The Prayerful Pause - December 7

Not everyone feels joyful and excited during this season. Some are carrying the heaviness of grief and are feeling blue. To reach out to those grieving in the church and the wider community, we will hold our first-ever Blue Christmas Service this year.

You may not have heard of a Blue Christmas Service before. It's a service that speaks especially to people grieving loss during this time of year. Our Blue Christmas service will be a quiet and reflective time of worship that acknowledges the heaviness of grief and loss while also pointing to the hope that Jesus gives.

Maybe you know a friend or neighbor who is grieving the loss of a loved one or who is grieving another type of loss, including a recent divorce or job transition. I hope you will invite them to join you at Union on Wednesday, December 21, at 6:00 PM, in the Sanctuary for our Blue Christmas Service.

Here are a few ways that you can be in prayer ahead of our Blue Christmas Service.

• Please pray for those who are grieving at this time of year. Ask God to provide comfort, peace, and hope each day.

• Please also pray that God will use our Blue Christmas service to shine the light of Christ even in the darkness of grief.

• Thank God for the gift of Emanuel, God with us, the one who understands our grief and is always there to comfort us.

The Prayerful Pause - November 30

It's almost December, and the days are getting shorter and shorter, with darkness coming most nights before we’ve eaten dinner now. It's also the season of Advent, and we are watching and waiting expectantly for the coming of Christ. The Season of Advent reminds us to keep looking for Christ and the light that he brings even while we wait in darkness.

Christian author Ann Voskamp reminds us:

Advent is the last, darkest hour of the year, and this is the season not to merely get ready for Christmas, but to get ready for the coming of Christ.
Advent doesn’t deny the dark within us,
Advent isn’t afraid of the dark around us,
Advent doesn’t rush through the dark ahead of us,
Advent sits in the dark and yearns for the Light of the only One
who went to the Tree of Calvary, to shatter the dark for all of us.

Yes, even as we watch and wait for Christ at Advent, we can remember that Jesus has shattered the darkness for us! We no longer wait or walk in darkness without the comfort of a Savior. Even when you are walking through dark and difficult days, keep looking for Jesus, the Light of the World who always shines.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5

The Prayerful Pause - November 16

Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and I have been reflecting a lot on gratitude over the last several weeks. This week, I wonder, what are you grateful for when you think about God? If we were to try to list all the things about God that we are thankful for, it would surely be a lengthy list. There is likely not enough paper or ink in all the world, because God is far too incredible for us to capture all that we are grateful for in a single list!

This year, let's make thanking God a daily habit as we pray, worship, and serve individually and collectively as a church family. Let's seek to spend time every day thanking God for who He is and for all that He does for us. We have many blessings in life, but God is undoubtedly the most abundant blessing of all. Let's pause every day and spend time thanking God!

I also wanted to let you know that I will be away on vacation during Thanksgiving Week. We depart after church on Sunday, November 20, and we will return on Saturday, November 26. Our Elders on call during Thanksgiving Week are Julia Beckwith, Patsy Orr, and Wanda Maxey. I am also reachable while I am away should any emergencies arise. I pray that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Right after Thanksgiving, we will begin the season of Advent! Our Hanging of the Greens service will take place on Sunday, November 27. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 5:00 p.m. for snacks and fellowship before the service. You are invited to bring a snack to share that evening. At 5:45 PM, we will gather in the Sanctuary for the service. I look forward to celebrating this special time of year with you! I hope you will invite a friend or neighbor to join us for the Hanging of the Greens service on November 27.

The Prayerful Pause - November 9

Sundays are my favorite day of the week, and I am especially looking forward to this coming Sunday at Union!

It’s the Sunday after Veterans Day, and we will recognize and pray for our Veterans during morning worship. We will also have a slideshow of their pictures playing before and after worship. Union has done two other things to honor our Veterans this week. We’ve placed our Veterans Day banner out front and posted flags on the graves of the 40 Veterans buried in Union's cemetery. On Sunday, please take a moment to offer a personal word of thanks to our Veterans while also thanking God for their service and sacrifice.

This Sunday, we will also welcome Union's former pastor, Rev. Troy Tatum, and his family, Leigh Ann, Luke, and Riley, back home to Union. Troy will preach and sing in worship on Sunday morning. It will be a special service for their family and for the Union family, too. After worship this Sunday, we will have a covered dish luncheon in honor of the Tatum family, and we invite you to bring a covered dish or two to share. Please take a moment to pause and pray for the Tatum family this week. Ask God to encourage them and surround them with a deep sense of love and care.

