Bits from Beth

April 1, 2026

Dear Friends,

This is Holy Week and each day we draw closer to the crucifixion and the resurrection. We hope you are able to attend the Maundy Thursday Service at 6:30pm on April 2nd. This special service retells the story of those final days, helping us to better comprehend the love God has for us.

At the end of 2025, I laid out a plan approved by our Leadership Board to create a transition from one pastoral to another. Healthy transitions always begin with a plan. We do not yet know who your next pastor will be but we do know the Bishop will be announcing it sometime in the next few weeks. At that time, we will be able to lay out more specifics. In healthy transitions, the current pastor has to begin letting go of many of the tasks that were unique to that pastor. In December, we transitioned from two weekly emails to one. We were originally sending it out on Thursdays but decided to move it up a day to Wednesday. Those that receive a Lesson Summary, letter, and prayer list by mail will receive their last Lesson summary with this week’s mailing. We will still send a mailing to inform you of what is happening in the church and the weekly prayer list and monthly birthday list. Word for Today will continue through May.

An appointed Committee from our Leadership Board has toured the parsonage and made note of needed updates. This primarily includes the kitchen which was built in the late 1960s and no longer has the space for modern appliances such as microwaves or stand mixers. We hope to start these repairs soon so the parsonage will be clean and ready when your new pastor arrives. When the Bishop finalizes an appointment, the District Superintendent calls the SPRC to see up a meeting. She will come to that meeting to tell them who is being appointed and what gifts as a pastor makes this a good match. The SPRC will get to vote to accept that appointment but it cannot be announced until the church that pastor is leaving is informed. The Bishop will decide when the appointment is made public – usually on Facebook with both churches. We will likely send an email out as well.

We are especially thankful to our Music Director, Cynthia Outlaw, our choir, and our hand bell choir for the beautiful and sometimes improvised music during Lent. We also are grateful to the Beasley family for another successful Berg egg hunt. Over a thousand eggs were placed in the Berg neighborhood. The kids all had a great time.

Take a moment to remember what Jesus did for us and just how much God loves us. We hope to see you Thursday evening and Sunday morning.

Grace and peace,

Beth