Hi everybody:

Today was one of the most beautiful days EV-ER!  The rain was a blessing even though it made it just a tad messy this morning…no complaints here.

Today we had 16 people at the service.  We were so proud to meet Canon Janet’s husband, Ed, and their children Wynne and Ben.  All of them were participants in the service with the children being acolytes and Ed carrying the cross and taking up the collection.  We sang like we were a huge church….maybe louder than we were good, but we definitely made a “joyous noise unto the Lord.”  Our music, which makes our services so joyful, is beautiful and we really enjoy it….thanks to Sarah Walker.

We received a gift of a brass chalice, paten, and a ciborium that was purchased by Fr. Bruce Coggin and Owanah Anderson and used by All Saints for their services.  This is a beautiful addition to what we already have and we will take extra special care of these items which are on loan to us.  JD Todd was gracious enough to drive from Wichita Falls to our house to deliver them and we can’t thank him enough for doing that.  Canon Janet brought us a Paschal candle to keep burning during the Easter season and we will try to make a candle holder for it.  It is from the Episcopal Church in Wichita Falls and originally from Ascension in Lewisville.  We received a veil and two burses and we used the gold side of the veil today and the white burse on the altar….these were gifts from St. Stephen’s in Hurst.  Thank you cards were written by Sarah Walker and we all signed them today; they will be mailed tomorrow.

I am attaching a few pictures of the altar, the chalice, paten, ciborium, and the Waggoner family.

Thank you all for celebrating today with us.

Allelulia!  Christ is risen.

The Lord is risen indeed.  Allelulia!

For His sake,

Ellen