A long way through Ephesians -- finale

We got there. Not that getting there was the goal, but in nine months of study beginning with Ephesians 1:1 last Advent, the Bible Study Class today reached Ephesians 6:24, assisted along the way by some word studies in Greek and with readings from the Fathers.

The class will now take a break until the week before Advent when it will start up again, but this time on Wednesday evenings (possibly following potluck supper) instead of Sunday mornings. Fr. Daniel plans to take us through the Psalms, aided by C.S. Lewis' Reflections on the Psalms.

The order for Sunday mornings will now change. With a number of our girls having been through the summer Choir Day Camp, Fr. Daniel and Josephine will be working more with the Girls' Choir, practicing prior to services. We'll be hearing more from them this coming year.

We will also be doing more acolyte training, to engage the boys in the service. From my own experience, starting out as an acolyte and continuing on through a laundry list of lay positions, this will be an important part of their education.

In the meantime it seems we have other talents and service developing too. During Communion I heard an unfamiliar hand at the organ. Looking to the back of the Nave I couldn't identify who was playing and was left mystified. After the service I asked and it turned out to be -- none other than our own Ruby, making her debut. Very well done!