From My Window…
The parsonage is quiet but for the snoring of Tallulah, my pug. The trees are turning that dark green that signals fall is coming. It’s the end of August and the kids are back in school. Now, it’s been many, many years since I began all my new school years the first Tuesday after Labor Day. Yet September is still for me a time of new beginnings. More than New Year’s, September is a time when the pages are blank, the pencils sharpened and the air full of anticipation. No matter how long ago your first day of school was, I want to ask you to consider this September and especially Sunday September 7th as a time to start a new year at Shiloh.
Adulthood has a way of stretching on and on, with fewer and fewer milestones when we can stop and celebrate our journey so far. Adulthood has a way of stretching our emotional and financial resources beyond our comfort zone. Adulthood has a way of stretching us like one of those Mr. Gumby figures. We were made by God to make this journey with company and that company needs to be more than just our families. We need to come together to be encouraged when we are tired, entertained when we feel flat, challenged when we become complacent.
This September 7th we begin a new worship schedule at Shiloh which allows everyone to join us at 9:45 for coffee and refreshments (cereal and milk for kids who need a little extra time to get ready!), with new Sunday School groups meeting from 10-10:45 and then worship together from 11-noon. There will be a video series on Tuesday nights and a Friday luncheon study. Later in the month we will make good use of our lovely prayer area in the sanctuary with a prayer group (time to be set).
We are at Shiloh Church to be part of God’s church where ‘everyone knows your name.’ Join us Sunday the 7th, bring your children, bring someone who hasn’t been here before. Get your coffee and join in a new year at Shiloh. You may even get new pencils.