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Dear New Utrecht Family,

I will be away most weekends this summer to rest, pray and renew myself for our church work come this fall. During my time away, Fr. Jack Ryan will handle any pastoral needs. Please contact Rose Lood, Chair of our Deacon Board at 718-745-1269 if you need pastoral assistance. I will be hiking 4th of July weekend in the Laurentain mountains of Canada; celebrating the Feast of St. Benedict at Weston Priory, Vermont on July 10th - 11th, attending a Homeless conference in DC the week of July 18th, and then, God willing, to Triennial at the Crystal Cathedral in California and hopefully a chance to visit with our friend Bill Kammann on the Mexico-Arizona border. For most of August, I will be in town during the week but have commitments on the weekends. I will miss you all! Please take time for yourself and for God this summer. Rest, relax and renew! Bask in the sunshine of His love for us! And go see Fahrenheit 9/11---you cannot walk away unchanged.

May you and your families be safe. Please pray for peace!

All my love,
Terry

The Gift of God's Summer
Praise God for the gift of summer
The strength and warmth of the wind;
For the breadth of the sky above us
For the peace that the heart finds within.

Praise God for cool streams and clean water
That refreshes and renews each child;
For forests deep, through which we trod
And the coming home of mercy mild.

Praise God for fields of wildflowers,
The deer at dusk, the bee's busy day
For the mountains, the rivers, the sea and the sand,
God's path for serenity's way.

Praise God for back porch barbeques,
The dribble of melon upon our face,
For the shade of the tree, for family and friends,
For the Spirit we find everyplace.

And as the heat turns into cool evening,
And as the summer sun fades into the fall,
Prepare to give thanks to God for the harvest
With the promise of plenty for all.