The Message

Dear Friends,

Only days after Easter Sunday, I stopped into a shop and extended Easter greetings. A gentleman in the little shop said he had overheard someone note “that Easter is the only holy day celebrated 52 weeks of the year.” Amen! Indeed our Easter Sunday was a bright, beautiful day but, well we know in community of faith, it is a season that takes us to Pentecost Sunday, 50 days after Easter Sunday. Additionally, however, every Sunday is a celebration of Christ’s resurrection and therefore a celebration of Easter. Yes, and “When Easter Happens to Us” we, too, are raised to be the resurrected body of Christ in the midst of one another and all the world. Thus, we gather every Sunday never to forget, always to remember who we are. Be encouraged to invite others to join us as we celebrate God’s gift of new life Easter declares in the living presence of the Risen Christ.

Shifting gears a bit, I have just signed an already Consistory and Classis approved contract to be your Interim-Pastor for one additional year, from June 15, 2012 to June 15, 2013. Technically, of course, from a Classis perspective, I’m known as minister under contract though the reality is that Old Brick is in an interim time-frame. I trust this has been a good chapter for Old Brick as surely it has been a positive experience for Susan and myself. Given my retirement date, we will soon begin a selfstudy process exploring a variety of options that will ultimately inform and lead to the formation of a search committee. Surely we will all want to keep Old Brick in our prayers as we attempt to discern God’s future for this wonderful congregation.

Grace and Peace,

Kent E. Huyck
Interim Pastor