Family Talk
By Dave Phillips
It is wonderful to come together for worship. There is nothing quite like singing together, praying together, focusing on God’s word at the same time, communing with the Lord and remembering the body and blood given so that we might have life, and contributing to the needs of this congregation as we serve God together. I haven’t ever really liked the word “budget” (although I know the ‘treasury’ is a biblical term) when we think of “Our combined plan of work for a given year.” I suppose budget has the connotation of restricting funds rather than planning to spend a specific amount on works that we can do together. In other words, many people support works on an individual basis simply because they are generous people - and have been blessed to be able to contribute to the needs of others. Praise the Lord!
But it is a wonderful blessing to be able to ‘dig deeply’ in God’s word in order to find ways to love Him and serve Him more effectively each day.
Our “Shared Blessings” event is coming up on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, as we have done every year for the last many years. Instead of preparing a meal and serving it on a certain day, we try to help families who are in need of some help to have the food for a family of 8 to eat together. We are now in the process of collecting money for purchasing the 8 items that go into a meal for 8 people. We don’t ask for money in the mail, so if you receive a letter for a donation, that is from someone else. I’ll say more about this on Sunday, but please give generously, as the cost of groceries has increased. We’ll keep you updated as to where we stand on the total amount.
