Old Faces and New

We remembered Keith in the Holy Communion service today, a week after his passing. Along with the bulletins there were sheets with a picture, taken in December just before his decline, smoking his hallmark pipe and smiling: a great photo, not the terrible one I have.

Keith was loved by many, judging from the turnout today. There were, of course, family. But a few former (? well, we haven't seen them in a while) members of St. Bartholomew's were present too (word of Keith's passing had apparently been widely circulated) -- and folks were so happy to see them again and catch up on life. Yet again our little parish feels like family; once you're a member here, you're part of the parish family forever.

But we also had new visitors today too, Anglicans. Apparently they found us because of an article about St. Bartholomew's, or another by Fr. Daniel, in "The Mandate" (linked from the church web page). I barely got a chance to meet them, but I hope they liked us.