Hello
Church! It is Marjory writing this month’s pastor’s message in the
newsletter.
In November, I asked some of you, mostly through email, to fill out a survey for a class project. First, to all of those who took it, thank you! I was actually surprised with the number of responses. Second, to all the session elders who took an expanded survey, thank you!
The survey
was on our church’s response to a death in our community. Russ has told
me after his own doctoral work how he always comes away with pride for what a
great church Huron truly is; and I echo this. For a small church, Huron really
pulls their own weight. The survey only confirmed what I thought about
the church’s response after a death. We pull together, offering more than
just a funeral but a reception and support. We support each other through
prayers, phone calls, cards, flowers and love. It was nice to see you all
call the church compassionate. It was always wonderful to hear the pride
you all have for your own church in your hearts come through the survey.
The survey
had one surprise to me. No matter how much volunteer work people said
that they did for the church, no one seems to think they do enough.
Perhaps this is what keeps Huron going strong; the thought that we must always
do more. When people get happy or comfortable in what they are doing or
in who they are, they get stuck in ruts. So can the church. Yet throughout
its history Huron has continued forward. You have never been a large
church. In fact, you have, in many ways, remained the same size
throughout your history. Because of the physical building, you really cannot
get that big as a church anyway. These are realities that don’t limit you
from striving to be the best and that are truly what makes the Spirit of Huron
a church worth being proud of.
