In Step with...The Rev. Miriam Saxon

I am pleased to be offered this time and space to focus our attention upon our gifted parish intern, Joslyn Schaefer.  If you have not yet had a chance to meet Joslyn, please try to talk with her.  She is already proving to be a true blessing to us here at Church of the Good Shepherd.  Her past experiences and her current employment as a social worker with Latino families in Durham can teach us many new ways of viewing our work as servants in this broken world.  I especially am looking forward to her educational series on Henri Nouwen's book, The Road to Daybreak, and his time living in a L'Arche community, one of several communities where the able-bodied and those who are not able-bodied live , work and pray together.  In addition, Joslyn is applying her considerable talents to the planning of the Sunday afternoon service we hope to initiate later this fall, as well as assisting Donna Gundrum with the youth confirmation classes.

As most of you know, Joslyn is at the discernment stage of the official diocesan ordination process.  This is a crucial formative time, and I so well remember how much I appreciated all that members of this parish, as well as Bob, Bill, Dale (Harmon) and Meta (Ellington), taught me during my similar internship time here at Good Shepherd.  Thus I hope all of us will do whatever we can to enrich Joslyn's time here with us, between now and Epiphany.  I know she will also teach us many things.  So I am grateful to the Commission on Ministry and Bishop Curry for assigning Joslyn to us.  Keep up the good work, Joslyn!