Bishop Susan Brown Snook was celebrated by Church Divinity School of the Pacific with an honorary doctorate at their 127th Commencement Ceremony on May 21.

Bishop Brown Snook preached to an energetic graduating class: “We are witnesses that Jesus is alive,” said Bishop Brown Snook. Moreover, if you asked the Bishop if she believes that Jesus actually rose from the dead, she says, “Believe it? I’ve witnessed it!” Jesus, raised from the dead, is easily seen in the faces of children and adults that know the love of Jesus. He is seen in the servants helping people without homes, or without enough to eat, find rest and nourishment. He is seen in the many congregations celebrating Jesus with awe and reverence.

Bishop Brown Snook called the newly graduated to be witnesses of the Risen Jesus; to be witnesses to the Love of God; to be witnesses to the Resurrection. The calling to be a witness, she said, is not an easy one. It’s a risky one. Jesus does not call us to be comfortable. He calls us to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. She spoke of the narrative of decline that is too often heard in the church, and said that narrative is only true if we allow it to be true, because the church of Jesus is not dead and it is not dying. It is the living embodiment of the risen Body of Christ on this earth, and the church has a mission, to be witnesses to the love of God, witnesses to the resurrection; witnesses to the fact that God’s will for this world is healing and transformation, justice and reconciliation, everlasting life and eternal love.

The Very Rev. W. Mark Richardson, President and Dean of CDSP, said that Bishop Susan’s sermon made people feel like getting out of their chairs like one who had been sent by Jesus.

At the ceremony, CDSP awarded thirteen new Master of Divinity and two Master of Theological Studies degrees, granted four Certificates of Anglican Studies, three Master of Arts degrees, and one Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Bishop Brown Snook was awarded an honorary doctorate degree for her leadership in the areas of evangelism, church growth, church planting, and new mission development.

San Diego’s own Heather Lawrence and the Rev. Brian Petersen graduated with Certificates in Anglican Studies.

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church held a noon-day prayer vigil on Sunday, May 29 in response to the multiple instances of gun violence throughout the United States. Nick Alcorn, high school student, member of St. Dunstan’s, and founding member of the Youth Leadership Council, said, “I found out about it (the mass shooting at Robb Elementary) during school on Tuesday. By Wednesday, people (at school) didn’t know how to talk about it.” Alcorn and other teenage youth joined The Rev. Cindy Campos, Archdeacon of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, in prayer. Dozens of community members huddled around a half-staffed U.S. flag encircled by 21 white crosses symbolizing the students and teachers killed in Uvalde, TX, last week. 

“We had to do something,” said Campos, “Reaching out beyond our church community seemed the right thing to do. Together, no matter what our faith tradition or none, we are all children of God, loved equally. To live in fear is not acceptable. We will find a way to support one another.”  Reflecting on the vigil, Archdeacon Campos continued, “I felt Nick’s heavy heart when reading the names. I found tears on my cheeks when I heard them aloud on Sunday.” 

As a peer member of his school’s mental health team, Alcorn sought permission from his administration to lead the school toward health and healing.  “A friend and I organized a moment of silence for our school when I read the names for the first time,” said Alcorn, “I’ve now read their names a couple of times, and they get heavier each time.  As hard as it gets, it invigorates me to the cause.” 

The prayer vigil can be found on St. Dunstan’s social media. 

As I write, 18 children and one teacher have been reported dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas after yet another school shooting. The anguish, trauma, and fear of students, parents, and teachers touched by this violence is unimaginable. Today’s shooting affects young children, who have the right to grow up safe and protected in their schools. Our hearts break for the innocence lost, the precious lives that will never be lived, and the families who will likely experience overwhelming grief for years to come. It’s almost impossible to overstate the sorrow that many of us feel in knowing that our country has experienced yet another horrifying act of violence, this time against children.  

