P.S.

P.S. I find it a bit amazing that this will be the last many have said - I don't know where the years went - almost ten to be exact. I guess that is part of growing older.

When I first arrived in Sturbridge the land was cleared and ready to start building our new church. And so it was on Easter Sunday, 2002 that we wor-shiped for the first time in our new church. Never will I forget the joy of that day to see the look on the faces of those members who had born the brunt of so many disappointments in the past.

Lately I have been musing about what the future will bring to Bethlehem. I suppose this is due to the fact that I still feel a great stake in this church. One does not easily let go of ten years of memories. Part of me wants to stick around to get in my two cents worth of opinion. That of course is a pure ego trip and it happens when I don't stop and think that it was God who wanted this church to come into being and it will be God who will sustain it.

I am also thinking that whoever is called to be the new pastor will indeed be fortunate. He or she will be honored by God to worship, pray and work here. It also heartens me to know that all of you will do all that you can to be a wel-coming community for this person just as you were to Lesley and me. There is so much more that I want to say but right now words are failing me.

It has been a joy to share the Lord's supper with you, to Baptize your children, to walk with you in your lives. I have often said that pastors don't get to hear many sermons and that the sermons they have are to be found in the actions of the people they serve. Thank you for preaching so well to me and Lesley.

In Christ, Pastor Fred

Pastor Fred

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