St. Matthew Begins a New Year

It seems this is a blessed time at St. Matthew.

We had a great Christmas.

We had a wonderful year as a church—2023.

And I am tremendously excited about the coming year.

We have had so many visitors recently.

It is a joy to meet new people.

And I guess my excitement is based on this understanding: The Lord is with us—and where the Lord is, wonderful and beautiful things happen.

I think often of some of our members who are not able to come to church any longer—and others who are facing illness or other difficulties.

I want you to feel a connection to your church in 2024.

And I pray that the Lord will hold you in his love.

And that you will know it and feel it.

Communion on the First Sunday of the New Year.

We gather at the Lord’s Table again this Sunday.

I hope you can be with us this Sunday.

God bless—MB

Tracy Maxwell is back home and doing well after surgery. He and Julie will be out for some six weeks as Tracy recovers.