It took a while for summer temps to rise to our “usual” summer expectation, but Summer did come! Many of our community had the chance to be outdoors, to visit summer cottages up north, to sail and to enjoy vacation destinations near and far. Others spent quality time in the garden or offered themselves in volunteer service at any number of the summer festivals and area projects. We are closing the end of the summer in the community co-sponsoring
with Halo Soap the final “Chill on the Hill”: Salsa music night on Tuesday, August 27th at Humboldt Park. We have a sign-up on the CUBE in the Gathering Space. There are ALL kinds of ways you can participate in this great community event. Helpers are needed for set up and tear down, for the “Chuck-a-Duck” game, face painting with Rainbow Randa, or to simply greet tent visitors with one of our ducks just “chillin’” on our frozen pond.
Friends, this will be a great night for us to be seen: the Bay View Methoducks out in force in the community we love at a great event that brings out people of ALL ages and stages for fun, food and good music. Let’s be very intentional about our presence and very intentional about our sponsorship opportunity as we very intentionally offer folks a fun, inclusive welcome to ALL who visit the event (and our tent).
September looms as a reminder that “back to normal” is soon at hand. Our August sermon series has been inviting you to consider this a time for “A Fresh Start” with regard to your spiritual life and practice.
I pray that each of you will know, without a doubt, of the value of your presence in church and in the life and ministry of this place.
I pray that each creative idea that comes into your mind will be shared aloud with at least 3 other people with the invitation to pray about how God might bring it to life.
I pray that as we gather for worship that our words and actions will be unified through the Spirit as we seek to experience God, together.
I pray that the energy and love generated in each worship will carry us through every financial hurdle, every ministry decision and into the fullness of what God envisions for us in this place for ALL people.
Let it be so,
Pastor Kelly