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Dear Friends,

 

My heart is full! I am both honored and humbled by the trust you have extended to me by calling me as your next pastor.  My installation service will be on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. here at All Saints - I hope that you will be able to attend, either in-person or online. If you are able to make it in-person, please plan to stay a little longer for the reception that will follow.  Marian Caldwell, Susan Fischer, and Megan Schwartz are already strategizing!

 

January often begins with noise - countdowns, celebrations, and champagne corks popping. While the world marks a new year with fireworks, we begin with promises - God's promises - spoken again over us in Word and in water, bread and wine.

 

As we step into this new year together, I am mindful that beginnings are rarely about starting from nothing. They are about continuing - carrying forward what has shaped us, sustained us, and rooted us, while trusting that God is not finished with us yet. The same God who called light out of darkness, who raised Jesus from the grave, continues to call life and hope into being among us.

 

A new year invites reflection, but it also invites trust. Trust that God meets us exactly where we are. Trust that grace is sufficient for the days ahead. Trust that even when the path forward is not entirely clear, we do not walk it alone. My prayer is that together we will continue to listen closely for where the Spirit is

leading us - sometimes boldly, sometimes gently, always faithfully.

 

May this January be a time of renewed hope for us all. May we know God's presence in the ordinary days and the unexpected moments. And may we, as the body of Christ at All Saints, continue to grow in love, courage, and joy as we follow Jesus together.

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With much love,

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