Letter to the editor: "Would if I could"

Notes: "I found the article by the Rev. Daniel Graves interesting and confusing ('Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground', Jan. 2016, p. 3). He indicates a church can close if it is irrelevant. I don't think churchgoers would ever call their place of worship irrelevant. I remember a Journal story on Back to Church Sunday. My church had been closed just prior to the special Sunday call, even though I was told finances were healthy. I remember thinking, 'would if I could' attend Back to Church Sunday. It is true our congregation was aging, but we were a tightknit family under God's roof". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Church closures - Anglican Church of Canada; Grief - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Back to Church Sunday