Just A Little Tidying Up
g from beyond my original view was Doreen Gay cleaning around the base of the great organ that is now dedicated to Dr. Malcolm Cass. Soon Chuck was on a ladder reaching with his cloth to place a shine on the Cross beneath the Rose Window.
On Saturday, Apri
l 4 a few gallant men and women arrived at Peoples with bucket, rags and Murphy's soap in hand to launch an attack on the corners and crevases that inundate the nooks and crannies of the sanctuary. The purpose was to put every area of the sanctuary in order and to polish the pews so that children might find it easier to slide from end to end. When I arrived the smell of Murphy's presence was already in the air. As Marlene and I opened the door to the sanctuary we were greeted by Barbara Nelson and Janice Huelin polishing the very front pew.
l 4 a few gallant men and women arrived at Peoples with bucket, rags and Murphy's soap in hand to launch an attack on the corners and crevases that inundate the nooks and crannies of the sanctuary. The purpose was to put every area of the sanctuary in order and to polish the pews so that children might find it easier to slide from end to end. When I arrived the smell of Murphy's presence was already in the air. As Marlene and I opened the door to the sanctuary we were greeted by Barbara Nelson and Janice Huelin polishing the very front pew.Turning into the great expanse of awe striking views provided by the stained glass windows, and the huge overhanging arches of the ceiling timbers we spotted Chuck and Joanne Kamiliewicz
in the Chancel talking with someone who was out of sight behind the organ. There risin
g from beyond my original view was Doreen Gay cleaning around the base of the great organ that is now dedicated to Dr. Malcolm Cass. Soon Chuck was on a ladder reaching with his cloth to place a shine on the Cross beneath the Rose Window.Turning aroun
d I looked into the semi-gloom of the sanctuary and there standing in the middle of the aisle was our smiling Angell, Susan with dust rag in hand ,but with a beaming smiling countenance about her. I thought how much Susan has done with her gift for writing among other things and snapped away so that I may continue to be reminded of her work and that of the others present for weeks to come.
d I looked into the semi-gloom of the sanctuary and there standing in the middle of the aisle was our smiling Angell, Susan with dust rag in hand ,but with a beaming smiling countenance about her. I thought how much Susan has done with her gift for writing among other things and snapped away so that I may continue to be reminded of her work and that of the others present for weeks to come.The niches of clutter seem to surround us, much of it out of sight, but nevertheless there. While others cleaned around the area of the organ, choir loft, lectern and pulpit, others were cleaning the pews and the area at the back of the church. While I was cleaning out the closet near the back of the church I found things to throw away or to resta
ck or to label. Many folks have grown up with the notion that if something is out of sight it is also out of mind. Well that seems to be the description of that closet--
-more than once a year. In the closet were two tables that had their legs removed. I showed the tables to Chuck , Joanne and others and asked them if they thought these tables would be better to use behind the back pew thus eliminating the concoction of tables that had been there. Doreen said with a table cloth over them it might work well. Transformation allowed one of the tables, often used by the Pastors in communion services to be placed neatly in the Pastor's study. With three hours of work the crew that appeared on this morning left feeling good about what they had done, where they had been and what it had meant to work with fellow parishioners to honor our Lord by serving each other and others in the midst of a room that provides sanctuary to all.
ck or to label. Many folks have grown up with the notion that if something is out of sight it is also out of mind. Well that seems to be the description of that closet--
-more than once a year. In the closet were two tables that had their legs removed. I showed the tables to Chuck , Joanne and others and asked them if they thought these tables would be better to use behind the back pew thus eliminating the concoction of tables that had been there. Doreen said with a table cloth over them it might work well. Transformation allowed one of the tables, often used by the Pastors in communion services to be placed neatly in the Pastor's study. With three hours of work the crew that appeared on this morning left feeling good about what they had done, where they had been and what it had meant to work with fellow parishioners to honor our Lord by serving each other and others in the midst of a room that provides sanctuary to all.
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