Corey Bassett joined St. Michael’s after moving to Arlington with her family in 2021. Finding an active and supportive congregation was a priority when her family arrived, and she was drawn to St. Michael’s by the welcoming multi-generational congregation, especially the growing contingent of young families and children. She loves the dedication to community building, music, events with good food, and service to the greater Arlington community. As an urban forestry researcher and certified arborist, she is continually inspired seeing how members walk in love by not just stewarding our people, but the church’s beautiful trees and landscape. Of St. Michael’s current traditions, her favorites are the annual Shrine Mont retreat, the post-Advent/pre-Christmas holiday carols, the Sharing Faith winter gatherings, and the new Faithful Parenting fellowship nights. Of St. Michael’s soon-to-be traditions, her favorite is likely to be the new, annual, family camping weekend.