On The Table

Welcome, Spring!

The daffodils blooming in my yard this week were a welcome sight along with the warmer weather which allows for opening up the windows and airing the house out. I hope you are enjoying this week's signs of Spring as much as I am!

This week we we be meeting at Jammin' Java as usual at 10 a.m. and we are looking forward to a special treat this week - an All-Ages service. Our All-Ages services are just that: a service for everyone. So it won't be an 'adult' service that is dumbed-down to communicate abstract ideas to the kiddies, it will be a fully-orbed, custom-made, age-appropriate kid's experience that everyone will be invited into. So come wearing comfortable clothes and with your 'faith like a child', and be prepared to learn from the youngest members of our church.

Our younger Commoners have been participating in a series of services focused on The Lord's Prayer. We have been working through the Lord's Prayer line by line and this week, we approach the grande finale of our series arc -- "For Thine is the kingdom, power, and glory forever. Amen!" The Kid's Team and our wonderful kids will walk us through a typical Sunday in the Red Room and will tell us what they learned and we will celebrate together.

Also on Sunday, the 9:30 club will be meeting before the service to jam together. Looks like it will be a full house this week, so come ready to sing, play, or listen!

After the service, we will be continuing our Lenten practice of sharing a simple meal together and using the money we would have spent at Chipotle to put toward our new Giving fund. The Stavlund's have offered to host the simple meal at their house this week, so directly after the service we will head over to their place in Falls Church.

Also going on this week: Midweek group will be meeting at Liz's house this evening (Thursday evening) at 7 pm to discuss chapter 2 of the book, What Every Church Member Should Know About Poverty. Come out to share together in this all-important discussion.

Jackie