Farewell to Helen

Sunday, December 31 will be Helen Moses’ last official day at Nativity. We have so loved having her as our Priest Intern, and have appreciated all the many ways that she has been involved in the life of our parish: she has preached sermons, taught classes, she will be singing in some of our Christmas and Advent services, and much, much more. We will miss her greatly! We wish her all the best as she continues in her discernment process.

Helen has this to say:

Dear Nativity Family,

I can hardly believe our season together is coming to an end on December 31st. It has been an honor and a true joy to serve as your Priest Intern for the past six months. Thank you for your generous hospitality from the very beginning of my internship. I have felt welcomed, embraced, encouraged, and loved. It has been wonderful to learn from you and to get to know many of you as well. 

My experience with you at Nativity has been a valuable and crucial step in my discernment path, and serving you has brought me closer to God. I thank you for that. You have helped me grow in faith and gain new insights about what it means to follow God’s call. Wherever God calls me from here, I will always take a part of you with me. 

Know that I will keep Nativity in my prayers, especially in this time of transition. I believe God has someone very special in mind to be your next rector, and that person will be blessed to serve this congregation when the time is right.

Thank you again for everything. Though I am excited about what is yet to come in my journey, and am ready to move to the next step, I will miss you all very much.

Love,
Helen