We recognize that there are folks who prefer one service over another; so we appreciate your flexibility while we continue to experiment and assess our abilities as we seek to go forward in our worship.   Our flexibility is a wonderful asset and gift that we give to one another, especially considering something as personally meaningful as our corporate worship.   Our long-term goal is to provide a greater variety as well as offer a worship service that will be meaningful to those new or unfamiliar with traditional Christian worship liturgy. 

                    Your help and patience, along with helpful input, is valued as we strive to be a congregation that is open to the goals and challenges of making disciples for Christ in our very pluralistic and post-modern/post-church era.  Thank you!  SHLC is a wonderful congregation of people, whom, I believe, our Lord desires to use in mighty ways to make a difference in the lives of many people near and far.

Backpack Sunday     Along with NJ District Urban Mission Strategist Pastor Jim Buckman preaching on July 25^th, SHLC will be assembling as many of the 310 backpacks and supplies that we are able following worship.  The worship and the servant event following will both be celebrations of God's grace and our response.  Many hands will make the challenge easy...and enjoyable.  Be sure to be at worship on the 25^th, and set aside some time afterward for this time to prepare for our outreach.  At this writing, we are planning to distribute the backpacks at Clinton Avenue Elementary School, Plainfield, NJ on August 19^th.  Pastors Buckman and Kuppler will be preparing a number of SHLC'ers for special prayer time at the backpack distribution event, with the goal of inviting school parents and children to prayer ministry/house church ministry in Plainfield, to be led by Vicar Dan Fenco.

Music Ministry          At this writing, August 1^st is the scheduled "last Sunday" for Joy Elowsky as our Music Director.  As the date comes closer, you will receive more information as to events of the day as we bid the Elowsky's farewell and Godspeed. 

                                         Beginning the week of July 4^th, we will begin interviewing and auditioning candidates for our Music Director position.   Please continue to keep this in your prayers.