This past Sunday, we had a great meeting after church for Rev. Elizabeth's presentation of the Cafe Task Force report, detailing our explorations about the possibility of opening a cafe on our campus.  Over 50 people attended, listening attentively, asking great questions, and expressing points of view.  I'm grateful to all of you who participated.  The congregational discernment phase of this project continues, meaning that we continue to welcome your feedback and your questions.  You may convey feedback to Rev. Elizabeth or any member of the Vestry.  If you have specific questions, you may direct these to Rev. or to Bruce Deal, who is a member of the Cafe Task Force.  Please click here to read the cafe proposal.   Of course, you are also welcome to share your thoughts with me.  As the congregational discernment phase continues, there will be another meeting sometime in early Fall for another opportunity to have conversation together as we continue to decide whether this is the right move for Trinity.

I also want to give a shout out to the Core Teams that were formed in the aftermath of our Planning Extravaganza this past April.  The teams have been working hard, and are aiming to finalize the plans for their different areas within the next couple of weeks.  The Vestry and staff will be undertaking to merge these individual plans into a three year longer term plan for the church, which we look forward to sharing with you in September.

I will not be seeing you this Sunday!  As I mentioned, I am setting out for my annual vacation this week, and will return in mid-July.  My Sunday back at Trinity will be July 17.  I am always grateful for this annual time of refreshment, and hope that each of you will also find some time to relax and refresh this summer, as well.

And I will forward to seeing you soon!

Peace,