From Diane Wells, Parish Administrator: It is almost impossible to imagine St. John’s without Fr. Rol. He has put his indelible stamp on everything from the architecture of our buildings to the formation of our hearts. We would all be quite comfortable to go on with the current state of affairs, to maintain the status quo to which we have grown so accustomed. However, as Father Rol himself would remind us, Christians are not called to be comfortable. We are called to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves; we are called to proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ; we are called to strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being. Indeed, we are called to bring forth the kingdom of God, to carry on the sacred work of Father Rol and all of the rectors who led St. John’s before him. In order to do this we must hold in our hearts the knowledge that inside every ‘coming to an end’ is the seed of something else ‘coming to a beginning’. It is now our turn to step forward and work without haste and without rest to help create the future that Father Rol has so faithfully set the foundation for.
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