Life can sometimes be terribly confusing, especially when I try to figure out which calendar I should follow for planning worship, activities, and programs at the church. Should I follow the calendar that's on my desk, the "normal" one that starts on January 1 and ends on December 31? Or should I follow the Liturgical calendar that begins with the first Sunday in Advent, and ends with Christ the King Sunday, both movable Sundays that fall at the end of November or early December? Or should I follow the school-year calendar, which starts after Labor Day and runs 10 months through June, with a break in July and August?
The answer is of course, all of the above. But if I were to rank them in importance, I would start with the school-year calendar, followed by the Liturgical calendar. Much of our planning and most of our activities follow a September through June cycle. Summer is supposed to be a slower time, a time to take vacations, relax, and renew ourselves. Summer is, for most of us, though, busy as can be, but it is nice to take a break from schedules that fill much of the year.
Even our governing body, the Session, takes a break during July and August. We meet if we need to, but otherwise our next scheduled meeting is in September. The 15 Elders we elected to serve on the Session have earned a respite after a busy year going about their work of governance and leadership.
We had a particularly busy meeting in June as various Ministry Teams brought recommendations and proposals before the Session. The Early Learning Center Board asked Session to confirm the hiring of Chris Fox as the Director and Amy Simpson as Assistant Director, which we joyfully did. The Property Team sought approval to blacktop and re-stripe the entire parking lot, which we also agreed to. We heard plans for the Fall Stewardship campaign and heard updates from other teams.
Christmas is six months away, but the Worship & Music Ministry Team works that far ahead. We approved their recommendation that we change our Christmas Eve worship schedule by adding a 5:30 pm service of Lessons and Carols, and dropping the 11:00 pm service. We have many young families in our church who had no option for worship on Christmas Eve, with the 8:00 pm service too late for young children. And we had seen attendance at the 11:00 pm service drop each of the past three years; last year the number of participants in the service exceeded worshipers. We know there are some who like the traditional "midnight" service to welcome Christmas, but we also want to make sure we provide an offering for our young families, so Session readily approved the change.
Elders will not be idle over the summer. We will be reading a book together: The Will of God, by the Reverend James C. Howell, a thoughtful book that raises excellent questions. We'll discuss the book and its lessons when we meet again in the fall.
All of our Elders serve God and our church faithfully and they deserve our praise and thanks. And they also deserve a few weeks off this summer!
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Graduation Day
We rejoice in June with all those who have finished their school year after completing countless tests, papers, reports, and exams. We celebrate those who are moving from Pre-K to full-time kindergarten, from elementary school to middle school, middle school to high school, high school to college, and college to graduate school.
Somehow, in spite of my age, I snuck into this year’s group of graduates. After almost five years of work, I was awarded my Doctor of Ministry degree by Princeton Theological Seminary on May 23. The last part of the process, writing my dissertation, occupied much of the last year, and almost every spare minute the past few months. Vacations and days off were spent in front of my computer as I worked to meet the deadline. Cole, our Scottie, served ably and faithfully as my Research Assistant.
When I began the Doctor of Ministry program in September 2004, I was looking for a structured and intensive program to continue my growth both in faith and as a pastor. I’d found that attending the occasional two-or three-day Continuing Education seminars schools offer was not enough.
The program at Princeton provided depth, breadth, and perhaps a little more intensity than I had bargained for! The first two years were given over to three separate resident workshops held on the Princeton campus, and then lengthy reading lists and papers to write on our own back home.
Then it was on to the dissertation, or Final Project. Mine focused on how elders in our church perceive their call to leadership as they go about their work on the Session. The impetus for my dissertation was the fact that there is no church-wide training program for elders. We have more than 11,000 churches in our denomination and we are all going about our training in 11,000 different ways.
One of the many blessings I found in the program came from the 8 other students who were part of my class. Four of us were Presbyterian, and the others represented the Episcopal, Lutheran, Church of the Brethren and Church of Christ denominations. We came from throughout the country, as well, with one classmate coming all the way from Hawaii. We’ve all become wonderful friends over these past five years; I will miss my time with them.
