July 16,
2011
Dear Calvary Family,
The J2A group would like to thank you for all the prayers, well
wishes, love, support and enthusiasm you have shown us the last 5 years. You have also financially supported us
through your pledges and contributions to our many fundraisers. We have had fun selling wreaths, hot dogs,
car washes, Butter Braids and doing the play and Spaghetti Dinner.
Without all this support, we would not have been able to go on
our Urban Adventure to St. Louis two years ago or make our pilgrimage to New
York City. Our trip to St. Louis
allowed us the time to get to know each other extremely well and began the
transition from going to church together to becoming friends, at church and
outside of church. We learned the
importance of serving the community whether it is Lombard or any where we are.
Our pilgrimage to New York City taught us to look for God in
other places besides church. We learned
we can find God in so many ways around us.
We were given the time to reflect, pray and worship outside our normal
life. We worshipped with other
Episcopalians. We made a point of
practicing our faith on a daily basis and learned to show our faith to the
outside world. We said grace when we
were out at restaurants and were happy to wear our “I Heart Jesus” t-shirts.
You have allowed us to grow into young adults and become more
spiritually mature through the love and support you have given us in the last 5
years. Thank you again!!
Austin, Emily, Joe,
Lauren, Lisa and Donald