Dear Talmadge Hill Family,

Easter is more than a single day; it is a 50 day season of "practicing resurrection." One of the most practical ways we do this right now is by participating in the Holy Cow! Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT). By completing this, you are helping lay the ground for Talmadge Hill’s future. It is a defiant act of hope and a vital investment in what is breaking through. If you haven't yet, please take 30 minutes to complete the survey before the Friday, April 17 deadline. (Find the link to the Holy Cow CAT below, in the Transition Committee Update).

As we continue through this Easter season, we are delighted to welcome The Rev. Deacon Eleanor Withers Kumar to the pulpit this Sunday. Elly is in her final year at Yale Divinity School and was recently ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church. She will share reflections from her recent "Borderlands Pilgrimage" to El Paso and Juarez. Just as the disciple Thomas sought to touch Jesus’ wounds to believe, Elly’s stories will help us "touch the wounds" of our migrant neighbors, inviting us to find the living Christ in our midst today. While you are reading this on Friday, April 10, I am currently away on vacation visiting my family in South Africa. I look forward to being back with you all on April 22nd. During my absence, please contact JP for general assistance or Cheryl for pastoral care.

Mooi Loop,
Dries