Praise God from whom all blessing flow…..
If y’all could have been with us today you would have felt the Holy Spirit! The calla lilies at the foot of the altar were actually crying! Each leaf had a drop of dew hanging from its tip and I immediately felt they were tears…..tears of joy! The mission Church of the Ascension was lit up with glory as we celebrated the renewal of worship in that building. The owner of the building even told me to change the sign out in front of the building to show The Episcopal Church of Wise County–because he said, “your people will want the service times posted.” We never even asked him.
Twenty people worshipped today and we sang our hearts out. We were honored to have Father Bruce Coggin celebrate and preach and his sermon was wonderful as he told us about Jesus’ ascension and how his disciples may have reacted to such an event. Also, we are supposed to go on doing what Jesus has taught us and touch others as we have been touched by Him. Very inspiring and comforting. We had four folks drive from Wichita Falls to be with us, several from the Decatur area, and a few others from Peaster and Weatherford.
JD Todd brought 6 blessed prayer shawls for us to have and to use for those who are ill, in need of special prayers or even for warmth when the church is a little too cool. What a wonderful ministry this is and we are very thankful that JD shared these beautifully crochets shawls with us.
Mark made an an announcement that Bishop High will be with us on May 31 for Holy Eucharist and Confirmation…..Mark’s Confirmation! We are so excited! You might not realize it but we will have had Holy Eucharist 3 times in May. May has 5 Sundays; we had Canon Janet on the first Sunday, Father Bruce today, and we’ll have Bishop High on May 31. WOW!
I am attaching a few pictures for you to see the work in progress and then how the church looked with the altar prepared and ready for Holy Eucharist.
Thank you all for your prayers and support of our journey. Like I mentioned to Bishop High, “When God starts to work when His timing is right, He doesn’t mess around, does He? We are so thankful.”
Love,
For His Sake,
Ellen
