Happy New Year!
By now you’ve probably thrown out all the Christmas leftovers, cleaned up all the wrapping paper, and are beginning to think your cousin is never leaving the guest room. As a new year (and decade!) begins, our thoughts naturally turn to resolutions. Maybe you want to lose weight, reduce your stress at work, or read more books this year. I’ll pray for you to keep your resolutions if you do the same for me!
In the spirit of resolutions, I wanted to share with you some great opportunities in January to start the New Year off right!
On January 12, we will begin a new sermon series called, “Boundaries: Building Healthy Relationships.” We will look at Biblically based principles of establishing healthy relationships in our homes, at work, and at school. Do you often feel stressed out, over-committed, and taken for granted? Do you ever feel guilty when you have to tell someone no (or do you never say no?) Let’s start the new year by learning the ways God created us to be healthy and whole.
Also in January, we have some special Wednesday Night Workshops. On January 15, we will welcome Dr. Camille Pavy Claibourne (sister of Bob Pavy) who will share with us the joys and challenges of Care Giving. All of us may find ourselves in the role of care-giver at some point in our life and Dr. Claibourne will help share the emotional, spiritual, and physical resources we need to care for others well. The second is a two-part workshop which will begin on January 22 and conclude on January 29 focused on Crime Prevention and Personal Safety taught by our own Anthony Wilson. We’ll learn common sense steps to stay safe in our homes and on the go. Each workshop includes a light dinner and there will be opportunities to sign up online and on the bulletin connect card.
January will be full of ways to start the new year off right! I hope you join us for worship and for these special workshops!
Grace and Peace,
Ricky
