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From Pastor Andrew Welcome the Children Our denomination’s Book of Order is clear on the importance of engaging in both Worship and Christian Education. This includes children. Here’s an excerpt regarding worship: “Children bring special gifts to worship and grow in the faith through their regular inclusion and participation in the worship of the congregation… The Session should ensure that regular programs of the church do not prevent children’s full participation with the whole congregation in worship, in Word and Sacrament, on the Lord’s Day.” We encourage parents to bring their children to services of worship as well as Sunday School. Our Sunday morning schedule allows for this. Families (children and adults) can worship at any of our three services and then attend Sunday School classes at either 9:30 or 11:00 depending upon which worship service they attend. While this requires a “two hour” commitment, it is certainly worthwhile. It is important to remember that a service of worship and a Sunday School class serve different purposes. A child who attends worship experiences the dynamic of a public service where the church offers its praise to God, where the Word is proclaimed and enacted in the Sacraments. Sunday School lessons are geared toward nurturing faith which is a life-long endeavor. Hence, both children and adults are to be involved in both worship and Christian Education.
Summertime Christmas Thoughts: If you give it some thought, everyone has Christmas memories or personal stories of the holiday – Christmas/Advent season. The Worship Committee would like to put out an Advent Daily Devotional booklet using these personal stories. It would be similar to last year’s Advent Booklet with over 25 individuals and personal stories relating to the season. In order to do this we need your help, or to put it another way, we need your stories of the season and how they relate to our beliefs. We do not need your stories yet, but if you can help us with the project, please put your name and the words Advent Devotional in the Worship Committee mailbox. We need at least 30 stories.
The stories should be no longer than one typewritten page. You may suggest a Bible verse and prayer or we will edit them and add a verse and prayer. We need to know by the middle of September if you can help us, but the stories will not be due until the middle of October. Your response will decide if we put out a personal Advent Devotional or purchase a commercial one.
Thank you, The Worship Committee you ever want to help out at your church but just don’t have the time? Well here is a chance for you to become involved. The Deacons are looking for families and individuals to be greeters before each worship service. All you need to do is come ½ hour before the start of the service with a big smile and a warm hand shake. That’s it! You can volunteer as many times as you wish. If you are interested please fill out the form in the bulletin and put it in the offering plate. Or contact Lucille Fennimore
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