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From Rev. Brock Patterson
“Will and Might”
Stop! If you don’t want anything else to do, there’s no reason to read any further. Church newsletters, like this issue of the Chapeline, are just invitations for you to put something else on your calendar. Whether it is a social activity, service opportunity, or educational event, the purpose of our newsletters is to increase engagement by the readers. We will send these, hoping that you might read them.
Oh, sure, we truly love everyone who reads these, and we genuinely care about your well-being, but that’s not why we send newsletters and bulletins. We send them because we are trying to inform you of all the things that we want you to do. We want you to volunteer for manual labor and we want you to register to help in our service projects. We also want you to sign up for the parties and trips, because larger attendance reduces the cost for the rest of us. We want you to attend special concerts and activities because your attendance lets us know the things you will do, not the stuff you might do.
Yes, you might say that your church or chapel simply wants you to attend, and hopefully, bring people with you. If you can’t be there in person, that’s okay. The internet was invented so that churches and chapels can live stream, zoom, and use other ways to connect to you, like this newsletter. Those of you who are still reading this article have become our top candidates for free labor and volunteer opportunities. We can see who opened these, when you opened them, and how long you kept them open.
So yes, by now, you’ve had this newsletter open for three or four minutes, and we know who you are. That’s why chapels and churches send newsletters. We love you and we want you to know what’s happening. If you want to be involved, we want you to be involved. If you’re still trying to decide whether to get involved, keep reading about some of the things coming soon at a Chapel near you.
We hope you MIGHT get involved, but even if you don’t, we WILL still love you, wherever you are!
See you at The Chapel this week!
God Bless, Brock
(Just in case you might have been confused with the sarcastic humor of the writer, it is the intent that you will get a chuckle out of today’s article.)
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