TEN WEEKS AT 10:00 SUMMER WORSHIP Many of you have shared with me your summer plans, and I can feel your excitement! I, too, am excited. I have to admit, I cannot wait to jump in the lake, go tubing with my kids, and play a little bit of golf! Summer has traditionally been a time for travel, changing our routines, and looking at life differently. Within the life of every church I have served, summer has been a season when the pace of ministry changes as people embrace summer. Knowing so much will be happening on campus and so many of you will be traveling this year, I recently asked the ministry team what changes our congregation might make so that we engage the summer months differently. Together, we looked at how we could make this summer more exciting than ever! Thankfully, the ideas began to develop, and we came up with a bold and exciting concept. Beginning on Sunday, June 5, Church of the Servant will gather each week for one worship service at 10:00 a.m. This summer schedule will be called “Ten Weeks at 10:00.” Over the past year, our congregation has gathered for special one-service Sundays. After each of these services, people have come to other staff and me asking, “Why can’t we do this more often?” People have loved the fellowship, homemade ice cream socials, gathering for meals, seeing everyone gather in one room for worship, and experiencing something different. This same excitement is what I hope will be present at Church of the Servant this summer. There will be three special Sundays of Food and Fellowship during the ten weeks. A meal will take place immediately following the worship service on these Sundays. The meals will be free to all who attend, but reservations are requested. The Fellowship Sundays will be: JUNE 5 – SUMMER KICK-OFF JULY 10 – SUMMER LUAU & HOMEMADE ICE CREAM COMPETITION AUGUST 7 – BACK TO SCHOOL B.B.Q BASH Make a reservation today by selecting the QR Code. <<<<<<<<<< SUNDAY SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES Sunday school classes will continue to meet throughout the summer. This summer, each Sunday school class will have the option to meet before or after the 10:00 Worship Service. Please let Jessica King know what time your group will want to meet. One additional aspect of “Ten Weeks at 10:00” I am excited about is my availability to come to your Sunday school classes. Church of the Servant currently has twenty-two Sunday school classes meeting, and I won’t be able to make it to every class. However, I will be able to make it to five weeks of classes. I am available to come to your class either before or after the weekly worship services on these dates: • June 12, July 3, July 17, 24, 31 If your class would like me to come and speak, all you have to do is ask. Contact Rachel Gillespie as soon as possible; reservations will be made first come, first served. As you can see, there will be no slowdown of activity at the church this summer. Before you know it, college football will be here again, and the children will be heading back to school for a whole new year! Until the kickoff whistle blows, we have a lot to do at Church of the Servant, and I thank you in advance for reading this entire newsletter so that we will all be excited and prepared for all that is happening this summer! As they say at Home Depot, Let’s Do This! Dr. Matthew Mitchell Senior Minister ServantOKC.org 03