Rector's Rambling - March 4, 2012

When the new vestry met on February 15th we began with an ‘ice-breaker’ exercise, to get to know one another better. Each person responded to the questions; How long have you been attending St. John’s? How far do you travel from home to attend? What drew you to St. John’s in the first place? What is the most important aspect that keeps you coming back?
There is one life-long member of St. John’s. The longest tenured parishioner on the Vestry was baptized here in the late 1930’s, the shortest for 4 years. One Vestry member lives on Harsen’s Island and has to take a ferry boat to get to St. John’s. Others travel from Rochester, Sylvan Lake, Plymouth, Grosse Pointe, and points in between.
One vestry member married into the parish, a few found St. John’s via the website or a Google search. One found St. John’s because St. John’s hosted a concert by her daughters symphonette, but the rest were invited by members to come and visit, even if they didn’t take up the invitation right away.
As for what keeps us coming back the assistant secretary of the vestry summed it up in this month’s vestry highlights, “Together we treasure Fr. Kelly’s theological guidance, the liturgy and gospel preaching, high church traditions, extraordinary music and the warmth and commitment of St. John’s people.”
What is it that brought you here and keeps you coming back? This Lent let us rekindle the fire through the rededication of our faith, and share about Jesus and St. John’s with others.