BLOGGING TOWARD SUNDAY…

OK, maybe SS is not dead, but it is certainly dying, in most places a long, lingering death. Perhaps the most merciful thing to do would be to just put it out of its misery! Many churches have done just that, replacing the traditional Sunday morning hour with a midweek evening featuring Christian education for the entire family. When I just suggested that we start to think about that possibility here in U.G., you would have thought I wanted to abolish the flag, motherhood, and apple pie!

So…as is often the case in the church, we put our heads together and reached a compromise…it’s called “Wonderful Wednesdays,” and I have very high hopes for it. We will gather every Wednesday evening at 6:00 pm for a quick, light supper, then at 6:30 we’ll split up into 5 age-appropriate groups and spend an hour studying the scriptures together… but not just ANY scriptures. Each night we’ll be looking at the lectionary texts for the following Sunday, and so be better prepared for worship and SS. Children will have take-home papers which encourage family discussion of the lesson, as well as music and easy crafts. Kinda like Vacation Bible School.

Wonderful Wednesdays will not replace Sunday School, at least not in the foreseeable future. Instead, it will enhance our Christian education mission, and provide an opportunity for learning for some of our families who work on Sundays. We are blessed to have a fantastically talented and creative staff:

Kenny and Meme Edmisten….nursery and preschool
Jo Wilson and Jeanne Gaither….K-3
Amanda Bridges and Nannette Cockerham…4-6
Carabet Sisk and Susanna Francisco…7-8
Steve Kirby…High School and Adult

Please pray for the success of this new ministry, and support it with your presence and active participation. This is important stuff we’re doing here, and there is much at stake!

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