
With a sometimes chaotic life at home with two young kids, church-going is not as consistent as would be ideal. However, we are still able to have important connections to and relationships with the church parish and leadership through not only Sunday services, but events like Trunk or Treat and Mass on the Grass. There is sincere understanding and interest in our family situation and it has no relation to whether we’ve been present every Sunday or not.
Watching our children grow up in the church is a joy: from first entering the infants’ nursery, Emmi’s baptism at the Fig, to Father Casey helping us answer theologically challenging questions posed by our five year old, Ezra. It is fulfilling as a parent to see a spiritual foundation instilled in our children that they will carry the rest of their lives.
The Fig’s identity is rooted in outreach. This is evident in so many ways: welcoming a refugee congregation into the church, identifying and sponsoring worthy recipients for grants, and so generously giving from offerings received at Easter and Christmas. When we give to the Fig, we know the church is living the Gospel message and being the hands and feet of Christ. We are blessed and grateful to be a part of that.