Several centuries ago, in a mountain village in Europe, a wealthy nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to his townspeople. He made a good decision. He decided to build them a church. No one was permitted to see the plans or the inside of the church until it was finished. At its grand opening, the people gathered and marveled at the beauty of the new church. Everything had been thought of and included. It was a masterpiece. But then someone said, “Wait a minute! Where are the lamps? It is really quite dark in here. How will the church be lighted?” The builder pointed to some brackets in the walls, and then he gave each family a lamp, which they were to bring with them each time they came to worship. The nobleman then said, “Each time you are here, the place where you are seated will be lighted. Each time you are not here, that place will be dark. This is to remind you that whenever you fail to come to church, some part of God’s house will be dark.”
Have you given thought recently to how important you are to the church? The poet Edward Everett Hale put it like this: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something I can do."
What if every member of the church supported it like I do, with my presence, prayers, giving and witness? I am important and you are too!
Is it already September? School has started and soon my present activities will become the habits I keep going for the rest of the year! Let’s make attendance at worship and participation in our church a priority in our lives this year!
Stay tuned for our new worship schedule that will begin in October. The time or times will be set by our Church Council on Thursday evening. Following that meeting at approximately 7:30 we will have a get together to begin planning our Church Auction. I hope you can be present at this very important planning session.
Steve
Several centuries ago, in a mountain village in Europe, a wealthy nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to his townspeople. He made a good decision. He decided to build them a church. No one was permitted to see the plans or the inside of the church until it was finished. At its grand opening, the people gathered and marveled at the beauty of the new church. Everything had been thought of and included. It was a masterpiece. But then someone said, “Wait a minute! Where are the lamps? It is really quite dark in here. How will the church be lighted?” The builder pointed to some brackets in the walls, and then he gave each family a lamp, which they were to bring with them each time they came to worship. The nobleman then said, “Each time you are here, the place where you are seated will be lighted. Each time you are not here, that place will be dark. This is to remind you that whenever you fail to come to church, some part of God’s house will be dark.”
Have you given thought recently to how important you are to the church? The poet Edward Everett Hale put it like this: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something I can do."
What if every member of the church supported it like I do, with my presence, prayers, giving and witness? I am important and you are too!
Is it already September? School has started and soon my present activities will become the habits I keep going for the rest of the year! Let’s make attendance at worship and participation in our church a priority in our lives this year!
Stay tuned for our new worship schedule that will begin in October. The time or times will be set by our Church Council on Thursday evening. Following that meeting at approximately 7:30 we will have a get together to begin planning our Church Auction. I hope you can be present at this very important planning session.
Steve