An invitation to worship...
Church as Community
Good Day College Church,
You may have heard me (Pastor Mark) say, "Church is not an event; church is a community." By that I mean that church is intended to be more than just an aggregation of persons (who may or may not know one another), and who happen to be together on a Sunday morning for worship. Church, as our Lord designed it, is intended to be a people who know one another, love one another, and who have committed themselves to each other. Church is a people in covenantal relationship with each other who believe they have been called by their Lord to be a part of a particular congregation. Thus, every Sunday should feel a little bit like a family reunion, with people genuinely delighted to see one another.
Church as a community means that much of the life of the church happens at other times and other places than Sunday morning in the sanctuary. If you read the entire bulletin on any given Sunday, you will see that much of the life of College Church happens at other times and days than Sunday at 10:30. We gather throughout the week for prayer, for study, for fellowship, and for service. College Church works hard to create opportunities for people to become a part of the community that is College Church.
And this Sunday, there are going to be two ways in which we will nurture the life of the community.
The first is a pancake breakfast in the CLC from 8:15 to 9:30. The young people of College Church are raising money for a youth convention in Salt Lake City this summer. It will be meaningful to our young people to see the people of College Church supportive of them.
The second way we are nurturing the life of the community is by having the children join us every Sunday for part of the worship service. Pastor Sherry Mitchell believes that there is great value in children being present with the entire congregation and I am looking forward to a worship service in which every generation is represented. When you come to church this Sunday, would you be sure to welcome the children of the congregation to our service as well as each other.
And thank you for being a part of the community that is College Church.
Pastor Mark
You may have heard me (Pastor Mark) say, "Church is not an event; church is a community." By that I mean that church is intended to be more than just an aggregation of persons (who may or may not know one another), and who happen to be together on a Sunday morning for worship. Church, as our Lord designed it, is intended to be a people who know one another, love one another, and who have committed themselves to each other. Church is a people in covenantal relationship with each other who believe they have been called by their Lord to be a part of a particular congregation. Thus, every Sunday should feel a little bit like a family reunion, with people genuinely delighted to see one another.
Church as a community means that much of the life of the church happens at other times and other places than Sunday morning in the sanctuary. If you read the entire bulletin on any given Sunday, you will see that much of the life of College Church happens at other times and days than Sunday at 10:30. We gather throughout the week for prayer, for study, for fellowship, and for service. College Church works hard to create opportunities for people to become a part of the community that is College Church.
And this Sunday, there are going to be two ways in which we will nurture the life of the community.
The first is a pancake breakfast in the CLC from 8:15 to 9:30. The young people of College Church are raising money for a youth convention in Salt Lake City this summer. It will be meaningful to our young people to see the people of College Church supportive of them.
The second way we are nurturing the life of the community is by having the children join us every Sunday for part of the worship service. Pastor Sherry Mitchell believes that there is great value in children being present with the entire congregation and I am looking forward to a worship service in which every generation is represented. When you come to church this Sunday, would you be sure to welcome the children of the congregation to our service as well as each other.
And thank you for being a part of the community that is College Church.
Pastor Mark