I was in the
office on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday when a group of elementary and middle
high school students came in to help in the food pantry. They were so excited to be helping stock the
pantry and make it ready for Wednesday’s distribution to the hungry. They had such a joy in helping. They all said, “This was fun. We will be doing this again!”
I hope we
all have that sense of excitement as we volunteer at Village Presbyterian. For we are not just helping, but we are
serving the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ. This is HIS church and so we are serving him
as we serve his church. That alone
should make you shiver with excitement.
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU SERVE!
You make it
possible for the church to share the Gospel of Christ with our own members and
the neighborhood. You make it possible
for people to worship and experience God’s Word and the sacraments in a life
changing way as you serve communion, usher or greet, sing or play music, be a
worship leader, etc.
You make
decisions that move the church forward as you work on committee/teams, as
elders and deacons, etc.
You give
food aid to the hungry as you volunteer in the pantry, as you work in the
clothes closet, etc. People are given
hope because they are given the basics to keep body and soul together.
When you
serve, you do this and MORE! And I know you feel joy because you are
pleasing Christ. Thanks for filling out
a “Plus 2” form!
If you
haven’t filled one out, please do so. We
need your service to improve the church.
ATTACHED IS AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM. PLEASE PRINT IT, FILL IT OUT
AND MAIL OR BRING IT TO CHURCH!
“You are
they body of Christ and individually members of it.” It takes all of us to build the church
up! Please help us.
In the Love
of Christ,
Ken Shick,
Interim Pastor
