I’m Back

For what it’s worth, I’ll return Sunday after a three-week absence following my collision with a concrete slab.

Great thanks to Mary for her loving and excellent work in my absence. I know you’ve enjoyed her sermon series—and so have I.

And online, Mary ended up doing a couple of solos last week when all help deserted her.

She was preacher and songleader. (Shannon and Julian were out, and Blake left early.)

But Mary’s a singer. She’s in our choir—one of her many hats.

I’m excited about being back.

If ministry were not at the heart of my life, I would have retired years ago.

But I warn you—I’m not moving very fast.

I know! I know!—I moved like a turtle before the accident.

Well, now I move like a dead turtle.

Been Watching

I’ve been watching online like many of you.

I now realize that the primary microphones for picking up the organ are the ones on the pulpit and lectern. These are usually off at the beginning of the service, which makes the organ sound distant online.

Big in-house. Distant online.

We also hear almost no congregational singing, which is why Mary sounded like she was doing a solo. This is also why we mic Blake, Shannon, and Julian during the hymns.

Breakfast This Sunday

If Winston is present, he’ll be doing breakfast.

Feel free to help. Breakfast is at 10:30.

Come early and eat. This fellowship time is lovely.

My Class

I’m easing back into things.

Preaching and Communion will be enough for my first Sunday back.

My class, Discovering God, will resume the following week—July 13.

Our topic: What NDEs Tell Us About Salvation—Who Gets In, Who Doesn’t?

New Procedure

I’m asking our musicians to get music titles to me by Wednesday morning by email or text. (It may not work this week.)

If you have announcements, get them to the church office—or to me—by Wednesday morning.

There will be an announcement page in the bulletin so that we do not have to take worship time for announcements—at least not much of it.

Veta will run the bulletins on Thursdays.

This Sunday

It’s Communion Sunday.

My sermon title is: All Are One

We’ll talk about the first great truth of our existence: that we are all one with one another—and one with God.

I’ll share a couple of wonderful and surprising stories.

We will sing.

We will gather at the Lord’s Table.

And I will have the joy of being back in church.

Come—let us rejoice together.

God Bless,

MB