Only last week, I issued a statement lamenting the deaths of people in the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York, an act of violence motivated by racial hatred. In that statement, I said: 

As followers of Jesus, we are heartbroken and in anguish for these latest acts of senseless and unspeakable violence. And so, we pray. We pray for the eleven dead and their loved ones, we pray for the wounded and their families, we pray for the witnesses and the survivors, we pray for the first responders, we pray for the officials who must deal with the aftermath, we pray for the people of Buffalo, New York and Laguna Woods, California, we pray for the perpetrator and his family, and we pray for this nation.  

Now we add prayers for the people of Uvalde, Texas, whose lives will never be the same.  

But, as I said last week, as followers of Jesus, we also know that prayer—while critically needed—is not enough on its own. We who do our best to follow Jesus’s command to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, and who recognize that Jesus said that the smallest and weakest among us should be our highest priority, should work and advocate to protect the vulnerable.  

Of course, our Constitution allows Americans to keep and bear arms. But I believe that reasonable regulation of firearms would go far to protect innocent children from the violence that seems so rampant in our society. Bishops United Against Gun Violence (BUAGV), a group of Episcopal bishops of which I am a member, suggests limitations such as: 

• Handgun purchaser licensing 

• Background checks on all gun purchasers 
• Restrictions on gun ownership by domestic abusers 
• Classification of gun trafficking as a federal crime 
• Encouragement for the development of “smart gun” technology 
• Federal funding for research into gun violence prevention strategies 

• Safe storage of firearms 

A number of resources for learning and prayer can be found on BUAGV’s website.  

In addition to addressing the responsible use of firearms, I believe our country needs to address the community crisis that leads so many people to commit such horrifying acts of violence. The plague of gun violence is a peculiarly American phenomenon. I believe we must build stronger communities that discover and help people who are tempted to violence before their temptations are put into action. I am proud of the work done by many of our churches to support children and families, as well as Episcopal organizations such as our diocese’s Episcopal Community Services, which works so hard to improve the lives of children, adults, those with addictions and mental illnesses, and those without homes in our community. May our church always support healing and reconciliation in our community, supporting all persons to become stronger and more whole, and giving them the help they need to flourish, as we follow Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. May all Christians work always for healthy and safe communities for all God’s people.  

I invite you to pray with me now, in a prayer that is partly adapted from “A Prayer for our Nation in the Midst of Mass Shootings” on the BUAGV website: 

Almighty and most merciful God, we come to you with heavy hearts and troubled minds after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. We bring before you all the children and adults who are innocent victims of this senseless and malicious act of evil. May the souls of all these innocent victims, through God’s mercy, find eternal safety and rest. We pray for all who are hospitalized, some still in critical condition. We lift all families who are facing grief and turmoil, and we place them into your loving arms. Please support parents who face inconsolable grief, as well as teachers and students who are traumatized by what they experienced.  

We give thanks for all first responders, especially the police officers who risked their lives as they intervened to save lives. We praise you for the provision of medical specialists in the times and places where they were most needed. We bring before you the leaders of the cities and towns who will gather citizens together for peace, unity and strength. 

We implore your divine help, O God, for our nation at this time. We pray that law enforcement officials will have the resources they need to protect, and to remain vigilant. We pray for our legislators to commit to sensible policies and laws regarding the ownership and use of guns, and that they also will provide resources for better mental health diagnosis and treatment. We pray that our President will provide compassionate and clear leadership to heal our national soul. 

Finally, we pray for people who are tempted to inflict such harm on others. We pray for perfect mercy and justice and, for those who still are alive, for repentance. We ask you to bring healing and a new heart to any person who might be contemplating such acts in the future, so that all may live in safety and security. We pray in particular for children, the smallest and most vulnerable among us, that they may be protected and grow up in safety and security. We ask you to bring peace, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Prince of Peace. Amen. 

This year, May 30^th is our nation’s Memorial Day, it is observed on the last Monday of May, and it honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Going back to the Civil War, where nearly 500,000 people died, women in the South tended the graves of fallen soldiers, not knowing what side they fought on. The roots of the holiday may go back to ancient times, to Jerusalem, Rome, Persia, and Greece, when people of distinction were buried in gardens or in fields where their monuments were decorated with flowers. The custom has been found throughout the world. Abraham Lincoln commemorated the dead at Gettysburg in 1863 and in May of 1865 a large group of formerly enslaved people held a parade in Charleston, South Carolina to honor fallen Union soldiers. There is debate as to the origins of the “first Memorial Day.” Originally the day was called “Decoration Day” and honored all the fallen who died in service to their country. Congress established Memorial Day as an official national holiday in 1971.

