Easter view from the pew - Rector's Rambling for April 27, 2024

     


What a wonderful celebration we had last week for Easter Day.  Thank you to all who attended and who pitched in to prepare for the Service,   and helped during and afterwards.  It was great to see old friends and new in the pews worshipping together.

             Speaking of in the pews, one nice thing to see on Social Media was pictures of the service.  Posted here are two of many that I saw come across the St. John’s Instagram feed.  And there were several others as well.  This is not only a great way to share St. John’s with your friends and neighbors, but it also gives me the opportunity to see what it looks like ‘from the pews” during worship!  Different angles from various areas in the church make for an interesting collection and shared perspective. 

It probably doesn’t feel like it, but posting content like this to your social media feed, tagging or hashtagging St. John’s could be a form of evangelism, getting people to think for a moment about Our Lord and His Church, and perhaps drawing them to St. John’s to worship Him with us.  Another way would be to follow the St. John’s social media accounts and share the posts there to your own feed as well.

Sharing posts, inviting friends/family/neighbors, welcoming newcomers and visitors, are some basic ways of letting others know who we are as a parish.   More importantly sharing with others who He is, our Risen Saviour!

And when you share, invite, and welcome, be sure to also pray that our Lord touch their hearts as well.