Sunday is also the day to bring your Thanksgiving boxes to share with families in need. You can drop these off in the basement anytime this week or on Sunday before worship. Volunteers will be in the basement to help you unload your box if needed from 9:45-10:45 on Sunday morning. Please take a moment to pray for the families who will receive the food boxes and turkeys this Thanksgiving.

The Prayerful Pause - November 2

This coming Sunday, November 6, is All Saints Sunday. During worship, we will pause to remember both church members and our own family members who have died during the last year. All Saints Sunday is an important time to remember those who have gone on before us and impacted our life and our faith journey profoundly.

All Saints Sunday is also a time to remember that we have a great cloud of witnesses looking on and encouraging us in faith. We read about the great cloud of witnesses in Hebrews 11, as the author highlights the example of men and women from the Old Testaments Scriptures who had a tremendous impact for God. Over the years, more brothers and sisters in the faith have gone on to join the great cloud of witnesses that still looks on and encourages us from heaven today.

Who are the people that you cherish in the great cloud of witnesses? Maybe it's grandparents, parents, friends, teachers, church family members, or mentors? You remember the impact these important people had on your life, and you know their stories just as well as the author of Hebrews knew the stories of the heroes and heroines from the Old Testament Scriptures. And right now, even at this very minute, those people who encouraged you in the faith while here on earth still cheer you on from heaven! That's a tremendous encouragement to me, and I hope it is to you, too.

So, no matter how much you may be struggling to finish the race, remember that the great cloud of witnesses is looking on and encouraging you to keep walking by faith and to keep trusting Jesus as you run the race marked out ahead. This week, I encourage you to press pause and thank God for all who have gone before us and for the impact they still have on our lives today.

The Prayerful Pause - October 26

This Sunday is our annual Fall Fun Night! We are excited to welcome our community to Union for this special outreach event. We hope to be outside for Fall Family Fun Night if the weather cooperates. However, we will move inside for our activities and adapt our activities accordingly if it is raining. Thankfully, the rain can’t stop us from having fun with our neighbors!

I am thankful so many of you have signed up to serve or share supplies for this outreach. Below are also a few prayer needs as we prepare for this special outreach event, as well the details about arrival times for supplies and volunteers.

Prayer Needs for our Fall Family Fun Night Outreach:

• Please pray that the event would go smoothly and be a gift to the community.

• Please pray that all who come will experience God’s love through the warmth of welcome and generosity of the Union Family.

• Please also pray for those who are seeking a new church home. May God welcome them “home” to Union through us during Fall Family Fun.

Arrival Times for Supplies and Volunteers:

• Please deliver all food donations to the Fellowship Hall Kitchen by Sunday morning.

• The Set-Up Crew will start working at 1:30 PM on Sunday.

• All station and activity leaders, please arrive by 2:15 PM and be ready to go at your station by 2:30 PM.

• Trunk or Treat cars - check in with Holly by 2:15 PM. She will direct you to the parking area. Please be ready to go at your trunk by 2:30 PM in case we have any early arrivals. We will have “tables” instead of cars should we have to move inside for the festivities.

Thanks for being a blessing to the community! It’s a joy to be your pastor!

The Prayerful Pause - October 19

October is flying by, and the trees are starting to showcase a beautiful array of colors around us. Each morning when I arrive at Union, I check out the trees in front of the church building that are now starting to change color. I don't want to miss any of the spectacular color that will come over the next few weeks on the branches of those trees.

A remarkable beauty comes from the leaves, as they are essentially dying each fall. Yes, we see splendid colors of amber, gold, crimson, and scarlet as the leaves die and fall to the ground.

The beautiful colors of autumn remind me that an abundance of beauty came from Jesus' death on the cross, even though it was brutal and torturous for him. Our lives are filled with the beauty of grace and forgiveness because of Jesus' death. Each day, Jesus continues to fill our lives with beauty. Jesus fills our lives with the beauty of empathy, compassion, and love. Jesus fills our lives with the beauty of love for each other and for neighbors as well. It's a remarkable thing that such beauty comes into our lives and the lives of others through the death of Christ and the life-giving relationship we have with him daily.

