When preparing for Thanksgiving dinner this week, you may have paid a little more attention to the details than for your usual evening meal. You may have set the table with the good silverware, or you may have chosen to serve Aunt Mary's favorite vegetable. You welcomed guests, both old and new, attended to the details of the preparations, and set enough places at the table so everyone felt they belonged.
This Sunday, we will welcome guests, both old and new, to the new 9:30 worship service. We've been making preparations for months, hoping that our guests will feel comfortable and cared for. We've been praying for them even before they walk through our doors. We've been choosing components of the service with the guests in mind. And just like your family gathering this week, we hope all who enter our home will feel like they belong.
If you are looking for a church home, we invite you to join us this week at 9:30. Come as you are - jeans are okay. We'll have coffee and refreshments ready as you walk in. The kids can go to the nursery (0-2 yrs) or to Sunday school (2yrs - 12th grade), or join you in the service. The worship service will last about an hour.
Immediately following the service, we will invite you into Fellowship Hall for more coffee, conversations, and a mission/service opportunity. We want to show our gratitude to the teachers in our community by giving them Thank You cards. You and your family will be invited to join us to help. The older kids can help us create cards and the younger ones (0-PreK) are welcome to stay in the nurseries. This will be an informal time and you can join us for a few minutes or an hour as your schedule allows.
Please join us this Sunday for an opportunity to grow, belong and serve.
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