This will be the last degree I am likely to pursue, but it certainly is not the end of my learning. God calls us to learn, to “take and read” as Augustine put it. Now, however, I can choose what I want to “take and read” as I continue my own journey as a disciple of Jesus Christ, and the stack of books has grown large these past few years. What’s on your summer reading list?
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
Somehow, in spite of my age, I snuck into this year’s group of graduates. After almost five years of work, I was awarded my Doctor of Ministry degree by Princeton Theological Seminary on May 23. The last part of the process, writing my dissertation, occupied much of the last year, and almost every spare minute the past few months. Vacations and days off were spent in front of my computer as I worked to meet the deadline. Cole, our Scottie, served ably and faithfully as my Research Assistant.
When I began the Doctor of Ministry program in September 2004, I was looking for a structured and intensive program to continue my growth both in faith and as a pastor. I’d found that attending the occasional two-or three-day Continuing Education seminars schools offer was not enough.
The program at Princeton provided depth, breadth, and perhaps a little more intensity than I had bargained for! The first two years were given over to three separate resident workshops held on the Princeton campus, and then lengthy reading lists and papers to write on our own back home.
Then it was on to the dissertation, or Final Project. Mine focused on how elders in our church perceive their call to leadership as they go about their work on the Session. The impetus for my dissertation was the fact that there is no church-wide training program for elders. We have more than 11,000 churches in our denomination and we are all going about our training in 11,000 different ways.
One of the many blessings I found in the program came from the 8 other students who were part of my class. Four of us were Presbyterian, and the others represented the Episcopal, Lutheran, Church of the Brethren and Church of Christ denominations. We came from throughout the country, as well, with one classmate coming all the way from Hawaii. We’ve all become wonderful friends over these past five years; I will miss my time with them.
This will be the last degree I am likely to pursue, but it certainly is not the end of my learning. God calls us to learn, to “take and read” as Augustine put it. Now, however, I can choose what I want to “take and read” as I continue my own journey as a disciple of Jesus Christ, and the stack of books has grown large these past few years. What’s on your summer reading list?
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Just Five Minutes
We all know the feeling: we’re trying to make a plane and we’re late. The minutes fly by as we speed through traffic. We spill out of the car and race to check-in and then security before we make the final sprint to the gate. Why is it that the gate we want is always the farthest one from the main terminal! We arrive moments before the flight is closed for take-off.
Sweating, huffing-and-puffing, clothing askew, dragging carry-on items, boarding pass clenched in our teeth, we make it with seconds to spare. We bump and crash down the aisle to the angry glares of the other passengers, who have settled in and are eager for the flight to depart. As we finally fasten our seat belts, we promise ourselves that next time we’ll leave much earlier so we won’t have to rush.
This scenario isn’t limited to airports, of course. Train stations, concert halls, movie theaters – we can find it any place where there is a scheduled start time. And that includes churches – people racing into Sanctuaries as the Call to Worship is being offered, or as congregants stand to sing the Opening Hymn, or even most notoriously, as prayer is offered.
When we come before God to worship, we should be attentive, focused and filled with a sense of purpose. We should come before God ready, with hearts and minds turned and tuned to God. Rushing into the Sanctuary after the service has begun is no way to come before God.
Five minutes is all it takes. Coming into the Sanctuary just five minutes before the service begins provides you with time to focus and prepare yourself. We offer a Voluntary, as well as a Text and Prayer for Preparation to help you get ready to worship. Worship bags help children settle as well.
The five minutes before Worship begins are so important. Those five minutes are a time to transition, and time even for transformation. Five minutes provides us with time to be mindful of God’s words to us spoken through the Psalmist, “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Add just five minutes to your schedule on Sunday morning so you can come to Worship calm, ready and attentive to God. Add just five minutes so that you can come “worship the Lord with gladness and come into his presence with singing.” You don’t even need a boarding pass!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Skip
Sweating, huffing-and-puffing, clothing askew, dragging carry-on items, boarding pass clenched in our teeth, we make it with seconds to spare. We bump and crash down the aisle to the angry glares of the other passengers, who have settled in and are eager for the flight to depart. As we finally fasten our seat belts, we promise ourselves that next time we’ll leave much earlier so we won’t have to rush.