Memorial Day has evolved into a three-day weekend filled with barbecues, sports, and store discounts, but there was a time when people in small towns all across our land gathered in parks or cemeteries and heard flowery oratory, felt the stirring marches, stood in silence at the haunting notes of taps that spoke an Amen to the list of local heroes while some elderly relative sat teary-eyed on the stand.

We were there to remember our nation’s history and its heroes. But that is a part of another age. We don’t live in small towns anymore and high school bands no longer march five miles to stand among the graves of men they never knew.

So why bother with prayers for Memorial Day? Because we know how badly we need a sense of both heritage and destiny, at least a hero or two we can call to mind, an event that stands out because it was the point at which those values, which nourish us, were preserved. And because we can be no greater than the men and women we most admire.

Admiral Arleigh Burke once said, “America’s most important role in the world, almost from the day our country was born, has been the role of moral leadership…” Burke went on to say that we are to “teach our young people to believe in the responsibility of one to another; their responsibility to God, to the peoples of this world.  Teach them to believe in themselves, to believe in their worth as human beings, to believe in their place in leading the world out of the darkness of oppression.  Teach them to believe that no one owes us a living, but that we owe so much to others.  Teach them to believe in their priceless heritage of freedom, and that it must be won anew by every generation.  And teach them to believe in the United States of America.  The hope of the world lies here, in our physical power, our moral strength, our integrity, and our will to assume the responsibilities that history plainly intends us to bear.”

One way to solemnly observe the day is to join people around the country who since 2000 have been asked to join in a moment of remembrance at 3:00 p.m. local time. Bells are tolled, flags are flown at half-mast until noon, and even NASCAR races are put on hold to signify this day as a day of mourning.

135,000 people visit Arlington National Cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend and 280,000 flags are placed at the headstones. The President or Vice-President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

To learn more about Memorial Day, you can read this article https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history. Also, you can watch this video called “7 Things Most People Don’t Know About Memorial Day” found at https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/a35916514/when-is-memorial-day/

Below are prayers you can use for the Memorial Day weekend:  

Here Liturgical Resources fro the Diocese of Newark. https://dioceseofnewark.org/sites/default/files/resources/MemorialDay.pdf

A full service from the National Cathedral https://cathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Memorial-Day-Service-1115-5.28.17.pdf

Episcopal Church Foundation. https://www.ecfvp.org/tools/107/memorial-and-veterans-day-resources.

“Ten dead at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. 

Give to the departed eternal rest 

Let light perpetual shine upon them.”  

So reads the May 14 addition to ‘Litany in the Wake of A Mass Shooting’ on Bishops Against Gun Violence website. Just a day later, Sunday, May 15, yet another addition is needed: 

“One dead at a church in Laguna Woods, California. 

Give to the departed eternal rest 

Let light perpetual shine upon them.”

As followers of Jesus, we are heartbroken and in anguish for these latest acts of senseless and unspeakable violence. And so, we pray. We pray for the eleven dead and their loved ones, we pray for the eight wounded and their families, we pray for the witnesses and the survivors, we pray for the first responders, we pray for the officials who must deal with the aftermath, we pray for the people of Buffalo, New York and Laguna Woods, California, we pray for the perpetrator and his family, and we pray for this nation. 

As followers of Jesus, we also know that prayer—while critically needed—is not enough on its own. Not when the tally of mass shootings for 2022 is up to 198 and not when the Buffalo incident is reported to be a racially motivated act of white supremacy.  