This week, I encourage you to pause and take a look at some of the beautiful fall leaves around you. We you see all the beautiful color, remember that Christ fills our lives with an even more spectacular beauty every day!

The Prayerful Pause - October 12

We’ve been exploring keywords in Union’s Mission Statement for the last several weeks in our Midweek Update. We've paused to reflect on what these important words mean for us as a church family both now and as we move forward together into the future. Today, we come to the final keyword in our mission statement, "welcomes."

Called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, Union Christian Church is a caring community that learns and shares the stories of faith, serves within and beyond our walls, and welcomes all to gather at Christ’s Table.

Union is a welcoming church. Many of our recent guests have shared with me in detail just how welcomed they felt in their interactions with you. I have heard the Union family described as warm, welcoming, encouraging, and loving by newcomers and long-time members alike. Just as Christ welcomes each one of us into the Family of God, we seek to welcome all at Christ's table.

We find welcome, acceptance, and unity at the Lord's table as we remember Jesus' deep love for all people. I am so thankful that there is a place for everyone at the Lord's table here at Union.

In a world where discord and division are commonplace, the welcome and unity we find at Christ’s table is a precious gift. Yet, at times, we may still find differences of opinion or points of disagreement with each other in our life and ministry together. Like any family, we may not always agree, but we don't have to let our differences divide us. We can always lean on Jesus to help us welcome all, remembering that when we offer the warmth of welcome to others, we also welcome the presence of Christ in our very midst.

The Prayerful Pause - October 5

Over the last several weeks, we've explored some keywords in Union's Mission statement in our Midweek Update. We've been thinking about these keywords to help us remember who God has called us to be and reflecting on these keywords with an eye toward the future. Our focus word for this week is "serves."

Called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, Union Christian Church is a caring community that learns and shares the stories of faith, serves within and beyond our walls, and welcomes all to gather at Christ’s Table.

As your pastor, I am thankful for your faithfulness in serving. I am regularly inspired by the diverse ways I see you serving both inside and outside the walls of the church building. You are actively loving God and your neighbors well. If I were to list all the ways that I see you serving, it would surely fill up several pages. You are busy being church and also finding joy in being a blessing to others. I thank God for your sacrificial service and love.

As we look toward the future, here are a few steps we can take to help keep Union’s long-standing tradition of faithful service alive and well.

• First, pray that God will put someone on your heart who is looking for a new way to serve in the church or in the community.

• Next, look around and notice how God has gifted others in the Union Family to serve. Maybe there is a person who just needs a little encouragement to plug in. When you see a gift that God has given someone, encourage them to use it.

• If you notice people who would be great serving in a particular area where you also like to serve, invite and encourage them to serve alongside of you, either at church or in the community.

• Remember that inviting others to serve with you is a great way to build intergenerational friendships in the church. Yet, it’s also a fantastic way to pass on skills, knowledge, and wisdom to future generations.

Thank you for being a church that serves well! May God help us keep the tradition of faithful service alive and well at Union for generations to come.

The Prayerful Pause - September 28

We continue prayerfully exploring Union's mission statement by focusing on one keyword each week in our Midweek Update. This week, let's think about the word "shares."

Called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, Union Christian Church is a caring community that learns and shares the stories of faith, serves within and beyond our walls, and welcomes all to gather at Christ’s Table.

Sharing the stories of faith in conversation with each other is vital. The Holy Spirit guides our conversations about the Bible, leading us to explore our own reflections and questions while also encouraging us to gain fresh insight from others. Sharing the stories of faith also means telling others who may never have read the Bible more about the story of God’s great love.

This week, I hope you will take some time to share and discuss something you have read in Scripture with someone else. I am sure God will grow you and those you share with through these conversations.
 
In addition to the stories of faith that we find in Scripture, we also have personal stories of faith to share with others. This week, I want to encourage you to think about sharing your personal stories of faith with others. Maybe it's a story of how God provided for you and your family during a challenging time. Perhaps, it is a story about how God encouraged you through your church family. Maybe it's your own story of forgiveness and restoration that was only possible because of God. Your personal stories of faith are valuable and so important in our life and ministry together.
 
