Mother's Day

I cannot remember a Mother's Day Sunday that wasn't uplifting.  Everyone, especially moms, are in a good mood when they walk in the building.  Some enjoyed breakfast in bed (extra crispy), some received nice cards (homemade or otherwise), gifts, or just smiling faces yelling "Happy Mother's Day" to gently wake you up.  Nationally, it is the second highest attended day of churches, behind Easter and before Christmas.  It was great seeing all our guests yesterday.

Speaking of visitors, we had seven in our Coffee Connection.  One young couple returned for a second time and two other ladies for a second week in a row.  We also had two sisters attend that had recently moved from Arizona to Sebastian and another woman who came with a returning visitor.  Yes, it was ladies day in the Living Room.  I was thankful to have Mike McGee help me greet so I wouldn't feel so out of place.  Of those who came, they had five children under the age of 4.  Two came from Vierra, two from Port St. Lucie, two from Sebastian, and one from Vero.  All have visited other churches and found this congregation to be the best place for their families.  The single mother from Vero came as a result of one of the service projects of our children's program.  When she heard our children singing and passing out gifts for others, she said she wanted her little girl to be a part of something like that.  Folks, we are on the brink of something special.  It's time we think outwardly instead of inwardly, in other words, it's not about our comfort, but helping to be relevant to a starving world.  That doesn't mean we compromise the Scriptures, but bring the Gospel to the 21st Century.

I'm sad to say we will be temporarily doing away with our Coffee Connection on Sunday morning.  After we changed service times the attendance went down, but it has recently picked up.  That being said, I will really need your help throughout the summer.  Find our guests, take them out to lunch, make connections with them, and make sure I know they are there (sometimes I miss people).

I will be teaching in the Worship Center through the summer months on "In The Beginning...".  It is a class that is important as it deals with the beginning of all things.  It is more than, "on this day God created...", but what that means.  We will also learn that things changed drastically from the sixth day of creation to our present day.  We will try to answer questions like, "What happened to the dinosaurs?" among others.  Other summer events will be announced ASAP.

I have gone long enough.  Pray for Minerva Cardriche this week as she is ready to have those twins.  Pray for the safety of all.  Also, Cheyanne Toby will be having exploratory surgery Thursday.  She has been in a lot of pain for a while.  Let's not forget about others who are on our prayer list as well as those who were missing from our services yesterday.  If you know of someone who is going through a tough time that needs to be added to the prayer list, please let the elders or church office know.

Have a great week!