10/5/2025

This weekend, we will celebrate World Communion Sunday, which is a time for us to recognize the unity that we share with other Christians around the world. As Pastor Andy Cook tells us, it is a reminder that we are part of a global community, and that our allegiances are greater than we might sometimes think.

This year, we are adding a new element to our celebration. Following a discussion between the Worship Ministry Team, Mission Ministry Team, and Matthew 25 Task Force, we have decided to invite some elected officials to join us for worship. We have been interested in finding ways to develop relationships with our elected officials and to thank them for the important work that they do, and we believe that this is a good first step. In my letter of invitation to forty or so local, state, and national elected officials, I invited them to come and worship with the promise that we were not attempting to lobby them or ask them for anything. All that we ask is for the opportunity to thank them, to pray for them, and to join us for lunch. Even if they cannot attend, we will still pray for them.