The message when there's no message

Dear Friends in Christ -

As we've rolled into this New Year, the Blog has been quieter than usual. What's happening? The truth is that God is so hard at work among us that I'm having a hard time keeping up! There's a great deal to be thankful for:
-- January kicked-off with an awesome 12-Night Party
-- the Vestry has wrestled with the budget (and the budget deficit) and has exciting news to put forward at the Annual Meeting
-- our long-time Parish Administrator, Chris, has retired and our new Parish Administrator, Nancy, begins work tomorrow (Monday, 1/21)
-- the parish Nominating Committee has finished its work and has a full slate of candidates to put forward for parish offices and vestry
-- the Healing Ministers and members of the Prayer Chain had a wonderful retreat on Saturday 1/12 at Mercy Center in Madison
-- the Senior High Youth Group had an awesome retreat the weekend of 1/11-1/13 at Lake Champion
-- we had a great visit with Bishop Laura Ahrens today; lots of folks said her sermon - inviting us to "come and see" was right on target
. . . and there's more . . . but it's time for me to sign off and rest up.
In my last blog post, I asked you to pray . . . keep praying - it's working!!
Faithfully yours,
Janet+