It is a beautiful day in Eston and the Children from our mid-week church school program are going to do the service for us. It will be great. Come and join us and see what great things they have learned this year. Our service starts at 10:30 and we will be taking a picture for the town time capsule.
We had so much fun with our church school program this year and hope to have it grow even more next year. We had a total of 38 register throughout the year and about 28 each week. Great numbers. The kids were enthusiastic and I think had a great time. We had some great food, learned a few new songs, Learned life lessons based on the stories shared with us in the bible. We explored our faith with Marcie and Jeff, characters in our stories each week. These stories were written by Kim Antosh. Kim and I are writing a three year children's church school program based on the lectionary. It is my hope that by the end of the second year, the senior class will have enough information to make the decision whether or not they are ready to be confirmed. That will be great fun.
The themes this year were, being a blessing, thanksgiving, being a friend, seeing in a different way, what is God?, The offering. Hope/anticipation. Peace, Joy, Love, Epiphany, being light, Belonging, our jobs in the church, rejection/bullying, prayer, temptation/good and bad, Patience, second chances/forgiveness, generosity, Palm Sunday, Easter/the spirit lives on, Feed my sheep, being a disciple, Pentecost, and trusting.
Kim and I are looking forward to writing next years lessons.
Have a great Sabbath everyone!
Barb
Sunday 29 May 2016
Sunday 22 May 2016
Trinity Sunday
Today is Trinity Sunday and I am going to share my thoughts and feelings on the trinity, what it means and what it doesn't mean to me personally. I would love to hear from others how they feel about the trinity. Is it important to your faith, could your faith live without it. Would it change how you feel about church. How important is it to you?
Also, I would just like to say thank you too all those in town who have helped with the funerals we have had in our community over the past 17 days. There have been four in our church, one in the catholic church, and one with no service. 6 deaths is a lot for this town especially in such a short time. So to all the families who are grieving we share our love and for all who helped we offer our thanks.
Take care all on this blustery, day. Stay dry and warm.
Barb
Also, I would just like to say thank you too all those in town who have helped with the funerals we have had in our community over the past 17 days. There have been four in our church, one in the catholic church, and one with no service. 6 deaths is a lot for this town especially in such a short time. So to all the families who are grieving we share our love and for all who helped we offer our thanks.
Take care all on this blustery, day. Stay dry and warm.
Barb
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