The
Earth Is The Lord's
Throughout Lent,
we participated in the Fantastic Drastic Plastic Fast and connected
our walk with Christ to concern for the environment. Now, we're
taking it a step further.
Starting Sunday,
March 30, our worship and teaching will focus on the themes of
Creation Care and stewardship. We will worship God, the maker
of heaven and earth, and Jesus Christ, who through the cross
reconciled all of creation to God. We will also discern the Biblical
call to stewardship and care.
The theme will
culminate on Sunday, April 20, with "Good Earth Day"-a celebration of stewardship
that will include worship, practical conservation workshops,
music, information booths, opportunities to contribute to creation
through planting and political action. Worship will begin at
10:00 a.m. followed by the celebration from Noon - 3:00 p.m.
It's
YOUR Church
On Sunday, April
6, we will hold our Annual
Congregational Meeting following
the worship service. Each year, church members and supporters
gather to hear reports from the previous year and elect officers
for the coming year. Your input and participation is very important.
Spring Growth
Many people enjoyed
meeting weekly during Lent to discuss our book club selection.
So, we're continuing the opportunity for growth with a new Bible Study, led by Marcia Corner.
The 7-week study
on the life of King David will meet each Tuesday evening at 7:00
p.m. at the church, starting April 8.
Reptile
Fest
You and your family
are invited to get up close and personal with hundreds of snakes,
turtles, frogs, iguanas and more at Reptile Fest on Saturday,
April 12. There is a fee for this event.
Our
April Tithe
Being 'green' takes
a lot of green. Being eco-friendly is not cheap. In fact, it
is so expensive to reduce our impact on the environment that
only the wealthy seem to be able to afford it. We believe that
creation care is for everyone. So, this month, we are using 5%
of our Sunday offerings to help those in our church and community
on low or fixed incomes to purchase 'green' cleaning supplies,
trash bags, recycled paper products and more. Products will be
available at Good Earth Day on April 20.