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telephone: 301-884-3773: From the Rector
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All Faith Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 24, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
38885 New Market Turner Rd. (Rt. 6)
Mechanicsville,
MD 20659

email: allfaithchurch@verizon.net
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My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We have lost two members of our parish family within one week; between these two men they have over 100 years of attendance at All Faith Church, having been Vestry members, committee members, baptized, married and Confirmed within the parish. Eddie Burroughs passed a week ago Saturday and his funeral was last Friday. On Saturday I was called by the funeral home and advised that Bill Groome had also passed away, and we will be having his prayer service on this Friday and Funeral on Saturday. Both of these men also served on the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, with over 100 years of service between them to that organization too. They will both be sorely missed….
Death has a way of frightening us, reminding us of the finality of out frail human bodies and the lives attached to them. While this fear is hard-wired into our DNA we must remember what we believe and profess in our Creed. Sacred Scripture constantly reminds us that those who come into the Beatific Vision of God will be seated at a great banquet table, in a place where there are no more tears, no more suffering. This is what we profess isn’t it? This is the Eternal Life we are looking for, isn’t it?
So instead of weeping for our departed loved ones, is it not at least a little fitting to find yourself saying “that lucky guy…” And if we aren’t saying that, then why not??? Something to think about…
Pax Dominum,
Fr. Erich
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