In October, our theme in worship will be Family Stories. Please get in touch with me if you want to share a recent or past story about your journey with the Union Family. We hope to hear about how God led you to Union and why you have chosen to invest your life here. We will record these stories and archive them as part of our church history so we can share them and reflect on them for years to come.
 
Union is a remarkable family of faith. Let's keep sharing the stories of faith with each other, both those from the Bible and the one from our own lives too. I know our life and ministry together will be richer when we share these stories of faith with each other.

The Prayerful Pause - September 21

For the next several weeks, we are prayerfully exploring Union's mission statement in the Midweek Update. We will be focusing on a keyword from our mission statement each week. This week, let’s think about the word "learns" and seek to understand how we, as followers of Christ, learn the stories of faith.

Called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, Union Christian Church is a caring community that learns and shares the stories of faith, serves within and beyond our walls, and welcomes all to gather at Christ’s Table.

The Bible is God's ancient word with a living story. It's God's grand love story, given to us for our benefit and for our transformation. Learning the stories of faith in the Bible is a vital aspect of our walk with the Lord. We can learn more about these stories as we read and study God's word in Sunday School, small groups, and in our own personal devotional time.

We learn the stories of faith as we discuss them and wrestle with them in community with each other. Yet, it's also essential to remember that all deep and meaningful learning involves listening. We learn the stories of faith in the Bible even more profoundly when we read them prayerfully. Prayerfully reading the Scriptures involves open ears and listening for God's voice to teach us as we read. Here are several questions that help me listen when I seek to prayerfully read the Bible.  

• Lord, what do you want to teach me through this passage of Scripture?

• God, what do you want me to understand about you from this passage?

• How do you want me to grow by reading this passage, God?

• Lord, how do you want me to respond to this passage of Scripture today?

• Is there a current situation in my life that this passage speaks to, God?

God has given us a treasure trove of stories in the Bible with so many wonderful things to learn. Yet, God also gives people today countless stories of faith to learn and share in conversation with each other as a family of faith. We'll talk about the importance of sharing our own stories of faith with each other in next week's Midweek Update.

Until then, I hope you will spend some time each day prayerfully learning and listening for God's voice in the stories of faith you read in God’s ancient word with a living story.

The Prayerful Pause - September 14

Over the next five weeks, we will pause to explore Union's mission statement more fully. We will focus on one of five keywords in Union's mission statement each week as a reminder of who we are as a church and as we imagine how God wants to use us in the world going forward. Below is our mission statement with this week’s focus word, called in red font.

Called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, Union Christian Church is a caring community that learns and shares the stories of faith, serves within and beyond our walls, and welcomes all to gather at Christ’s Table.

God’s call can often seem mysterious. Yet, we can trust that we’ve been called by God both individually and collectively as a church. Jesus continually calls us to follow him on the journey. He leads us and guides us daily as we seek to abide in his love, grow in his grace, and follow his example. Jesus’ first invitation is to us as individuals.

Yet, we are also called into community with other Christians. We are called to be part of the Family of God, sharing both our life and ministry together. We are called to be part of the Body of Christ, finding unity in Christ even in our diversity. We are called to be part of a local church, offering our gifts, skills, and talents to build up the body and share God's love in the world together. Indeed, we have been called, Union Family! We've been called to follow Jesus and called to do life and ministry together as a church family.
 
This week, I encourage you to spend some time reflecting on God’s call and prayerfully considering these three questions:

• How has God called us in the past?

• How is God calling us now?

• What is God calling Union to be and do in the days ahead?

Thanks be to God for calling us individually and collectively as the Church. Amen!

The Prayerful Pause - September 7

Union Christian Church has an excellent mission statement! It’s printed at the top of each Midweek Update and prominently placed on the church website, too. You may have grown so accustomed to seeing our mission statement that you don’t notice it very much anymore. Here is our mission statement:

Called by God and led by the Holy Spirit, Union Christian Church is a caring community that learns and shares the stories of faith, serves within and beyond our walls, and welcomes all to gather at Christ’s Table.

As I sought to discern God’s call about serving as your pastor, I remember prayerfully pausing to consider this mission statement. As I did, several words started to jump out at me. These five words began to tell me who you were and how God could use you in the world before I met you in person. Here are the words that jumped out at me:

• Called

• Learn

• Share

• Serve

• Welcome

Over the next five editions of the Midweek Update, we’ll pause and take a look at each of these five important words in our mission statement. As we unpack our mission statement a little more, I hope it will remind us of who we are as a church and help us discern how God wants to use us in the world going forward!

