A Busy Weekend at Peoples
After a week
of some rather dark days, Saturday, November 8 was an exception. With brilliant
blue skies and bright sun a number of church folks left their homes to eat and
to work together.
With Brad
being away we were thankful that he left an ample supply of French Toast, hash
browns, bacon and sausage in the capable hands of Rosemary who was assisted in
the kitchen by Jan and Chuck. Usually a Men’s only gathering, the Men’s
Breakfast this month preceded both an ushers meeting and an outside of the
church clean-up. When other events are planned women and anyone else who plans
to work around the church are invited to breakfast. In this instance, as one
can see, we were blessed with willing folks in the kitchen to bring the meal to
each of us in the vestry.
The
following folks attended breakfast; Dave and Carol, Art and Marlene, Tom and
Barbara, Dick, John H., Merrill, Jim, Kathy, Rosemary, Jan and Chuck. After a
prayer offered by Art each individual served themselves, chose a seat and
enjoyed conversation for about an hour before some left for home and others
remained for an Ushers Meeting that followed the breakfast. The primary
objective of this meeting was to relearn or test our knowledge on how the chair
lift between Ellis Hall and the vestry operated. Chuck initiated us or renewed
our knowledge of its operation. When one does not stay familiar with mechanisms
such as the chair lift it is good to revisit in a hands-on way how to operate
such items.
By this time
Walter had arrived with his truck and trailer to load up with leaves and other
items in the annual outdoor fall cleanup. Susan was also outside raking the
parsonage lawn. Already at work were John T, Dave, Marlene and Barbara. Others
who had been in the ushers meeting now joined those already at work. Tom and
Carol, worked with Marlene in the garden. Art also joined the outside crew
while Rosemary was busy preparing letters for the outside sign announcing the
Christmas Fair in early December. In two hours the outside work crew had
cleaned all of the area around the church and Ellis Hall and had filled
Walter’s trailer to overflowing. Alas, as we neared the end several of us
looked up and saw that there were still plenty of leaves that have not as yet
fallen. Oh well, maybe it will snow soon and cover those leaves as they fall
until Spring.
On Sunday,
November 9 five new members of Peoples Church were received into membership. We
were pleased to receive an adult, Angela B and four young folks into
membership. The four young folks were Aaron M, Anna F, Chloe B and Skye A. All
are members or are associated with the youth group known as the Pipeline. We
look forward to their participation in the life of Peoples for years to come.
The commitment to membership service was meaningful even to older members of
the church that may have been reminded of their own initial membership. Such a
service is not only for those joining but might be interpreted by many as a
recommitment for themselves in church membership.
The service
on this day also saw the Bell Choir playing a couple of meaningful numbers
appropriate for this day and this service.
After the
service a celebration for the new members was held in Ellis Hall with everyone
in attendance having an opportunity to greet the new members and also to have a
sizeable chunk of celebration cake.
