Beginning June 3, Treasure Time will become the much-loved Summer Sundays where children are invited to come to church in summer casual. Throughout the summer adult and teen helpers will supervise all sorts of games, crafts, Bible stories and songs on the playground. (Inclement weather will move us indoors.)

Don’t let your children’s sleepovers deter you from coming to church on Sunday mornings…. bring sleepover friends with you. Out-of-town guests and relatives…. we welcome them too! We look forward to having lots of children attending Summer Sundays. They won’t want to miss it!

We had over 90 children and adults participate in the playground spruce-up and potluck supper on Sunday, April 15. It was an awesome experience and not unlike a reality TV show—think Extreme Playground Makeovers! It was truly a wonderful afternoon and it was especially nice having Father Eric and his family—Allison, Hill, and Pailet—working alongside us. A photo collage documenting the event is on display in the parish hall.

On Wednesday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m., Bishop Shannon Johnston will officially institute the Rev. Eric Liles as the new rector of St. Paul’s, Ivy. The Celebration of New Ministry is a distinctive and powerful service in which the parish and its new rector celebrate the covenant they make to join together in ministry. We hope you will all plan to attend. A reception will follow.