Recent Vestry Notes

Vestry Notes

Vestry Notes (week of 3/23/25)

This Season of Lent is like none other in my lifetime.  It seems every morning I get up these days, I am confronted with more news of people detained, food denied, health care compromised, words erased and so much more. It is antithetical to everything that I learned in Sunday School as a child, everything I ascribed to as a health care professional, and everything I believe as a person of faith.  There are times I feel like a voice in the wilderness crying out and unheard.  When I go to those places, I remind myself of the “What Can One Person Do” notices in our weekly Epistle that offer ways we can respond to what is going on around us.  Just last week, there was a call to support victims of sickle cell anemia, attend an Iftar, learn about the impact of wildfires as toxins are released into the air and water and the land is dramatically affected, and so much more!  Scripts are frequently offered to reach out to our Congressional representatives about issues of particular importance.  I invite you to get involved one step at a time as I am reminded of Bishop Steven Charleston’s words:

“One voice at a time. That is how it will work. One voice in the crowd. One voice raised in question. One in defiance. One by one, voice by voice, until a chorus speaks out, a community, a movement worldwide. Speak up. Let your voice be heard. The rest, as they say, will be history.”

Join me in becoming a part of the nationwide movement.  May we all take a chance to make the right choice.

Colleen Hintz for the Vestry

Vestry Members: Brian Malcolm, Paulette Bellew, Wardens, Melissa Allman, Paul Cecala, Jennifer Corrieri, Agnes Clyne, Leslie Harden, Colleen Hintz, and Barbara Shannon.