Sunday, May 1 is Mental Health Sunday . . . please take care of yourself. "Did you have your check-up from your neck-up?" If you are feeling overwhelmed and at odds ends, reach out. The isolation of the pandemic has triggered a disruption in our balance and stability. Let me know if you need help finding mental health resources that provide non-judgemental, wholistic healing. For example, these two books for teens:  Blessed Youth and Blessed Youth Survival Guide by Sarah Griffith Lund.

A Good Goodbye Some may want to gather with me and share memories of our time together as I prepare for my departure, retirement, and return to the States to be a new grandmother. (My last day is May 15th). Let me know if you would like to have Tea with Me at 4 PM on Friday, April 29th on Zoom. Or have Lunch with Me at noon or Dinner with Me at 7:15 PM on Tuesday, May 3rd at a local restaurant. You are also welcomed to arrange for an individual meeting. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Sunday, May 15 Worship at 10:30 AM ~ Online and in-person. (CLICK HERE) The theme of my last worship service with you is an exploration of my personal mission statement: "To Know Christ and Make Christ Known." This is the lens through which I filter my actions and values. It comes from the former tag line of the Lutheran church . . . "To Know Christ and Make Christ Known."  During worship, members of the Praying with Scripture Group will share ways that they have come to know Christ through the time that we spent together in the weekly sharing of scripture. If you have come to know Christ through my ministry with you, please share your story with me in an email. It would mean so much to me. I look forward to celebrating the transformative experience of worship together on May 15th.

Sunday, May 15 Happy Hour Church at 4 PM on Zoom. (CLICK HERE) Here is another opportunity for us to be the church together. Come, discuss scripture, and share communion online. Let's open ourselves to experience how we will be blessed.

Pastoral Care The Rev Harry Disher will be working with the Pastoral Care Committee to cover your pastoral care needs in my absence. He can be reached at 519 860 9198.

Be blessed to be a blessing, the Rev Rose Ann Vita

(rose.ann.vita2@gmail.com ~ 647-763-0101)