South Shore Farmer’s Market so consider this a great way to give back to our parks.
Last month Pastor Kelly wrote about “Seeing 20/20: A Visioning Process for BVUMC.” I think at least part of our vision for the future has to include more community involvement and an awareness of how important our place is in our community. Jesus calls us to love our neighbors and we want our neighbors to know that our church is there for them…all of them.
Folks, we can’t wait for them to come to us…we need to take our love out to the streets of Bay View, from the parks to the coffee shops, from Bread & Jam to Loving Start, let’s show Bay View how much we care!
Blessings,
Pastor Andy