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from what is done here.”
Most inspiring, of course was the ground-breaking itself. Hard hats and
shovels were distributed, not to the adult leaders but to the school students,
beginning with the two oldest students, Astri Hernandez and Oskar Simons,
then the two youngest, Umah Kazeem and Shaunti Smith. Cameras flashed
and cheers filled the air as the shovels cut through sod to signal the beginning
of this long-awaited project.
It was a momentous occasion and Kathy Johns left the students with these
final thoughts: “I’d like you to think about three things as you begin to see the
new building being built. 1) Be proud of your church and school. 2) It has
taken a team to get to this point and you are all on this team. 3) Dreams do
come true – don’t give up.”
We all need to keep these things in mind as we work through the next six
months of building disruptions!
easter glory
People filling the Bryn Athyn Cathedral on March 30th, as well as those
watching online, got a special treat along with the service: a performance of
one of Bach’s Easter Cantatas by the Central Bucks East High School Choir.
CB East is a large public school about 15 miles north of Bryn Athyn.
Chris Villante, the director of the choir, had contacted the cathedral through
its website address to ask if his students might be able to sing there. This was
before Graham Bier, the new Director of Music at the Cathedral, had arrived
last summe