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I'm proud of Faith Presbyterian Church. I'm proud of so much of what we do but I'm also proud that we are not a church worried about our turf. We share in the best sense of the word. Sharing our property isn't easy but it is rewarding because we contribute to the work of so many organizations who need a facility to meet and organize.
I'm proud of them as well: AISD Teen Parent program, Wildflower Unitarian-Universalist Church, the Filipino-American Christian Fellowship, Interfaith Action of Austin, Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Narcotics Anonymous, Women for Sobriety, the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Mission Presbytery, the Austin Sanctuary Network and Drive-a-Senior.
Simply put, OUR CHURCH AMPLIFIES THE BEST COMMUNITY WORK RELATED TO OUR MISSION STATEMENT IN SOUTH AUSTIN. These organizations depend on us and in cases like Wildflower and AISD, we depend on them.
My only regret is that we don't have many opportunities to get to know those whose work and ministry we help amplify through our facility.
I'm excited that this Sunday at 10 a.m. is such an opportunity. Wildflower, the Filipino-American Christian Fellowship and the B'hai community of Austin will join us in worship around our common passion for racial reconciliation. Joining together, we get to consider how we can heal the racial divide of our nation.
It would be natural to see these moments as a Sunday off but why not take the opportunity to get to know our neighbors and friends who help our resources impact the community 10 fold over what we could do alone? That return on investment cannot be replicated by a congregation 4 times our size! It's something amazing worthy of celebration and profound aknowledgement.
So, see you Sunday for this "Juneteenth" worship around racial reconciliation and then afterwards in the Wright Fellowship Hall for Gene and Martha Loer's 65th Wedding Anniversary.
Thank you for allowing me to journey with you aboard this ark of progressive partners at 1314 E. Oltorf.
See you Sunday!
Kyle
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