<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="line-break:after-white-space"><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">January 15, 2026</p>
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</p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Congregants and Friends,</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Before anything else, I want to thank you\u2014from the depths of my heart\u2014for the extraordinary privilege of serving this congregation over these past five and a half years. This community, and each of you, have shaped me in ways I could never have anticipated. During my time with all of you, I feel my heart has grown exponentially, for that gift I will never be able to fully express my gratitude.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">I love what I do, and I love you. And yet, I find myself at a point in my life where I feel called to create space\u2014for other experiences, for presence, and for simply being. With time and reflection has come a deepened awareness that time itself is our most precious resource. It is the one thing we cannot stretch, replace, or grow. It is limited, and it is sacred.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">I feel drawn to live more intentionally\u2014to spend less time in the digital world and more time in nature, with people and being fully present to life as it unfolds. </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">With that in mind, I am offering my resignation, with six months<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">\u2019 </span>notice, and propose my final official date to be June 30. If, however, a replacement is found who is able and eager to begin sooner, I would be happy to adjust my end date in whatever way best serves the congregation. I am fully committed to assisting with the transition and supporting the search process in any way that is helpful. </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">I also felt it important to share this now, as I know the congregation is discerning next steps regarding a possible full-time location. I hope that knowing my timeline\u2014and the eventual release of my salary, may be helpful as you consider the financial and logistical possibilities before you.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Coming to this decision has not been easy, but it does come with clarity and peace. The love I hold for this community is impossible to put into words. To have companioned you these last years has been one of the greatest honors of my life, far beyond anything I could have imagined. Please know that I hope to continue my connection with the community and congregation as life moves forward, by continuing to lead our Tuesday morning meditations and in other ways as time unfolds.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Thank you again for allowing me the privilege of ministering to you.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Rev. Sonia Ketchian</p>
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