Dear Church Family,
I am very excited to introduce you to Chanel James, our new accountant at Spring Valley UMC! She is the mother of two teenage boys and lives in Frisco. Chanel moved to Texas from Los Angeles nearly three years ago. She will work in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Welcome to the greatest staff team, Chanel!
I am very grateful for the work Carol Nicholas and Deb Tucker have done for us in the Business Office on a volunteer basis the last four months. And Cynthia Lee went wayyy beyond expectations finding us the greatest fit for the church and staff team, sorting through more than 100 resumes, conducting dozens of phone calls, and narrowing down the finalists. We have also recently transitioned to a more modern online software to help us with bills and payroll. With Deb serving as Treasurer, Marci Armstrong and Terri Chepregi serving as Finance co-chairs, and the rest of the Finance committee making solid contributions, I am very confident in the finance ministry of Spring Valley. It’s only early April, and we have made significant improvements.
Wow, wasn’t Holy Week and Easter amazing?? Last Monday I was in a near vegetative state- no foolin’- Easter tired is something else. I am thankful our Staff/Parish team recently designated Easter Monday as a staff holiday in March. Allison counted up the numbers, an inclusive of every service between Palm Sunday and the second Sanctuary service for Easter, nearly 600 people participated! Roughly it looked like this:
o Palm/Passion Sunday: 100
o Holy Thursday: 44
o Good Friday: 140
o Easter Saturday service in Spanish: 17
o Sunrise service: 23
o 9:00 Sanctuary: 85
o 10:30 Sanctuary: 180
Room to grow between now and April 20, 2025, but I was very pleased with the experiences of Holy Week and Easter. From the planning, design, communication, our staff, music ministry, facilities team, and especially our behind the scenes volunteers made it all possible. Thank you. What a gift to serve alongside such committed, loving, joyful people. We begin a new worship series this Sunday from 1 John, as we continue to live in the light of Easter. See you Sunday at 10:00.
Peace and Joy,
Pastor Frank