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VO LU M E X V I V, N U M B E R 11 A bi-weekly publication of The Post Oak School
POST Celebrating 50 years of The Post Oak School
F E B RUA RY 13 , 2 014 Available online at www.postoakschool.org
M AY I H E L P? by John Long, Head of School
“M
ay I help?”
Travis, it turns out, is eight. “Today’s my birthday,” he said later. But right at that moment he had come to the communion rail at the front of the church to ask if he could help. The worship service was over and the last of the congregation was straggling out as I worked to remove wooden trays holding little cups of grape juice. Kathy and I clean up and put away after communion on an occasional basis, part of a small group of volunteers. Last Sunday we were the only ones to show up, until Travis came forward. I smiled and thanked him and gave him a job to do. “Many hands make the work light,” I said. At the end of the service the minister had asked for more willing helpers – not particularly for that day, but continued on page 2
A Primary child watches and waits to assist his classmate