April 2019

If your experience in active ministry is anything like my experience in active ministry, then I am willing to bet you receive a lot of emails too. It’s tempting to delete the ones that look unnecessary and word-heavy - like newsletters and electronic bulletins - but sometimes the Holy Spirit just won't let you defer to that little trash can symbol. Yesterday the Holy Spirit got me with an Easter message from Sister Roberta Fulton, SSMN, president of the National Black Sisters’ Conference. The Holy Spirit was like, “You should read this,” and I was like, “Fine.”

“Asistí a mi primera reunión en Iona en el 2017. Desde el momento en que me inscribí, hubo alguien ahí para darme la bienvenida. Antes de la reunión, me llegaron videos de bienvenida y correos electrónicos personalizados. Para cuando llegué a Iona, sentía que todas ya me conocían por mi nombre. Fue una manera maravillosa de ser recibida en un grupo de desconocidas. En los últimos dos años, he seguido en contacto con las hermanas que conocí ahí y me he relacionado con más integrantes de la comunidad de Giving Voice.

“I attended my first Gathering at Iona in 2017. From the moment I registered, there was someone there to welcome me! Video welcomes and personalized emails came in advance of the Gathering. By the time I arrived at Iona, I felt known by name. It was a wonderful way to be welcomed in by a group of strangers."

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