Take these memories and allow their example to be your inspiration. Let your spirit be lifted by their spirits with you. Remember the people in your life that taught you what it means to be you, who opened your eyes and your hearts to the possibilities within you. Give thanks for all the people, living and dead, whose memory and example give us the courage and companionship we need on our journeys, who remind us what it means to live lives of faith and service, and honor their lives by doing the same.
We honor the memory of those loved ones in our life the best when we share the best of who we are because of them with others. We honor the lives of veterans best, when we commit ourselves to working for peace in their name. We honor the God who loves us best when we share our faith with all who need to know it for themselves. Don’t ever forget what makes you the person you are - all those people who live in and through you. This is the inheritance you have been given that really matters - and it is a love worth sharing.
See you in Church.
Yours in Christ.
Rev. Herb Taylor
Pastor
p.s. Hope you can come this Memorial Day Sunday to hear Jenna Maxfield preach about living in loss. See her bio below and the unique experience and insight she has to share.
Jenna Maxfield, MSW, LCSW, attended the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) where she was one of the first women in USAFA history selected to serve as the Cadet Wing Commander. Upon graduating in 2007, she commissioned as an Air Force officer. After the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, Jenna led evacuation efforts, casualty notification and survivor counseling initiatives. She is a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom; while deployed to Afghanistan, she set up the first Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team for the southern half of the country and became a key advisor for the Pentagon Oversight team. After her military service, Jenna was a microenterprise mentor for immigrant women in Washington D.C., a community organizer for Syrian refugee resettlement initiatives in Boston, and a social work intern in support of military veterans receiving care at the Boston VA Healthcare System. Jenna graduated Summa Cum Laude with the Dean's Leadership Award from the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work in 2018. She is now a Licensed Certified Social Worker. As an outpatient psychotherapist, Jenna is passionate about helping people explore healing and empowerment in a way that honors them.
See you in Church.
Yours in Christ.
Rev. Herb Taylor
Pastor
p.s. Hope you can come this Memorial Day Sunday to hear Jenna Maxfield preach about living in loss. See her bio below and the unique experience and insight she has to share.
Jenna Maxfield, MSW, LCSW, attended the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) where she was one of the first women in USAFA history selected to serve as the Cadet Wing Commander. Upon graduating in 2007, she commissioned as an Air Force officer. After the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, Jenna led evacuation efforts, casualty notification and survivor counseling initiatives. She is a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom; while deployed to Afghanistan, she set up the first Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team for the southern half of the country and became a key advisor for the Pentagon Oversight team. After her military service, Jenna was a microenterprise mentor for immigrant women in Washington D.C., a community organizer for Syrian refugee resettlement initiatives in Boston, and a social work intern in support of military veterans receiving care at the Boston VA Healthcare System. Jenna graduated Summa Cum Laude with the Dean's Leadership Award from the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work in 2018. She is now a Licensed Certified Social Worker. As an outpatient psychotherapist, Jenna is passionate about helping people explore healing and empowerment in a way that honors them.
Yours in Christ.