This scenario isn’t limited to airports, of course. Train stations, concert halls, movie theaters – we can find it any place where there is a scheduled start time. And that includes churches – people racing into Sanctuaries as the Call to Worship is being offered, or as congregants stand to sing the Opening Hymn, or even most notoriously, as prayer is offered.
When we come before God to worship, we should be attentive, focused and filled with a sense of purpose. We should come before God ready, with hearts and minds turned and tuned to God. Rushing into the Sanctuary after the service has begun is no way to come before God.
Five minutes is all it takes. Coming into the Sanctuary just five minutes before the service begins provides you with time to focus and prepare yourself. We offer a Voluntary, as well as a Text and Prayer for Preparation to help you get ready to worship. Worship bags help children settle as well.
The five minutes before Worship begins are so important. Those five minutes are a time to transition, and time even for transformation. Five minutes provides us with time to be mindful of God’s words to us spoken through the Psalmist, “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Add just five minutes to your schedule on Sunday morning so you can come to Worship calm, ready and attentive to God. Add just five minutes so that you can come “worship the Lord with gladness and come into his presence with singing.” You don’t even need a boarding pass!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Skip
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Active Members
It was at Easter that men and women were received into membership in the early years of the church. In the formative centuries, the ritual for membership was elaborate, generally involving three years of study culminating in a two-step process beginning with baptism followed by reception as a member.
Those who went through the process were called “Catechumens”, a word from the Greek for “instruction”. The Catechumens spent three years learning Scripture, theology, and creeds. At the end of the instructional period, the Catechumens were examined by the bishop, who would decide whether a person was ready to join the church, or whether he or she might need more instruction.
Things are much simpler for Inquirers now: instead of three years, we ask those who feel called to membership to participate in three classes on Sunday mornings. We are especially eager to help our Inquirers understand Presbyterian history and theology, since most new members come to us from other denominations and faith communities. We teach them about Reformed theology, as well as the Book of Order and our Book of Confessions, which together make up the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Here’s what the Book of Order teaches us about membership in the church: “A faithful member accepts Christ’s call to be involved responsibly in the ministry of his Church. Such involvement includes:
a. Proclaiming the good news,
b. taking part in the common life and worship of the church,
c. praying and studying Scripture and the faith of the Christian Church,
d. supporting the work of the church through the giving of money, time, and talents,
e. participating in the governing responsibilities of the church,
f. demonstrating a new quality of life with and through the church,
g. responding to God’s activity in the world through service to others,
h. living responsibly in the personal, family, vocational, political, cultural, and social relationship of life,
i. and working in the world for peace, justice, freedom, and human fulfillment.
As we welcome our newest members on Palm Sunday, I invite you to reflect on how you are doing with this list. No bishop – or pastor – will examine you! But the list provides a helpful reminder that Jesus, who is the Head of the Church, calls us to active membership, serving one another, serving the church, and serving all the world as we proclaim the gospel, and especially the joyous news of Easter: He is Risen!
He is Risen indeed!
Pastor Skip
Those who went through the process were called “Catechumens”, a word from the Greek for “instruction”. The Catechumens spent three years learning Scripture, theology, and creeds. At the end of the instructional period, the Catechumens were examined by the bishop, who would decide whether a person was ready to join the church, or whether he or she might need more instruction.
Things are much simpler for Inquirers now: instead of three years, we ask those who feel called to membership to participate in three classes on Sunday mornings. We are especially eager to help our Inquirers understand Presbyterian history and theology, since most new members come to us from other denominations and faith communities. We teach them about Reformed theology, as well as the Book of Order and our Book of Confessions, which together make up the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Here’s what the Book of Order teaches us about membership in the church: “A faithful member accepts Christ’s call to be involved responsibly in the ministry of his Church. Such involvement includes:
a. Proclaiming the good news,
b. taking part in the common life and worship of the church,
c. praying and studying Scripture and the faith of the Christian Church,
d. supporting the work of the church through the giving of money, time, and talents,
e. participating in the governing responsibilities of the church,
f. demonstrating a new quality of life with and through the church,
g. responding to God’s activity in the world through service to others,
h. living responsibly in the personal, family, vocational, political, cultural, and social relationship of life,
i. and working in the world for peace, justice, freedom, and human fulfillment.