Amid this past weekend’s disturbing news, our Sunday Gospel reading included Jesus’ new commandment of love: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another. (Jn 13:34-34) 

These words call all of us to counter hate, violence, and racism with acts of love, love, and love! So how can we do that? Here are some ways: 

• If you haven’t done so yet, I urge you to participate in a Sacred Ground race- dialogue series. Our diocese’s Racial Justice Task Force is starting a new dialogue circle this June, with an information session on June 1. Find more information here. 
• If you have already completed the Sacred Ground curriculum, stay tuned for information about upcoming new & additional action-oriented sessions offered by the Diocesan Racial Justice Task Force in the fall. 
• We must call out hate and racism where we see it, for silence suggests approval. Think about your circle of influence and whose mind and heart you might be able to nudge toward love and understanding. 
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 1963 remark: It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o’clock on Sunday morning, remains true in 2022. Many of our diocesan parishes have few People of Color. Find ways for your parish to make connections with more People of Color. Find ways in your own life and neighborhood to build trust and relationships with People of Color.  
• Spend time reviewing and then using the advocacy and voting resources on the Bishops Against Gun Violence website, as well as the public square engagement resources available through our churchwide website 
• And yes, pray! Access liturgical resources here and here. 

We recognize that yet another shooting in a place of worship in southern California heightens concerns for the safety and wellbeing for our worshippers. We encourage each congregation to prepare for emergencies and continue practicing hospitality with a spirit of welcome. We are, as always, to be wise as serpents and gentle as doves. (Mt. 10:16) The San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center provides vulnerability assessments for churches, and if you are interested in more information, please contact our Diocesan Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Jeff Green, at (619) 857-9577 or jgreen@edsd.org  

None of this is easy, and none of this will have overnight results. But as Jesus’ disciples, we are called to go out and work in the vineyard! Join me, for the hour, is now! 

“Creator of all people, in our amazing diversity of size, shape, color, and giftedness: guide us, by your grace, to recognize the beauty and fitness of all whom you have made in your own image. Give us gifts of humility and generosity of spirit to recognize in all people the face of our Savior, Jesus, and to practice his commandment to “love one another” toward the end of bringing harmony and peace among persons of all colors, origins, and abilities, for the sake of your Kingdom.” Amen.

 [Source: A Year of Prayers to End Racism, The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia]  

Her Majesty the Queen, Sovereign Head of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, has been pleased to sanction Promotions in, and Admissions to, the Order of St John. The Rev. Canon Andrew Rank has been promoted to Knight of Grace, one of the highest levels of service and recognition in the Order.

The Rev. Canon Rank was taken entirely by surprise by the announcement. He will receive the honor in Houston this October. Bishop Susan Brown Snook said, “I am inspired by the long-term service that The Rev. Canon Andrew Rank has given to the Order of St. John. As an important health-care provider to all religions and ethnicities in the Holy Land, the Order is not only a healer but a peacemaker. Andrew joins his brother in the Society of St. Paul, the late Rev. Barnabas Hunt, in being recognized in this way, and I am honored to know such dedicated servants to the work of Christ.”

The origins of the Order of St. John dated back to the Crusades and were resurrected in the late 1800s by HRH Queen Victoria. It is one of the orders of chivalry in England, the most famous being the Order of the Garter.

The Order of St. John is responsible for training ambulance drivers and paramedics in the United Kingdom. It funds the world-famous Eye Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, which performed over 122,000 surgeries last year alone. Surgeries are performed regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay.

Join the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego in prayer as we approach Memorial Day. EDSD knows the great sacrifice our military members, their families, friends, and neighbors endure in order for all of us to celebrate our freedoms. Take a moment and pray for these courageous people who gave their lives for the goal of peace and security for all. Consider including one or more of these prayers in your Sunday services.

Almighty God, today we offer our gratitude for all the men and women who have served their country in defense of freedom. For their sacrifice of time, talent and life, we pay them homage. Help all who have gathered here to remember those whose sense of dedication and patriotism led them to preserve the democratic way of life we enjoy. Enable us to follow their lead and do all that we can to further the cause of peace in the world. To this end, we seek your blessing. Amen.

Almighty God we remember on this Memorial Day all your servants who have departed this life in the service of their country. We pray that having opened to them the gates of larger life, you will receive them more and more into your joyful service, that they may win with you and your servants everywhere the eternal victory. For us who are here, may the Lord bless us and keep us. May the Lord make his face to shine upon us and be gracious unto us. May the Lord lift his countenance upon us and give us peace now and forever more.

