When CSLSR closed down in 2020, my heart sank. I moved to Santa Rosa to be active at the center, and I was! I became a member, an usher, a Welcome Team member; I attended many classes.
Then BOOM - Pandemic.
I LANGUISHED. That’s another word for joyless, aimless, stagnated, and empty. That was I. The dictionary also defines it as being forced into an unpleasant situation. That was all of us!
I became a Zoom Welcomer for (is that a word?) for Sunday services, then a Facebook Welcomer too. For the hybrid service preparation Evan, Mr. Maintenance and I mopped the social hall- that is a lot of mopping! Talley, another volunteer, and I dusted everywhere, especially the sanctuary. We cleaned the restrooms.
Evan, who does a fantastic job as maintenance + more, put out an email calling for yard workers. Pleasant weather outdoors, I can help. You can help. A handful of people answered the call; we can always have more help! Weeds are forever.
So many volunteers behind the scenes working to bring the services to your home. And now we have readied the technology, the building, and the parking lots to start the hybrid service. Volunteers, myself included, are so looking forward to welcoming you after all these long-languishing months.
Think about volunteering, do more than that- become a volunteer for your spiritual center, and the languishing will disappear. You will flourish. You will be joyful and happy. I like it!
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