This is a big anniversary year for many congregations in our diocese. I’ve been part of three milestone celebrations already this month and more are on the calendar. I love looking through old photographs and hearing our people speak of what their congregations have meant to them across generations.

Este es un año de grandes aniversarios para muchas congregaciones de nuestra diócesis. Ya he participado en tres celebraciones importantes este mes y hay más en el calendario. Me encanta ver fotografías antiguas y escuchar a nuestra gente hablar de lo que sus congregaciones han significado para ellos a lo largo de generaciones.

These are the first words in the song, “One Voice,” written and performed by Barry Manilow on his album from 1979 by the same name. One voice, finding the courage to sing in the darkness, to ask why and how and what if. One voice, daring to point out a need, an injustice, an opportunity or a challenge. One voice that calls to others, inviting conversation and community, exploration and possibility.