Well it is Palm Sunday, and I would love to post for you some interesting picture of Ben or another person in my family, but in truth Palm Sunday begins HOLY WEEK and I see my family few and far in between this week.  I travel around and they don’t.  They go to St. Patrick’s in Noblesville where Fathers Morgan, Conley, and me decided it was a good time for a makeover there.

So the white wall that you now see cover what was paneling, perhaps from as early as 1920.  This face lift has made it plenty brighter in St. Patrick’s and banners are also on their way as well as a fresh coat of paint.  (Yes, the paint will come this week too)  But in the end, it will look great (it already looks better) and Father Tony called me this morning before I headed to St. George’s in Muncie excited about what he was seeing.

I actually came and took over St. Patrick’s after Father Robert, the former Vicar there, went on medical leave.  It is a great congregation but one that had been suffering with a lot of transition (mainly this location was its 4th in 5 years, and now a priest)  But as I came and worked there, Father Tony left St. Paul’s in Greenfield (another church that we planted) and I asked him to serve there with me.  It has made all the difference.  And I told Tony this morning to share how we had to do this as we were afraid he would leave if we kept the paneling.  He just laughed.  Tony is a great guy and we have been good friends since we were both young men……close to 30 years if not more.

But anyway, the work in progress was apparently a hit.  People liked it (so far) and we are thankful for that.  Holy Week has just started ad still here, but in 8 days and 10,000 services (and a bit of painting) we will be done.

But I want to encourage you to take the time over these few days to consider working on yourself.  Going to church is something you do, but who you are in the sight of God and how you live is all about your identity.  It is a First Order issue, and I commend it to you, especially during Holy Week.

AND, if God is calling you to PAINT, which I am certain He is, give me a text or a call at 317-603-0012 (YES, that is my actual cell number!)  I would love to help you out.

Goodnight my friends and God Bless!

Tommy+