Blogging Hiatus!

Time Out!

I ask your forgiveness for the deafening silence here at the website of St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church, of Merced, CA. Summertime may or may not be carefree, but it is definitely busy and even chaotic. Next week I will be at St. Eugene's Camp, held at the campgrounds of St. Nicholas Ranch, in Dunlap, CA (run by the Greek Orthodox Metropolia of San Francisco). I will attempt to resume after my recovery from camping!

I do have a special request: please pray for our humble mission parish and my family at this time. We are going through a dark financial time, and now my compensation as Rector is in question. My family and I are seeking to adjust, to take the pressure off of our church community; I do work part time at Merced College, but more is needed. However, difficult times are occasions for renewed faithfulness, not panic or worse: we want to stay the course here in Merced, and by God's grace move this mission to fulfill what God would have us to do here!

While the purpose of this website/blog is edification and information, I recognize that some may desire to help us financially. If that is the case, send what God leads you to give to: St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church, P. O. Box 3704, Merced, CA 95344-3704. God bless you!

Love, in Christ,
Father David Thatcher, Rector
St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church