Pastor's Blog

Occasional reflections and musings from the Rev. Ken Kroohs, at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in High Point, NC

Name: Ken Kroohs
Location: High Point, NC, United States

I have been the priest at St. Christopher's for almost 15 years -- all my ordained life. Prior to this move I was a Civil Engineer and City Planner. I have three daughters and two grand daughters, and now a grandson -- pictures will be posted frequently!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Wow ! What fun!!

I had to stop the email response option because we got spammed by about 50 Viagra ads. I will seek to discover a way to do it better but until then please just email me at ken@st-christopher.org.

I know, I know, I know!!! I promised to keep this updated and have utterly failed in that promise. As I have told the Vestry (our elected board) sometimes the second item on the "to do" list is never reached. In fact, some days it seems as if the FIRST item is pushed off the priorities before the day really begins. Oh well, enough excuses!

We have had two fantastic events since I last wrote. Christmas Eve was all it could be and then some. To those who visited for the first time that day --- many thanks! You added so much to our time together. 14 families or individuals visited on Christmas Eve and New Year's. That is just fantastic. And several of those were specifically invited by friends already attending St. Christopher's! Well done people.

Then on January 13th we had Bishop Michael Curry with us. We baptized four persons and confirmed/received 9. (This picture is only a few of the people involved -- candidates, sponsors, family, etc. Bishop Curry is in the middle with me behind. This picture shows me getting some bright idea with the light bulb over my head --- but I don't remember it!)
If someone has a better photo, please email it to me and I will post it instead.
After the service we had a wonderful dinner organized by Joan. Great job! This was the first time we have used the new space for a large meal and it worked just fine.
At the service I announced the great news that St. Christopher's set another all time attendance record in 2007 AND is one of only two Episcopal churches in the triad whose attendance has grown for the last ten years! Well done people!

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