Dear faithful friends,
Happy Memorial Day weekend and the (officially) unofficial start of summer on the island!
I used to say (half-jokingly) to folks, when summer came around, that “summer vacationers don’t come to the island to go to church.”
Well, why the heck NOT?
OK, OK, I get that ‘there’s only so much precious time’ we have to do all the fun and wild and crazy things we want to do on our vacations.
But what if one of those hours had to do with actually MAKING YOUR TIME ON THE ISLAND SHINE LIKE THE SUN—INSIDE YOU?
Indeed, wouldn’t that experience and time with God—and with the rest of us humble and hopeful sinners—ACTUALLY MAKE YOUR TIME HERE BETTER? DEEPER? RICHER? Help you to see the miracles going on in all aspects of your vacations?
To wit (who says that?): Maybe God will even help you make some stellar, cosmic connections with new friends (people who actually think like you on the deepest level, on just about just about everything imaginable), when you take the plunge and get yourself in here at either 8 am or 10 am on Sunday.
Who knows?
One other thing: we’re the VINEYARD, for God’s sake—when Moses came into close contact with God (you remember that ‘burning bush’ story), God told Moses to take off his sandals because he was standing on holy ground.
I might not recommend leaving your shoes at the door (although you could), but feel free to come to our little humble and lovable church ‘as you are,’ in flip flops, shorts, or blazers and Vineyard Vines ties, or summery dresses and broad-brimmed hats.
Because it’s YOU who make all our lives better!
Happy summer!
Yours in faith,
Padre Chip+