Maderville

Vestry
Mike was commissioned into the vestry at our church this morning. He was elected to become a member of the governing body of St. Philip's and I am very proud of him. He is a great leader and will be a great asset to the vestry. He went to a retreat on Friday night and it brought about many new ideas for change and revision for the coming year. I look forward to seeing him be even more involved help make the improvements we need to move forward. Mike wasn't actively involved in a church when we met and hadn't been in quite some time. In my dating life, I knew it would always be a deal breaker for me to have someone that didn't want to follow the same walk I did. Fortunately for me, he didn't have a place to call home so it was an easy transition for him to become an Episcopalian. I will never forget how he told me he was going to convert. It was Christmas morning in 2004 and he had given me all of my presents. There were way too many to count as it was but he said he had one more. I was like 'Are you kidding me!?' He handed me an envelope and asked me to read it. It was a long(4 pages and he writes really small), handwritten letter telling me many of the things that I had longed to know and the most important one was that he had talked to our priest and was going to start Inquires class to be confirmed on Easter Sunday. I was stunned. It was one of the best presents I have ever, ever received and I cherish it to this day. I didn't even realize at the time that it was a precursor to getting engaged. I just knew that I was very happy to spending my time with someone that wanted to be closer to God. Now, he is a full fledged, card carrying :) member of the Episcopal Church, a Christian and a Vestry member. You never know what life is going to bring you!