Each time you open your Midweek Update over the next five weeks or browse our church website, I invite you to read the mission statement and really take in all the words. Then, ask God to show you what these five key words mean for you as a follower of Jesus and for us as the Union Family together.

The Prayerful Pause - August 31

I wanted to share some updates about our prayer ministry at Union this week. As a church, we take praying for others seriously. We regularly pray for those who are part of our Union Family and for those in the wider community as well. Scripture teaches us that Jesus took prayer seriously as well. Jesus prayed for others during his earthly ministry, and he is praying for us right now, seated at the right hand of the Father. As followers of Christ, we have the unique opportunity to join Jesus in the ministry of prayer, lifting the needs of others to the Lord daily.

To help us be more intentional and specific in our prayer for others, our Elders have formed a Congregational Care Team. This team will come alongside of me to help us reach out and check in with the people on our prayer list for updates. This team will also help us reach out to those who may not be on our prayer list but need some love and encouragement. Evelyn Shelnutt, Wanda Maxey, Alan Hickerson, and Julia Beckwith will be serving on our Elder’s Congregational Care Team, and I am thankful for their service.

You will also notice a few changes to help you navigate our prayer list more easily in our Midweek Update. Our newest prayer concerns will be listed in the Midweek in blue just like it is in the Bulletin each Sunday. There will also be a button that you can click to access our complete prayer list at any time. Whether you are praying for those who have just been added to the prayer list or for those who have been on our prayer list for a while, please keep praying. Your prayers mean so much!

Finally, I wanted to share with you another group of Elders that will be serving on our Outreach Team. This group will come alongside of me to help us follow up with visitors and guests after they visit Union. I am grateful that Patti Clark, Patsy Orr, Donald Hansford, Dewey Collins, and Annette Saul will serve on the Outreach Team. As you pray for others this week, please also pray for those who are seeking a church home.

The Prayerful Pause - August 24

After much prayerful reflection during our 100 Days of Prayer, God led me to a focus word for us this church year. Our focus word for 2022-23 is FAMILY! Over the next year, we will explore what it means to be part of God’s family and the Union Church family in many different ways. We will explore our focus word “FAMILY” as we worship, fellowship, and seek to reach out to our community together.

To kick off our Family theme, we will have a fantastic fellowship opportunity for the whole church in September! I hope you will make plans to join us for our Intergenerational Game Night on Sunday, September 18, from 4-6 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Our Youth and Cool Kids are helping us run Game Night, and it’s for anyone ages 0 to 100+! That age bracket covers all ages in the Union Family! Come play Bingo and enjoy several other fun games around the tables. Bring a snack to share and come dressed in support of your favorite sports team. 

Research has shown that families who regularly spend time doing enjoyable activities together have stronger relationships with each other than families who do not. We also need to have fun as a family of faith! It’s my hope that God will use this time to grow and strengthen our relationships with each other across the whole church family. I hope you will invite a friend to come with you for this special night of fun and games as well!

The Prayerful Pause - August 17

This Fall, we are excited to offer three Small Group Bible Studies with opportunities for both women and men to participate! All three groups will study the Lord's Prayer using Adam Hamilton's book, The Lord's Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught.  
 
As a church, we know the Lord's prayer well and pray it together in worship each Sunday. But often, because the prayer is so familiar, we pray it without remembering the power of the words we are praying. This study will help us better understand what we are really asking God each time we pray the Lord's Prayer. 
 
Small Groups are excellent for building close and supportive friendships within the church family. Additionally, with all three groups studying the same book this Fall, we can also have conversations across the groups about what we are learning as we explore the Lord's Prayer together.
 
You can find more information specific to each small group below. To join a group, email us at office@unionchristianchurch.net or sign-up on the clipboard in the Gathering Space. You can pick up your book in the Gathering Space or at the first group meeting. I hope you will make plans to join one of our Small Group Bible Studies!
  

Fall Small Bible Study Group Schedule
Teacher: Pastor Heather

• Women's Evening Small Group- Monday, September 12 to October 24, 6:00 PM at the Webb Home with a Snack Supper. 

• Women's Morning Small Group- Wednesday, September 7-October 19, 9:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall with morning snacks and treats.