As we welcome our newest members on Palm Sunday, I invite you to reflect on how you are doing with this list. No bishop – or pastor – will examine you! But the list provides a helpful reminder that Jesus, who is the Head of the Church, calls us to active membership, serving one another, serving the church, and serving all the world as we proclaim the gospel, and especially the joyous news of Easter: He is Risen!
He is Risen indeed!
Pastor Skip
Saturday, February 21, 2009
"It's Not My Fault"
“It’s not my fault.” “I am not to blame.” “I didn’t do it.” We have a difficult time saying, “It is my fault”; “I am to blame”; “I did it”; “There is no one to blame but myself”. We have trouble taking responsibility for own actions. We are quick to look for excuses or blame someone else.
A few years ago I wrote a prayer for a magazine article to point out the dangerous direction in which we seemed to be headed where we no longer take responsibility for our actions: Almighty God, I may or may not need your mercy, for I am neither admitting nor denying that I have transgressed. For I would come to you with a penitent and contrite heart if I were guilty of sin, which I am not saying I am, and I am not saying that I am not. For all my sins which I may or may not have committed, forgive me, even as I deny any specific need for forgiveness. Amen
This is not a prayer we should lift up to God! We read in the first letter of John the familiar words, “if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) Lent is the ideal time for introspection, for looking deep within ourselves, looking honestly, so we can acknowledge where we have made mistakes and gone wrong, where we are to blame, and where we have failed to take responsibility.
This can be a very hard thing to do, but we cannot hope to be washed clean unless we first acknowledge our missteps and mistakes. As the letter goes on to say, “If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Where have you broken relationships? Where have you been selfish and self centered? Where have you been greedy? Where have you been angry? Where have you been judgmental? Where have you been to blame? Where have you been at fault? Where have you failed to take responsibility?
This is not an exercise in guilt; it is an exercise in rebirth and renewal -- that’s God’s promise to us in the grace given us in Jesus Christ. That’s the promise of Lent. Don’t make the 40 days of Lent a time for giving up ice cream or French fries; make it a time for taking on new habits and disciplines so you can fully embrace God’s grace and love.
You’ve heard me say that Lent is the time to get out the broom and do some “spiritual housecleaning”. Getting out the broom assumes that we are in need of a sweeping, dusting, and scrubbing. Start there this Lenten season. Start with the words of the Psalmist: “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me”. Start there, and then you will know the joy and deep peace of being forgiven and washed clean by the grace of God given to us in Jesus Christ.
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
A few years ago I wrote a prayer for a magazine article to point out the dangerous direction in which we seemed to be headed where we no longer take responsibility for our actions: Almighty God, I may or may not need your mercy, for I am neither admitting nor denying that I have transgressed. For I would come to you with a penitent and contrite heart if I were guilty of sin, which I am not saying I am, and I am not saying that I am not. For all my sins which I may or may not have committed, forgive me, even as I deny any specific need for forgiveness. Amen
This is not a prayer we should lift up to God! We read in the first letter of John the familiar words, “if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) Lent is the ideal time for introspection, for looking deep within ourselves, looking honestly, so we can acknowledge where we have made mistakes and gone wrong, where we are to blame, and where we have failed to take responsibility.
This can be a very hard thing to do, but we cannot hope to be washed clean unless we first acknowledge our missteps and mistakes. As the letter goes on to say, “If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Where have you broken relationships? Where have you been selfish and self centered? Where have you been greedy? Where have you been angry? Where have you been judgmental? Where have you been to blame? Where have you been at fault? Where have you failed to take responsibility?
This is not an exercise in guilt; it is an exercise in rebirth and renewal -- that’s God’s promise to us in the grace given us in Jesus Christ. That’s the promise of Lent. Don’t make the 40 days of Lent a time for giving up ice cream or French fries; make it a time for taking on new habits and disciplines so you can fully embrace God’s grace and love.
