This Sunday and every Sunday we are a new community.
Our stories will mingle as will our individual call to God's service.
That is exciting!
This is your home and we are your family - a family that will journey alongside you on perhaps your most worthwhile adventure - that is, to seek God's meaning in your life and to encounter the sacred in all you do and in all you meet.
When I think of a new church school and confirmation year, I see the possibilities. I see the potential.
I envision us joining together and for this purpose:
You are the hope for the church and you are the hope for our world.
Children and families will start in our service this week and stay for the opportunity to welcome our new Interim Minister, Lynn Carman Bodden. Children will recess out of the sanctuary for the last 20 minutes of the service to the Fellowship Hall, where we will gather by grade and make our way to each grade's room. There, our home base faith leaders will welcome the children, start getting names on the attendance poster, get name tags created and share joys and concerns.
We ask that parents and guardians for ALL grades go and meet your child(ren) in their rooms. Grades PK-2 are on the first floor and grades 3-8 are on the second floor. Meet some of the faith leaders, see your child's room and share in the good memory-making that goes with a first day in a new place!
Every child needs a new registration form for each year. If you'd like to print and fill out the registration forms for each child and bring them on Sunday, I have them loaded as PDFs to print below in the "Registration" block.
After service, we will all gather for a church-wide picnic - celebrating that our journey as a faithful people continues.
See you there!
Peace and Blessings,
Chris
P.S. If you and your family would like to walk in the Guilford Parade and hand out flyers sharing info about the Crop Walk, please contact me. This will take place on Sept 21 at 9:15. What a great way to share a faith-filled deed with your children!
