“Diane and I are eager to share life with you with all its joys, questions, uncertainties,
and laments. We’ll join you in kneeling at the foot of the cross and praying together.
We’ll lift up our hearts in praise (led by Lynne Dugan, our faithful organist for 19
years)! We’ll open the Scriptures and pray for the Spirit’s transformative presence,
guiding us, equipping us to serve each and all in Christ’s name.  
Let me share with you this benediction that comes from the heart of Dr. Richard
Halverson, a longtime Presbyterian minister who served as the United States’ Senate
Chaplain during Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency.
It’s a beautiful reminder for anyone who is stepping into a new season of life:   

"You go nowhere by accident.  
Where you go, God is sending you.  
Where you are, God has put you there.  
He has a purpose in your being there.  
Christ, who indwells you, has something  
He wants to do through you, where you are.  
Believe this, and go in His grace, love and power,  
Now, forever, and always."