The Message

Dear Friends,

Turning the calendar to May, I realize that this is my next to last newsletter message. Thus, our two year chapter in your midst is fast coming to a close as Sunday, June 9th will be our final Sunday. With this in mind, should anyone wish to have conversation before departure, know of my openness in sharing such moments be they of a congregational, personal or spiritual matter.

With you, I welcome and greet all the signs of spring that are slowly but surely nudging us toward summer. The greening of the grass, blossoming of trees and bright flowers emerging from winter’s hard ground, all serve to remind us of our genius Creator who greets us in the breaking forth of spring with divine smile, extravagant beauty and an anthem of love in a kaleidoscope of color. It’s almost as if creation dances in delight! Similarly, the Risen Christ gives new life to all creation, human beings like you and me and even churches like Old Brick. Let us embrace and welcome all that God has in store for us!

Moving from the Easter season to the day of Pentecost, the birthday of the Christian church; we celebrate the gift of God’s spirit. In the great promises of Pentecost, we are not only strengthened but empowered in ways we could not imagine. Ours is a God “who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.” (Ephesians 3:20). May this be our faith as we journey into our tomorrows!

Grace and Peace,

Kent E. Huyck
Interim Pastor