Friends of Shalom, There's so much to give thanks for! April 2024 will go down as one of the sweetest months of my life. As most of you know I was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday April 13th! It was a joyous occasion with many of our friends from around Kitsap, several visiting priests, family, and of course our new Bishop Jake Worley. My ordination was just a few weeks following our official Sunday morning launch. Since then we've seen some new folks joining with us and have been enjoying worship with a full liturgy of the word and the table. I can truly say for the first time it feels like we're gaining some momentum even though we are still small. Things are happening! We started a men's group and a women's group and are currently reading through The Anglican Way by Thomas McKenzie. Each group has around 7 participants! And everyone is really enjoying it so far. We continue to see our folks step up into various roles of service including some...