Sunday Remembrance

The following is exerpted from my staff memo:

The early indications are that David’s and Pat R’s diligent preparations for Service Sunday are paying off. We’ve gotten a good initial return of the surveys. I have not heard about activity around the ministry tables yet. Thank you, David and Pat, for your careful laying of what we hope to be the foundation of lay ministry in the church. Increasing the involvement of laity to a significant number is a large undertaking, but you have started us in the right direction. (Note: Christy’s role will now increase as she moves the survey data into our database.)

I also must comment on Sunday’s music, which commemorated the legacy of Robert Elmore. From the prelude to the postlude, we received what Jerry McFarland aptly described as “a taste of heaven.” Thank you, Paul, for adding to your musical gift, the vision and discipline to not merely give a nod to the past, but to move the church forward in glorifying and serving God through music. As great as the past was, truly the best is yet to be.

I had the pleasure Sunday evening to roam through the facilities and observe the ministries taking place – worship in the Sanctuary, teaching Scripture to children in the basement and to teenagers in Fellowship Hall, building friendships with the homeless in the Catacombs, taking care of children in the nursery, teaching the meaning of hymns in the 315 Building, as well as rhythm and singing. It was a good reminder that, however chaotic our lives may seem, the Holy Spirit continues to do his good work in us and through us for the glory of God.