Father, we see our world with many faces–faces of peace and faces of war faces of plenty and faces of want, faces of joy and faces of sadness. In times past, when the faces of courage and sacrifice were needed, we were blessed with men and women who offered their lives and did not doubt that it was right. Today, in this ceremony, we remember them. Help us, Lord, to show our gratitude by sharing the face of freedom with others. We can do no less for those who have done so much for us. Amen.

O God our strength and redeemer, by your leading our ancestors brought forth on this continent a great nation, born of faith and struggle, dedicated to liberty and freedom, characterized by justice and courage, and committed to the promotion of the common good. A changing world continually challenges these time-honored values, proving the temper of their metal in American lives. In such moments, we seek your blessing, Amen.

Eternal Father, who alone rules the destinies of nations and who has deemed that men should live in freedom and not fear, awaken in us a new appreciation of our land that we may apply ourselves to the great work of keeping alive a sense of freedom.

Grant us your spirit as we honor those who have fought a good fight and finished the course. On this day we call to remembrance those who served in far-off places and have laid down their arms to march into that land of eternal peace.

We remember the sufferings, the fears, and the horrors of what they endured. It is a time for us to realize that much of our best blood has been spilled–all over the world–so that we might live free and unchained!

May they, and those who suffer wounds for peace, as well as their families who valiantly and silently also serve, receive rest from their struggles and a “well done “from you, Captain of their souls. Permit us never to forget our comrades-in-arms from whose fallen hands we have taken up the sacred cause of freedom.

Today, we consecrate unto you the debt of our national gratitude, which is their rightful due. Keep sacred their sacrifice in our hearts. Keep holy our course in your sight. Enkindle within us a flame of selfless unwavering devotion to duty that we may never be found wanting in those qualities of spirit and mind which alone are able to preserve hearth and home, the peace of our nation, and the tranquility of the world.

May the day soon come when we can lay down arms and more earnestly give our attention to do justice, to live in kindness, and to walk humbly in your sight. Amen.

These days, it is hard to look at both the calendar and the news at the same time. As we approach Memorial Day, when we remember and mourn the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving to protect American values, the seemingly unending horrific news from the war in Ukraine recalls the sacrifices made by the Greatest Generation and the generations that followed.   June is National Immigrant Heritage Month, when we are called to remind ourselves of our identity as a nation of immigrants; yet meanwhile, ugly anti-migrant rhetoric and practices emanate from many quarters of American society. With UN World Refugee Day (June 20) on the near horizon, our southern border continues its two-plus year policy of refusing to accept asylum applications from those seeking safety from persecution.

Our Christian call to welcome the stranger has thus perhaps never felt so palpable—nor so overwhelming.   This is indeed much to hold.  Yet our baptismal covenant and Eucharistic tradition both compel us and sustain us here:  With all the baptized, we recall The Last Supper and its invitation to wide welcome.   Washed in the Spirit at baptism, we are called to radical inclusivity at God’s meal, one which we embody to the extent we share it with all.

This Spring, a season of renewal, has provided unique opportunities to invoke and live into our current Diocesan commitments and aspirations around migration, which have been elaborated by our fellow Episcopalians and were shared at last fall’s Diocesan Convention. At this challenging time, through ministries of service, advocacy, worship, peer education, and stewardship, we are reminded of our call to seek to manifest Christ’s risenness by welcoming, healing, and empowering our newest neighbors.

Worship, of course, frames, founds, and predicates the other modes. With this in mind (and following our successful study of the book of Exodus during Epiphany), the EDSD Diocesan Migration Task Force invites you (and others you may invite!) to an Eastertide-Pentecost study of Jesus Was a Migrant, by Deirdre Cornell. Beginning June 1, and on a self-paced rhythm, we will make our way through this short, accessible book through weekly Facebook updates and reflections. For more information or to join this book study, contact Troy Elder at telder@edsd.org.

