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                                                                       September 2010

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

I’m writing from Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River where my family has gathered at our cottage forty of the past forty-one summers.  The one summer we weren’t here we spent a month in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of a pulpit exchange whereby a Scottish pastor and I traded congregations, houses and cars for a month.

Our younger son Josh was married here at TI Park the last week in July.  It was the occasion for a homecoming of our family, as well as for about twenty-five members of Josh’s bride, Maggie.  For the better part of a week we shared meals and walks; some of us golfed and others went fishing.  Our days were marked by getting acquainted and catching up.

A number of times I was in conversation with folks who said flat-out that they seldom find the time to reminisce and recount stories of fond and even sorrowful occasions.  We wondered out loud about our tendency to take life on the run, even when we really don’t have to.

All this has led me to savor the thought of our fall homecoming at Market Square.  In saying this I am making my own resolution to slow down and listen better as we catch up with one another.  I invite you to gather at the Lord’s Table on September 12, which is Christ’s great “listening post” with his followers.  Then on September 19 the Annual Church Picnic affords us the opportunity to share good food while catching up with one another. 

See you soon, God willing!

Jim