Dear Friends,
The chill in the air has hit & the leaves have turned some beautiful shades of red & orange. The fields are being harvested & menus are being planned for holiday dinners. Here at the church things are underway planning for holidays!
In November, you’ll hear about our stewardship campaign through letters, cards, & our sermon series, “What?!?!”. Something I hear about a lot of churches is that they talk about money too much. Let’s be honest, sometimes it’s true… And sometimes it’s just that we don’t talk about money well. The church needs money to continue to work, but where does the money come from & where does the money go? Hopefully, we’ll be able to address some of these questions through our stewardship campaign this year. If you have questions, please feel free to talk with our financial secretary, Nayna Peterson; treasurer, Tom Carroll; or Vision Leadership Team chair, Kris Aves. When you receive your pledge card, please prayerfully consider how you & your family are able to financially support the church for 2014.
It’s been a pleasure to get to know you these past few months! If you missed the meet & greets, but would still like to share your hopes & dreams for our church, I’d love to meet with you to talk about them! The dreams that you’ve shared will be put together into our ministry plan for 2014 (and beyond) as the ways that we will continue to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
As we approach our Advent & Christmas season, please think of the people that you’d like to invite to join you in worship. It might be your neighbor, a friend, family, co-worker, or someone else. All are welcome to join!
I look forward to what we will continue to plan together & the ways that we will all be in ministry together to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!
Blessings,
~Pastor Melissa
