Dick and Nancy Bartoes, long-time parishioners at Buck Mountain, celebrated their 56th anniversary yesterday. I asked them to come up to the front of the church at our announcement time, in recognition of this very special milestone. Dick said to the congregation, "I just feel so blessed to have had this woman as my wife for 56 years." Nancy said, "I'd like to say the same to you." What a beautiful thing to witness!
Dick told me that he and Nancy have decided to donate their piano to the church for use in the sanctuary. This is great news, as we don't have one currently, and the piano in our office/education space is in pretty rough shape. As a long-time pianist, I am excited to anticipate how we non-organists in the congregation might contribute to worship. (I love the sound of organs, but they scare me as a musician. The pedals ... weird! And what's with those stop things???)
Another beautiful Sunday with spirited, Spirit-filled worship and a joyful sense of community. I couldn't ask for more.
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3 comments:
And with air-conditioning, no less.
I'm so happy for you (we all are).
love, chrissie
What wonderful gifts we are experiencing at BMC--special people, special gifts, and a spirit filled congregation, inspired by a spirit filled priest.
So happy it's going so well!
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