Upcoming Events
March 3 - Soup Supper and Lent service (6:00 pm)
March 6 - Sacramento Food Bank Distribution (9:00-11:00 am)
March 7 - Council Meeting (12:00-2:00 pm)
March 9 - InterGenerational Choir Practice (6:00 pm)
March 10 - Soup Supper and Lent service (6:00 pm)
March 14 - Worship Committee Meeting (12:00 pm)
March 17 - Soup Supper and Lent service (6:00 pm)
March 23 - InterGenerational Choir Practice (6:00 pm)
March 24 - Soup Supper and Lent service (6:00 pm)
March 27 - LWML Brunch (10:30 am)
March 28 - Palm Sunday (9:00 am)
Shalom Newsletter March 2010
Pastor's Desk
Back in November, the Church approved Goals for 2010. I think the Goals are crucial to our part in God's Mission to seek and save the lost. Of course, making Goals and carrying them out are two very different things. My hope is to keep these front and center throughout the year, so that we as a community in Christ remain proactive rather than reactive. In each of the Shalom newsletters, I want to take the opportunity to highlight just a few of these Goals and create a venue for feedback and involvement from you.
-Sunday School and Small Groups
We continue to have a wonderful group of volunteers that make our Sunday School and Small Group activities engaging and meaningful. If you haven't had the chance to experience Sunday School opening I strongly recommend you check it out. Children and adults are engaged in theater, song and activities, with generations in the Church brought together around God's Word. Sunday School will run until Palm Sunday, and will pick up again on April 18.
-Service to the Community
One of our Goals for 2010 is to provide at least one additional service to the community. There are great needs at Rio Tierra Middle School, just across the parking lot from us. One possible point of connection is to provide breakfast on Wednesday mornings when the students have a late start day. I've begun a dialogue with the school and hope to partner with administrators, parents and local grocers to meet this need. The plan is to put together a team once we have the ball rolling. If you have a heart for this, a flexible schedule, and/or ideas to share please contact me. God places needs right on our doorstep and equips us to serve. This is an exciting opportunity!
-InterGenerational Whole Group (IGWG)
As we look at our society we see increasing disconnect between generations and within families. Last year we sought to understand and bridge that gap among ourselves, utilizing our InterGenerational Whole Group meetings. Going forward, our goal is to continue these gatherings and expand them in such a way that we continue to grow as a body, and others in our community may be served. Our plan is to start again in April, and we really want to build on the successes of last year, creating a venue for our church and community to engage across the generations. Below are just a few ideas for what these meetings could look like:
-play together
game night
mini-golf or some other outdoor activity
-learn together
learn God's Word
learn skills or trades (how to serve tables, how to fix ?, bike repair and safety, etc.)
-serve together
neighborhood cleanup
project for the middle school
-build something together
mosaic artwork
If one of these piques your interest, or you have other ideas please contact me and/or your Lay Minister.
Again, it is my hope that in focusing on these Goals, we may be more effective as individuals and a body to reach people in our community with the Good News of Jesus.
In Christ,
Pastor Ryan