Celebration Sunday | 19 November
It’s not often in life that we take moments to pause, reflect and celebrate. In some workplaces, Friday afternoon drinks used to serve this function. In some families, Christmas Day or Boxing Day is used as an opportunity to share together about the good things the year has brought. As individuals, life can be so busy that we rarely feel like we have time to take deliberate opportunities to pause, reflect and celebrate. The same can be said about Church.
So this year, we are doing different.
On Sunday 19th November, we are going to pause, reflect upon and celebrate the work of God in our midst. We have all been engaged in Share Life all year and we are going to celebrate all that God has been doing.
Did you know that at least 20 people have become Christians through the ministry of our church this year? Did you know that about that number of year 11s are ready to either be confirmed or baptised, having come to a moment in life when they are ready to declare that Jesus is their Lord and Saviour?
These things are worthy of celebrating. And we are going to do it big!
On Sunday 19th November we will be combining our two morning services into one starting at 9.45am. We will hear the Word preached, we will hear testimonies of the goodness of God, we will hear people will publicly profess their faith and we will see people baptised into that same faith. It is going to be awesome. And Night Church is not missing out.
On Sunday 19th November we will be holding our Confirmation Service at 4:30pm which will include baptisms and Night Church straight after will also include baptisms. Again, the Word will be preached and Christ will be exalted through the testimony of new believers as they publicly testify to their faith.
What a day this is going to be. So, spread the word. The 19th of November is going to be an unusual day in the life of our church. Not just because we are changing the morning service times but because we are going to pause, reflect and celebrate the incredible work of God among us this year. I am excited and prayerful and hope you will be too!