We are also called to humbly incarnate God’s prophetic witness by speaking truth to power. A few weeks ago, Bishop Susan Brown Snook and members of our Diocesan Migration Task Force, Clint Carney (St. Paul’s Cathedral), and The Rev. Alex Nagy participated in a virtual Sacramento “day of action” to promote policies that promote the humane treatment of migrants and immigrant communities. “

“It was fascinating to see our legislative process in action, and for me it was particularly moving to realize that my faith perspective built true common ground between people of different political outlooks. The people I met with were truly interested in understanding what the Bible had to say about welcoming the stranger,” said Bishop Susan, reflecting on her experience.

Serving as Christ’s hands, feet, and heart is the core of our Christian mission. As migrants continue their wait in Mexico, our ministry at the La Cobina Mexicali shelter in Mexicali continues, with desert congregations St. Margaret’s (Palm Desert) and St. Paul’s in the Desert (Palm Springs) providing spiritual, material, and emotional support to young families. On April 30, Mexico’s Day of the Child, a delegation visited the shelter, where the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija celebrated a children’s Eucharist. On May 6, St. Margaret’s launched a successful Zoom hookup at one of the shelter’s sites, and St. Margaret’s plans to begin offering remote ESL classes soon.

Finally, a number of our congregations have begun the process of discernment about whether (and how) to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family into their community. They are working closely with The Episcopal Church’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor program, a project of Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) that trains and provides ongoing support to faith communities who serve as community sponsors for asylum seekers. Community sponsors welcome their new neighbors by offering friendship, fostering community connections, and providing practical support such as housing, assistance in accessing services and navigating the community, enrolling children in school, supporting adults in learning English and securing employment, and more.

In sum, this moment presents many challenges, yet many opportunities. As Saint Paul taught us, “we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) So as challenges mount, may we continue to be inspired to do good work together.

For further information about how to become involved in any of the above Diocesan Migration Ministries, please contact Troy Elder at telder@edsd.org.

People were bringing babies to Jesus so that he would bless them. When the disciples saw this, they scolded them. Then Jesus called them to him and said, “Allow the children to come to me. Don’t forbid them, because God’s kingdom belongs to people like these children. I assure you that whoever doesn’t welcome God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it.” (Luke 18:15-17 CEB)

Those were the (short) words of scripture that made up the reading for a recent Eucharist I celebrated at a shelter in Mexicali, Mexico. The liturgy was being celebrated in honor of and for the more than 100 children at the shelter. It was Saturday, April 30^th, Children’s Day in Mexico. We were part of a U.S. ecumenical delegation made up of Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, and even some people of no faith. But religious labels weren’t the point, the kids were.

I wish you could have seen their faces as I spoke to them about “Papa Dios” (Father God), and how special every one of them is to God. They were enthralled and listened intently. When we got to the Prayers of the People, they added their own prayers: For their dad who stayed behind to care for a sick relative. For their brothers and sisters. For their daily food. For the piñata. And even for the bouncy house and cake, they would soon enjoy. (Hopefully not at the same time.)

It is in moments like these that I recognize just how deep are those words from Jesus in Luke’s gospel. “God’s kingdom belongs to people like these children,” Jesus says. By our U.S. consumer-minded standard, these families, and certainly these kids, have nothing. And yet, among them, you can catch glimpses of the kingdom of God. A kingdom where gender and skin color don’t matter. Where a hurt can be quickly fixed by one asking for forgiveness. Where they share what little they have because it’s just what you do. The Kingdom is all around us if we only take a moment to recognize it.

Did you know that the U.S. also celebrates Children’s Day? This year it’s on Sunday, June 12. So, here’s an idea. Why not throw a party and invite all the kids from around the church to come and just play? Get a bouncy house, some piñatas, and some cake. You don’t have to do a Eucharist but do remind the children how important they are to God. It would do a few things. It would evangelize as more people get to know your church. It would show us, in our spaces, a glimpse of the Kingdom of God. And finally (and maybe most importantly), it would be fun. And these days, we could all use some more fun. May God bless you.

Photos by: Sr. Teresa Lunch, CSJ