Good Morning and Happy Friday!
This week at MHP it is Thanksgiving Sunday. Please remember to bring your gifts for the food drive for Evangel Hall.
As we head into Thanksgiving, there is also a brochure attached to this post for the Caring for Creation workshop we are hosting with Justice Ministries on October 18. We will be discussing the church’s stance on environmental concerns and hosting discussion between congregations concerning how they are taking action. Please do register if you plan to attend, it helps us plan.
In worship this Sunday we continue our journey with the book of Exodus, arriving this week at the story of the Golden Calf (Exodus 32: 1 – 14). In preparation, I invite you to wonder about what it means to worship God. Why do we worship? How do we worship? And what is the role that thanksgiving, gratitude and hope play in shaping not just our worship but who we are and how we live.
Finally, last week I shared with the congregation, during worship, that I have received a call from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Ottawa to be their minister. This was a difficult piece of news to share for, while I am excited by this call, it will be hard to say good-bye. This past week as I have been part of a number of meetings and visits at MHP, one thing I am most grateful for has been the grace with which many of you have received my news and wished my family and me well.
I am sure you have many questions about the church and what’s next and you can expect to hear more about that from the Session in the coming days.
Looking forward to seeing you Sunday,
Grace and Peace
Karen