January 26, 2012

Dear Members and Friends of Christ Church,

On Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 4:00PM, The Right Reverend Thomas Ely will visit the people of Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier to lead us in worship as we give thanks to God in “Celebration of our Call to Mutual Ministry.”  This celebration will honor the partnership that has been forged between us since the Ministry Discernment Committee and the Christ Church vestry called me to serve as your Priest-in-Partnership.  I firmly support the fundamentals of mutual ministry and I personally believe that as Christians in process, each of us is called to love and serve God and one another collaboratively!   Because we are engaged in mutual ministry, there will only be one service celebrated on Sunday, March 11th so that everyone in our community can be together at one time.

Immediately following this festive Eucharist, we will continue with our celebration by sharing in a pot-luck meal.   I hope you will mark your calendars and will make every effort to be present for this very special event!

Faithfully,

Paul Habersang

Priest-in-Partnership        Christ Episcopal Church