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Happy New Year! Yes, I mean it. Even though the calendar celebrates the New Year on January 1, we operate with several other calendars around the church. The Church Year begins with the First Sunday of Advent. Our Program Year begins July 1. And because many of you are connected to the school calendar, we operate with one of those too. That’s the New Year I’m talking about here. Get ready because things are about to start happening around the church. As Angie used to say about this time of year, “The church is coming alive.”
Sunday School begins this Sunday, September 8. We will have four children’s classes using the new Faith Weaver Now program. There will be a new Parents’ Class meeting in the Parish Hall following the same Faith Weaver Now curriculum. So parents, after you drop your children off in their classrooms, come on upstairs for a study of your own! Godly Play, a children’s worship experience, also returns this Sunday in the second service. Please pray for the Sunday School teachers, Godly Play leaders, and children as they explore the central stories of our faith.
The Adult Elective Series begins a new year of monthly courses this Sunday too. We are very fortunate that Eureka College students Zane Ridings and Colton Lott will be our leaders in September. Check out the related article in this edition of The Visitor for more information.
It will be a full, busy week. Angie’s right, the church is about to come alive!
P. S. A gentle reminder: Please remember that on Sundays, Heidi is simply a church member growing and worshipping with her family. If you need to “talk business” with her, please wait for Monday morning or send her an email. (Full disclosure: I’ve been guilty of talking shop with her too on Sundays, so this reminder is for me as well.)
