FAMILY WORSHIP

This Sunday October 18 we will celebrate our first FAMILY WORSHIP service of the year. While it is a service deliberately designed to bring parents and children together in worship AND to provide a worship style conducive to ALL AGES, it's also going to be THE worship experience in our church this weekend...

ALL OF WHICH LEADS TO THIS POINT........

It is important that churches make significant efforts to reach those of all ages and to recognize that sometimes one needs to really do something a bit different to engage people in worship ( This, of course, is important in dealing with faith and young people!). HOWEVER, even as worship styles may vary to meet a variety of needs( THIS WEEKEND THE SERMON IS SHORTER THAN USUAL!!!), it is important that we understand that we are worshiping TOGETHER as a community.

Which is why I hope as the year rolls along, we can get more and more young people coming to worship with moms and dads and siblings..... It's important both that young people be exposed to the traditions of faith AND important too that those traditions evolve and adapt to meet the needs of those of different ages and backgrounds, all the while ENRICHING US ALL...

Blest be the tie that binds all of our hearts......young and older alike!!

PB