And those shoes may be missed the most. If you haven't heard already, shortly after a fundraising letter went out from Jersey City's Grace Church Van Vorst asking for the community's "time, talent and treasure," the next day a letter arrived announcing Rev. Janet Broderick's departure in March, following a brief sabbatical, for a new parish in Morristown. Whatever your opinion of her - brusque and absentminded or erudite and impassioned - it was clear she basically knew two things well. 1.) Pottery. No, really. And 2.) Sarah Jessica Parker. Whereas Matthew chose Judaism early in life, he still contributed to his sister's faith whether coming through to screen his films or donate works of their mother's art to benefit the church. SJP was a little less enthusiastic but her donations were always a big hit. She'd often if begrudgingly come through with something uninspired and untouched in her closet at the last moment, bringing the same hollow Sex & The City cache to the Cathedral Arts Festival one might find now on the show's bus tour. Not that it wasn't a boon but needless to say due to recent personal events, even before the good Reverend announced her departure, it was likely Sarah Jessica's generosity would wane this time around. And just like SATC leaving HBO, the Reverend's departure is better late than never, leaving in time to provide a fresh start to those departed parishioners turned off by recent turns of the church toward theatrics, profit and exclusion. Your time and talent is once again in fashion to make Grace Van Vorst the treasure for the Jersey City community it once was and could be again. So for all interested parties, brainstorming sessions for this year's Cathedral Arts Festival are coming up fast. (And brainstorming for a new logo is always a good idea...)
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i am sure that at some point i've written something this mean. i regret doing it, but i'm sure i've done it. but i damn well put my name on it where readers could see it.
Posted by: tris mccall | 15 February 2009 at 12:08
Well said, tris mccall.
Posted by: barbara snyder | 17 February 2009 at 20:38