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FROM PASTOR PAUL KRAMPITZ
Dear Friends in Christ,
One of the many pieces of memorabilia that I have in my study is a small sail boat with an inscription on one of its sails. The inscription is titled “Pastor’s Study” and reads as follows:
The Pastor’s Study is a symbol of the calling of the Christian minister to be the shepherd of a flock of God. Here sermons are prepared to feed the congregation on God’s Holy Word. Here the work of the Church is planned so that the congregation may grow in grace and bear fruit in fellowship, teaching and witnessing. Here you will always find a friend and counselor in time of need. The pastor will not be surprised at your sins, nor judge you in them, but always invites you to share in the wisdom and love of God, the knowledge of the forgiveness of sins, and the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ, our Lord. You are always welcome.
There are other reminders of my calling in the study: the framed Certificate of Ordination and Letter of Call, both of which hang on the wall directly behind my desk. When I have to make decisions about how I will spend my day and what tasks will be given a priority, I often turn to these reminders. They help me remember why I am here as your pastor and what God, through you, has called me to do.
Each day we all make choices about how we use our precious time, our God-given talents and our material wealth. We need to be reminded that God calls us to use all the gifts we have been given in God-pleasing ways. At the very center of our logo is a cross surrounded in the middle of a heart. This symbol and the outstretched arms that surround it, remind us that we are called to reach out in love to others as God in Christ reaches out to us.
By the time you read this, members of our congregation will have received in the mail another reminder of what God calls us of us to do. As offering envelopes are delivered to your home, let them be a reminder that God wants us to be generous in sharing our gifts. The special envelopes for the Capital Campaign and Mission Endowment Fund are intended to remind us that we need to be good stewards of our church property and also set aside funds for special ministries that are not included in our annual budget.
I pray that these reminders will help us make faithful decisions as individual members of the body of Christ and as a congregation. Finally, let us remember that “God is good-all the time! All the time-God is good!” Amen.
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