You’ve heard me say that Lent is the time to get out the broom and do some “spiritual housecleaning”. Getting out the broom assumes that we are in need of a sweeping, dusting, and scrubbing. Start there this Lenten season. Start with the words of the Psalmist: “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me”. Start there, and then you will know the joy and deep peace of being forgiven and washed clean by the grace of God given to us in Jesus Christ.
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Annual Officers' Retreat
Massanetta Springs Conference Center in Harrisonburg is an ideal place for our annual Officers’ Retreat. The setting is idyllic, tranquil and lovely. The Lodge building, where we stay, provides the simple comforts of a hotel, with a large conference room where we can gather as we do our work throughout the weekend. At mealtime we walk down the hill to the main building where the dining room is located and join groups from other churches.
The weekend provides us with a time for learning, worship, fellowship, and renewal. This year we spent much of our time together reading and wrestling with biblical texts. It seemed a fitting theme to complement our Year of the Bible program. Our principal focus was looking at what the Bible teaches -- and does not teach -- about our call to share our resources. Are we each called to tithe? What does the Bible teach us about sharing resources through our Mission giving within the church? We learned that the answers are not as clear as we might have thought. All of our discussions were rich and lively.
As important as the learning, fellowship, and renewal times are, the highlight of the weekend is when we gather on Sunday morning to worship. I create the service to encourage everyone to participate. One person writes and offers the Call to Worship, another writes and offers the Prayer of Confession. Still others read and interpret texts for us. Before we gather at the Lord’s Table we all participate in a Responsive Covenant to remind us of the promises we all make to God, the church, and one another as officers of the church.
The final part of the service is Communion. We gather in a circle as everyone offers a part of the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving. Then the loaf and the cup go around the circle, each person receiving the bread and wine, and then in turn offering the bread and wine. We truly feed each other in the service. It is a wonderful way to close our time together.
Every time we gather as officers at Massanetta Springs, or gather as a group for Bible Study, or as a team of volunteers planning an activity, we gather as the Body of Christ, each of us responding to Jesus’ call to service and discipleship, each of us part of the “fragrance of Christ”, as Paul calls us. As we begin a new year, I encourage you to find your place to respond; perhaps in a new way, or perhaps building on work you’ve already been doing. If you are waiting to be asked, your wait is over: Jesus is asking you now. It’s that tap on the shoulder you’ve been feeling, that voice in the wind you’ve been trying to hear. “Come and serve”, says our Lord. “Come build the Body of Christ.”
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
The weekend provides us with a time for learning, worship, fellowship, and renewal. This year we spent much of our time together reading and wrestling with biblical texts. It seemed a fitting theme to complement our Year of the Bible program. Our principal focus was looking at what the Bible teaches -- and does not teach -- about our call to share our resources. Are we each called to tithe? What does the Bible teach us about sharing resources through our Mission giving within the church? We learned that the answers are not as clear as we might have thought. All of our discussions were rich and lively.
As important as the learning, fellowship, and renewal times are, the highlight of the weekend is when we gather on Sunday morning to worship. I create the service to encourage everyone to participate. One person writes and offers the Call to Worship, another writes and offers the Prayer of Confession. Still others read and interpret texts for us. Before we gather at the Lord’s Table we all participate in a Responsive Covenant to remind us of the promises we all make to God, the church, and one another as officers of the church.
The final part of the service is Communion. We gather in a circle as everyone offers a part of the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving. Then the loaf and the cup go around the circle, each person receiving the bread and wine, and then in turn offering the bread and wine. We truly feed each other in the service. It is a wonderful way to close our time together.
Every time we gather as officers at Massanetta Springs, or gather as a group for Bible Study, or as a team of volunteers planning an activity, we gather as the Body of Christ, each of us responding to Jesus’ call to service and discipleship, each of us part of the “fragrance of Christ”, as Paul calls us. As we begin a new year, I encourage you to find your place to respond; perhaps in a new way, or perhaps building on work you’ve already been doing. If you are waiting to be asked, your wait is over: Jesus is asking you now. It’s that tap on the shoulder you’ve been feeling, that voice in the wind you’ve been trying to hear. “Come and serve”, says our Lord. “Come build the Body of Christ.”
