For many, the start of a new year presents an opportunity for positive change. Whether it's healthier habits, money management, or accepting a challenge, we all make resolutions to improve. Similarly, your church is entering 2023 with great aspirations --- to be a healthier church, a stronger church, and a community church poised for growth.
One of our biggest pandemic challenges has been not seeing each other as much or as often. Even though we are coming out of it, this reality has strained our relationships, our resources, and our reach. In an effort to be together better and be better together in the new year, we are adjusting our Sunday schedule. Effective January 1, we are moving to one combined service at 10 a.m. during which we can all worship together. A single worship service on Sunday mornings will help us nurture existing relationships and renew the energy and excitement of being in worship together. That kind of vibrancy is palpable and attractive to new people, too.
Concurrently, the new year will bring a renewed emphasis on our church’s spiritual formation and discipleship. With our unified worship service now at 10 a.m., everyone will be invited and encouraged to spend the hour from 11 a.m. to 12 noon in a Sunday school class or another of our new small group study and discussion opportunities. There will be something for all ages and interests so that we can grow in our spiritual depth together as well.
Your Pastor, lay leadership, and staff believe this schedule shift will make a positive impact on the life and health of our church. Together, let's begin 2023 by embracing this new opportunity with optimism, curiosity, a collaborative spirit, and faith that God will be at work among us as we worship and grow together.
