Dear Friends,

What a Sunday we had on Nov 15! Many thanks go to those of you, family and friends, who made the trek to Modesto. I am grateful for your encouragement and support for my ordination as a presbyter (priest) in the AMiA. I also want to express my gratitude to Bishop Sandy Greene and his wife, Gigi, as well as Canon Missioner Keith Andrews, leader of our Network, for their willingness to travel from out of state to continue to build the Anglican Mission’s presence in Northern California. What a set of anniversaries we can now celebrate– the same week in November marks my ordination as priest, the week my family joined the church, and our parish’s anniversary (15 years and counting as “Christ the King”).

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As Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded to pause to consider all that I have to be thankful for in my life. I’m not going to list any of them in this blog! I’m going to save that for next time. Instead, in one of the shortest blog entries you’ll ever read, I want to encourage you to do the same.  Each day, think of at least two things for which are you are thankful-and then pay attention to how your perspective begins to be influenced by this simple discipline.

We will host our annual Thanksgiving service this year, and we’re inviting St. James to join us at Orchard. During our service, extended time will be given for you to share your testimonies and remembrances of Thanksgiving to God. I look forward to this service!