Beloved Friends and Families with Kids,
Last Sunday our youth helped to hang all the prayer flags that you have made over the last few weeks. It was a joy to see so many physical representations of our hearts being poured out to God. You will get to see them this Sunday hanging over the pews in the sanctuary, and I hope you feel surrounded by the community and our collective prayers to a God who loves and sees us. It occurred to me that you could easily adapt that kind of prayer installation at home for a season. Get some paper, string, and some paper clips or clothespins, and then let family members add their prayers as they feel moved. You could hang it across a wall, over a mantle, or any space the family gathers. It's a gift to shift from imagining prayer happening only in our heads and instead moving them through our bodies and into the spaces we inhabit together.
SUNDAY
KIDS
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Childcare will be open starting at 8:50 AM for those who are attending Sunday School before service.
Our kids five to ten years old will join us in the sanctuary for worship and communion since this is the first Sunday of the month. Make sure your child picks up a fun survey to fill out during worship—Pastor Mary will have that ready in the lobby, and it's always a favorite activity for our kids (and youth!). Pastor John Jay will be preaching on Genesis 12. It will be a beautiful morning together with communion, too!
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
Think of a time when something important ended. How did that feel?
Now consider a time when something new began. How did that feel?
When has an ending made a new beginning possible?
YOUTH
This week our youth are invited to join our regular gathering after worship. We will spend time eating in fellowship. We love our youth and are so thankful for their presence in our church family!
Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for being such a special community of families!
With deep affection for you,
Pastor Lindsay