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SUNDAY Schedule Sunday, September 5 • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:30 am, Winship Chapel • The Mustard Seed Bookstore 9:00 am - 12:00 pm • Sunday School for all ages 9:00 am • Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary
Sunday, September 12 • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:30 am, Winship Chapel • The Mustard Seed Bookstore 9:00 am - 1:00 pm • Cherub Choir - 9:30 am • Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary • Sunday School - 10:05 am • Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 12:15 am Fifield Hall • Youth/Parent Kick-off Lunch 12:30 pm, B111
September 5 & 12, 2010 Christ at the Center
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t used to be that Labor Day Weekend marked the end of summer and Labor Day itself was a day to honor workers, particularly the September 5 organized labor Craig Goodrich to preach movement. But times change and we easily forget. I wonder if a similar thing has not happened to Sunday, what we used to call “the Lord’s Day?” The Fourth Commandment tells us to “Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.” And it is based on the Genesis account in which God after having made the world in six days, rested on the seventh. In our Christian tradition, the Sabbath became the “Lord’s Day.” It is to be a day in which we worship, engage in acts of kindness and compassion and rest from labor. And remember it was Jesus who said, “Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:29). Have you forgotten the Sabbath, the Lord’s Day? What do you think it would mean to you to recover it, to embrace once again a weekly rhythm of work, worship and rest? I won’t guarantee it, but I suspect that it just might change the rest of your life.
Grace, peace and courage, Craig
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s we begin another new church year and resume our regular fall schedule on Sunday, September 12, I am looking forward with great anticipation to seeing all of you here at the corner of 16th and Peachtree Streets! September 12 George Wirth to preach Together with the many opportunities for ministry through the Homeless Prayer Breakfast, Communion in Winship Chapel, Christian Education classes for all ages, Fellowship Hour in the Reception Room, and the ConfirmationYouth-Parent Brunch in the Youth Center, I invite and encourage you to join us for worship in the sanctuary at 9:00 and 11:15 am, which is the center of our life together as a congregation. I will begin a sermon series exploring The Sermon On The Mount with the first one entitled “Following The Rules.” It is my hope and prayer that these sermons will bring the words of Jesus’ greatest lessons about life and faith into our hearts and homes, and that each of us and all of us will make a commitment to worship God on a regular basis during the weeks and months ahead. As Stuart Holden once said “The life that is too busy for worship is busier than God intended it to be. Work is life’s eminent duty, but worship is life’s pre-eminent dynamic,” and I believe he was right. So come celebrate with us this Sunday in the sanctuary as we lift our praises to the Lord…and please bring your family and friends along with you!
Faithfully Yours,
George B. Wirth
Return to Regular Schedule September 12th, Celebration Sunday
8:30 am - Communion Service 9:00 am & 11:15 am - Worship Services 10:05 am - Sunday School for All Ages