Community Church of Hudson

On March 18 I preached at the Community Church of Hudson, which was looking for an Interim Minister. It was love at first sight for both the church and me. The Deacons moved quickly to put together the Terms of Call, and I began my term as pastor on April 1. It is a 35 minute commute, (less than the 45 minutes to Tilton where I pastored for 3 years). The church building is HUGE! We could re-locate an African tribe, and still have room to spare. There is a Thrift Store in the church, run by the Women's Fellowship. I am thinking about re-doing my wardrobe with the goodies displayed there. So far it has been more the recipient than the seller -- everyone we know wants to clean out their closets and have us take clothes to it!
I preached my first sermon as pastor on Easter. There were 93 people, 25 of them were children and young people, 3 were seminarians, and our daughter, Loralee and son-in-law, Aaron came too! We now have a Children's Message and Youth message built into the service. There are many middle school students, and I look forward to spending time with them.
It is a joy to be back in the church pastoring after an 8-month break!
I continue to teach my course in Human Growth at St. Anselm, 24 freshmen in nursing, all female, and very lovable. I am also doing recruitment and training for Child Care Resource & Referral at Easter Seals. So if you are wondering why I haven't called you....