Dr. John Tamilio III

It has been a busy couple of weeks: multiple baptisms and funerals.  Birth and death.  It is almost the Christian story if you add the resurrection.  And we are still in the season of resurrection.  The Easter season ends with Pentecost, which is June 5.  That is also the day that we will dedicate the Chapel in the Glades — the chapel that Evan Lee built behind the church as his Eagle Scout project.

Our WEZE program (Understanding the Word with Dr. John) will end on June 17.  It did not receive the financial support from listeners needed to make it a self-sustaining ministry.  We do have podcasts of each episode, though, which are available on our website.  We can use these to help promote our church and our collective ministry.  The podcasts are also a great way to introduce friends to our church.  Send a link to family members, friends, neighbors, and/or co-workers so they know what to expect if they visit us.

We have been having many visitors lately.  I am in the process of moving them from regular attendees to new members.  Please be sure to reach out to extend a handshake and a word of welcome to them.  You are the first impression of our church that visitors receive.

Our new Tuesday night Bible study — on the Book of Revelation — has started.  Our first night (May 17) served as an introduction to the text.  We will cover chapters 1-3 next Tuesday night.  Please join us in person (we meet in the Social Room) or over Zoom.  This is another way to introduce people to our church.

I delivered the prayer of invocation at the recent town meeting and will preach at the installation service of Rev. John Robie at the First Church in Weymouth this Sunday.  The Weymouth congregation is one of our sister churches in the Massachusetts Association of Congregational Christian Churches, of which I am now the Moderator.  (Wish me luck!)

I continue to visit people who are sick or homebound.  Remember, if you would like a visit, or need/want pastoral counseling, do not hesitate to contact me.  Hospitals no longer do this, so if you (or someone from our community) is in the hospital, I need to get word from you.  My doors and ears are always open.  I am available 24/7/365, as the adage says.

Phew!  That’s quite a lot happening in the life of our vital congregation — and that’s not even all of it.  For example, I have a new book coming out on ethics and an article that will appear in the next issue of The Congregationalist — the quarterly journal of our National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.

God’s love and peace be with you all!