Grace & peace,
Pastor Skip
Monday, November 24, 2008
No Presents Under the Tree?
It starts in early November, slowly, quietly. I am hardly aware of the fact that I have tuned my iPod exclusively to John Rutter’s Christmas music. Then it’s on to the DVDs that have been hibernating the past 11 months, usually starting with Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven in “The Bishop’s Wife”, followed by “Miracle on 34th Street”, and then my newest favorite “The Polar Express”. By the third week in November the plastic tubs that hold our Christmas decorations begin to grow restless in the basement. Is it my imagination, or could those be voices coming from the storeroom calling, “Christmas is coming – let me out!”
And then it’s here: the first Sunday of Advent, the start of the Christmas season. Retailers launch into the season right after Halloween, of course, but even I will admit that’s too soon. As soon as Thanksgiving is past, though, it’s time. Time to get ready for Advent; time to get ready for Christmas; time to prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord.
Christmas brings with it the push to buy gifts for everyone on our lists. Advertisements fill newspapers and catalogs overflow in our mailboxes, all screaming for attention: BUY! For some months I have been trying to slow the torrent of catalogs that come to our house using the catalogchoice.com website. It was when I entered the one-hundredth catalog that I realized how absurd our consumerism has become.
So this year, Pat and I will give no gifts to each other. Instead, we will do as my sisters and I have been doing the past few years: we’ll make donations in one another’s name to various charitable organizations. It was the 13th century German theologian Meister Eckhart who put it so simply when he said, “To be full of things is to be empty of God.” With more than 100 catalog merchants knocking on our door, and endless choices in local stores, still, they are only things.
Which charities to choose, that’s the difficult part. There are so many to choose from and the needs are so great. Feeding hungry children or providing much-needed medicine or health supplies leads to, among others, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, the American Cancer Society, or Capital Hospice. Caring for our environment and the creatures who all came from God’s hand: the Natural Resources Defense Council, Nature Conservancy, or the Humane Society. Make a donation to the World Wildlife Fund’s gift center and in return you can choose to receive the best re-usable shopping bag we’ve found. Education and learning have always been at the top of my list.
This Christmas why not give back as you give? Choices are as unique as each individual on your gift list, so you are sure to find the perfect match. This Christmas set aside gifts that are empty of God, and instead find gifts that shout out, “Glory to God in highest heaven!”
Grace & peace in this joyous Season,
Pastor Skip
And then it’s here: the first Sunday of Advent, the start of the Christmas season. Retailers launch into the season right after Halloween, of course, but even I will admit that’s too soon. As soon as Thanksgiving is past, though, it’s time. Time to get ready for Advent; time to get ready for Christmas; time to prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord.
Christmas brings with it the push to buy gifts for everyone on our lists. Advertisements fill newspapers and catalogs overflow in our mailboxes, all screaming for attention: BUY! For some months I have been trying to slow the torrent of catalogs that come to our house using the catalogchoice.com website. It was when I entered the one-hundredth catalog that I realized how absurd our consumerism has become.
So this year, Pat and I will give no gifts to each other. Instead, we will do as my sisters and I have been doing the past few years: we’ll make donations in one another’s name to various charitable organizations. It was the 13th century German theologian Meister Eckhart who put it so simply when he said, “To be full of things is to be empty of God.” With more than 100 catalog merchants knocking on our door, and endless choices in local stores, still, they are only things.
Which charities to choose, that’s the difficult part. There are so many to choose from and the needs are so great. Feeding hungry children or providing much-needed medicine or health supplies leads to, among others, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, the American Cancer Society, or Capital Hospice. Caring for our environment and the creatures who all came from God’s hand: the Natural Resources Defense Council, Nature Conservancy, or the Humane Society. Make a donation to the World Wildlife Fund’s gift center and in return you can choose to receive the best re-usable shopping bag we’ve found. Education and learning have always been at the top of my list.
This Christmas why not give back as you give? Choices are as unique as each individual on your gift list, so you are sure to find the perfect match. This Christmas set aside gifts that are empty of God, and instead find gifts that shout out, “Glory to God in highest heaven!”
Grace & peace in this joyous Season,
Pastor Skip
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