• Men's Evening Small Group- Wednesday, September 7-October 19, 5:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall with a snack supper. Concludes before choir practice.

The Prayerful Pause - August 3

It’s hard to believe that August has arrived already. It seems like only yesterday that summer started. Even as the summer season is winding down and school bells are ringing once again, we have many exciting things coming up on the horizon at Union.

This Sunday, August 7, we will celebrate Homecoming and 170 years of ministry as a church. Homecoming is a great day to invite friends and neighbors to “experience home” at Union with you. Many people have trouble finding authentic community and a sense of home in today’s fragmented world. Please pray that everyone will “experience home” and experience God’s love at Union on August 7. We also look forward to sharing a delicious fellowship meal after worship on Sunday and hope you will bring a covered dish for everyone to enjoy.

Our Blessing of the Backpacks will also take place on Sunday. This is a great time to invite students, teachers, and school staff to Union. During worship, we will offer a prayer of blessing for all students (preschool to graduate school), teachers, and school staff. We will also place a blessing tag on each school bag or backpack that morning as a reminder of the many prayers that go with those who learn and serve in our schools.

Indeed, even as the seasons change, God has great things ahead for us Union family! It’s a joy to journey with you!

The Prayerful Paul - July 27

I am excited about Homecoming and the Blessing of the Backpacks on Sunday, August 7! I want to encourage you to invite your friends and neighbors to “experience home” at Union on this special Sunday. As we celebrate 170 years of ministry as a church, this is a great day to invite friends and neighbors to experience the loving church community that we call home. Many people have trouble finding authentic community and a sense of home in today’s fragmented world. Yet, when our visitors “experience home” at Union, they also powerfully experience God’s love. We will enjoy a delicious Fellowship Lunch that Sunday after worship, and you are invited to bring a covered dish or two to celebrate.

Our Blessing of the Backpacks will also take place Sunday, August 7, during morning worship. That means it’s also a wonderful time to invite those returning to school in August. We will offer a prayer of blessing for all students (preschool to graduate school), teachers, and school staff; we will also place a blessing tag on all school bags. Please remember to bring backpacks and school bags to worship that morning.

It’s a joy to celebrate special Sundays with you, Union family! As we prepare to celebrate this special Sunday together, please join me in praying that God will help others “experience home” as well as God’s love and blessing at Union.

The Prayerful Pause - July 20

We have something exciting happening for our young adults at Union on Sunday July 31, at 5:00 PM!  All of our young adults are invited to hang out at Pastor Heather’s house for the evening. We will share a meal and just enjoy each other’s company that night.
 
Who are these “young adults” that I am talking about? Young adults are past their High School years and are generally anywhere from 18-40-ish. If you are a young adult, I hope that you will make plans to attend our first “Young Adult Hangout” on July 31. All of our young adults are welcome and encouraged to invite friends to join us for this special evening of fun and fellowship together.
 
If you are no longer a young adult, don’t worry. I have some important jobs for you, too!

• Please join me in praying specifically for our young adults at Union and for the young adults in the wider community. 

• Pray that God will guide and grow our ministry and outreach to young adults as a church family. 

• Send an encouraging note, card, or message to one of our young adults at Union.

• Invite a young adult for a meal with you and your family.  

Thank you, Union Family, for being a church that welcomes and loves people at every age and stage of life!

The Prayerful Pause - July 13

Summer is a great time for slowing down and spending quality time together. Spending time in fellowship is at the heart of what it means to be a church family. We remember that the early Christians "continuously devoted themselves to fellowship" (Acts 2:42). The Greek word for "fellowship" is koinonia, which means "to have in common" or "to share." Union Family, we share in the rich blessing of knowing Jesus and each other. Spending time in fellowship as a family of faith reminds us that we don’t walk the journey alone. God has given us the gift of each other!

We have a special opportunity to spend some time in fellowship together this weekend. I hope you will drop by our house on Saturday, July 16 anytime from 3-5 p.m. for some fun and fellowship together! We will have some snacks and desserts and enjoy each other’s company. You don’t need to bring anything other than yourself, and all ages are welcome. Our address is 3147 Meadow Springs Dr. Watkinsville, Georgia 30677. You can park on the street or in the driveway when you arrive. We hope to see you this Saturday at our house as we press pause and enjoy some fellowship together!