On The Table

Hi church,


The Easter season, with its rebirth of blooms in riotous color, open to God's gifts and full of the seeds of potential, comes to a close this week. This Sunday is Pentecost, and with it, the seeds that sprouted during Easter turn to tongues of fire, as the Spirit forges in us the beginning of a new covenant, lights a beacon of connection with God and neighbor, and blazes outward in uncontrollable wildness, carrying these seeds of the Kingdom.


What better way to begin this season of fire than with a service-worship project, bringing a little spark of the Kingdom to a friend in need? So this coming Monday, May 28th, we'll be helping Jackie's friend Adriana with some home improvement work (mowing, putting up awnings on her windows, putting up a gate at the top of her stairs, power washing her deck, and any other tasks that our time allows). We'll meet at Adriana's home in Herndon (402 Madison Forest Drive, Herndon, VA 20170-3300) at 12 noon. We'll plan to work at her place until around 3 pm, and then proceed to the Bulanow home (1001 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170) for a good ole fashioned cook out. J4CK and P3T3 will provide the meat and buns and would love us to bring our own beer and a side dish to share.


In honor of Pentecost and as a hint of the worship series on the theme of "Fire" which we'll begin the following Sunday, June 3rd, we'll have a blazing firepit at the cookout and we'll roast some marshmallows. But since it's service-worship week, there'll be no worship service at Jammin' Java this Sunday (the 27th).


So may the Spirit be with you in this season of fire, and have a great holiday weekend! Hope to see you on Monday.


Peace,
Croghan

Labels: Fire, Pentecost, service-worship