Scaled down RE Congress crowd revels in return to Anaheim
Knowing the right words to use at the right moments is how Anne Kertz Kernion built her inspirational hand-calligraphy greeting card business over the last four decades. At last weekend’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (REC), attendees could find plenty of words — and devotional designs — at her booth at the Anaheim Convention Center Exhibit Hall to express the joy of being back together again.
“There is a sense of tenderness and an acknowledgement this has been hard for all of us, and the vibe I feel is deep gratitude, just to be able to see people face-to-face and give each other hugs,” said Kertz Kernion, an REC vendor for more than 25 years who traveled with her husband, Jack, from their home in Wexford, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh.