At the conclusion of our session meeting, it was apparent to me that this is the year we roll up our sleeves to get to work to make changes that will allow us to be better servants and spread the Good News. The slight change in our order of service is being well received. With the musical prelude after the Bible is opened, people are pleased to have that quiet time to center their thoughts, pray and meditate, before the service begins. As a sign of the time, many churches are experiencing a decline in attendance. Even though we have had a few new people join us, Elders feel it is time that we embark on a Visioning Exercise: a way of looking ahead to where we want to go and what we want this congregation to look like in the short term, long term, or way in the future. This will be done through a questionnaire and then discussions. Perhaps you could already put some thought to this project. Watch for a questionnaire before the fall. Steps are being taken to consider making our services available through audio and video. Services could then be either live streamed or viewed on demand. This would be particularly useful for people who can’t attend services in person. Progress is being made on the path in the Prayer Garden. The cross path has been cut out of the sod and the crushed stone underlay is in place. The committee is planning to complete all the work by the end of the month. Dates to remember: Sat. July 20 : Christmas in July Bake Sale and Yard Sale. The yard sale will be focused on Christmas season items ( decorations, lights, linens, dishes etc) so please consider digging those now unwanted Christmas items out of your boxes and donate them to our sale. Sun. July 21: Anniversary Celebration and BBQ. Rev. Dr. Emily Webb will be our guest minister. Burk’s Falls will be joining us and all offering collected that Sunday will be directed to Burk’s Falls.
For we are co-workers in God’s service; You are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9