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The Spirit was at work this past Sunday as we celebrated Pentecost and welcomed 18 Confirmands into full membership. Rev. Lee's sermon was titled, "The REAL Mission Impossible" as she playfully talked about the challenges over the last 5 months of drawing these young people into a deeper and more meaningful faith. Each year the youth are asked to describe what they think the purpose of the church is and the one that caught her attention was "to help us remember the stories of God." Thanks to all of the parents, Sunday School teacher, Confirmation mentors and youth counselors who have had a hand in planting seeds of faith in these young disciples of Jesus.
One of the other highlights of the service was class member Izzy Duckett singing "Here I Am Lord" with the congregation joining in on the last verse as the class processed out of the Sanctuary. What a day to celebrate!
We'll commission our ASP team of 52 youth, college students and adults this Sunday. They leave for Davy (McDowell County), West Virginia this coming Saturday and will spend a week working on homes and building relationships and hope. You can support them by:
** Buying a Gallon of Gas to help the many ASP vehicles and volunteers get to West Virginia and home again. Just $4-5 will be a huge help (of course, $20 bills are great, too). Look for the gas cans in Fellowship Hall.
** Becoming a Prayer Partner. See the names in Fellowship Hall and sign up to pray for one or two of our volunteers for the week of June 21-28.
On Sunday, June 1 we celebrated Milestone Sunday with a time of staff appreciation in the worship service and a reception in Fellowship Hall. Congratulations to Rev. Ron (10 years), Rev. Byron (10 years), Erica (15 years), Nicola (25 years), and Dave (25 years). It's not too late to drop off a card or note of appreciation for any of our staff members.
You're invited to take part in the Seeds of Security Benefit Golf Tournament which will be held on Monday, June 16, 9-4pm at Renditions Golf Club in Davidsonville. Any men from the congregation who like/love to golf are welcome to join us ($125/person) in this fun day for a good cause supporting women and families impacted by domestic violence. In 2023 we entered our first foursome and doubled our participation last year. We're already up to 3 foursomes so far - can we make it four this year? RSVP to Rev. Ron to sign up.
Our Nursery School Graduation moved to an evening ceremony this year and the Sanctuary was packed on May 21 to cheer on our three four-year old classes that were "graduating." Under the leadership of Director Catherine Myers and her team of experienced, kind and hard-working teachers and aides, our pre-school is thriving and growing. We wish these 4-year olds and their families nothing but love and success as they make the big jump to kindergarten this fall. To learn more about the SPUMNS, visit their webpage.
