{"id":3012,"date":"2026-05-12T18:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stannestocktonchurch.com\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:01:35","slug":"friday-letter-may-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stannestocktonchurch.com\/?p=3012","title":{"rendered":"Friday Letter &#8211; May 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Friends in Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bishops are coming!&nbsp;&nbsp;The bishops are coming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Jeff will be at Zion on Sunday, August 9, to worship with us and join you for coffee hour.&nbsp;&nbsp;He wants to connect with us and get a sense of how the synod can be of help to the congregation.&nbsp;&nbsp;He has heard plenty about Zion\u2019s past.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now he wants to be a part of Zion\u2019s future.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Last year, the ELCA supported Grandma\u2019s Garden with a $4,000 grant.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Greg will be at St Anne\u2019s on Sunday, September 20.&nbsp;&nbsp;This will be his second visit with us \u2013 this time he comes as the bishop and not a carefully scheduled candidate.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the various fora at which I have interacted with him, he seems to be more interested in hearing what we have to say.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is less interested in telling us how he plans to lead the diocese.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am sure we have lots to tell him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be on vacation Wednesday, May 18 \u2013 June 2&nbsp;&nbsp;(Pentecost and Trinity Sunday).&nbsp;&nbsp;Ellie, Eric and I will be visiting friends I the Northeast and spending time on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jim has some pressing church business to attend to \u2013 so he will still be in residence while we are away.&nbsp;&nbsp;He will make sure that the garden and the chickens will be in fine form for Grandma\u2019s Garden (June 12 \u2013 26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>At Zion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pastor Barry will be presiding and preaching for both services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>At St Anne\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Rev Edward Dondi will be covering Pentecost (May 24).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We will have special music for Pentecost and maybe some other special happenings as well..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Rev. Lynn Morlan will be covering Trinity Sunday (May 31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our staff for Grandma\u2019s Garden, St Anne\u2019s version is in place.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our curriculum is getting there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our age bracket this year is preschool through 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade.&nbsp;&nbsp;If a child needs to come with a older relative, that person is welcome as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandma\u2019s Garden, Zion version will be 5 Wednesday mornings in July.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a Zion\/Primera Iglesia collaboration.&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration forms coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next week will be our last Evening and Morning Prayer until the fall.&nbsp;&nbsp;Wednesday Mornings at Panera will also take a break until September.&nbsp;&nbsp;I look forward to starting up these moments of connection in the fall when the summer crazies have come to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faithfully yours,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends in Christ, The bishops are coming!&nbsp;&nbsp;The bishops are coming! 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