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Pastor Sam and Abby
Greetings Friends,
Pastor Sam here, I pray you are all well and enjoying whatever wonderful summer activities you and yours have planned. Be sure to enjoy these warm weather months, and take time to appreciate all the blessings that God has given us during these long and hot days.
First, I'm happy to announce that we will be hosting a community blessing of the new Chesapeake City Elementary School on Sunday August 22nd at 2:00 p.m. As Christians we believe in the importance of praying God’s blessing over everything, especially over new things and the things we hold as important to us. This helps open the door to divine blessings, and opens our eyes to how we can be involved in that blessing . I know the schools here in Chesapeake City are well-loved, and considered deeply important by all, so it only makes sense that we
gather as a community to bless this new building and all who will fill it for years to come.
Let us remember the words of scripture from Ephesians 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” God has given us a three-fold blessing in this new school, a place for our children to learn and grow, a place of good employment for many in the area, and a place that helps create community. We gather to thank God for this gift, and pray His blessing upon all those who will fill the halls of our new school for years to come. At the same time, as with every prayer of blessing, we open ourselves to joyfully participate in God's work that will be done in and through this new addition to our town and community.
As we quickly approach the end of summer and start of another school year, I am excited at all we will be doing as a church community over the next few months. To accommodate the Lion’s Club Car Show, church services on the last Sunday of August (Aug. 29th) will be held in Town Point Church. We will have one service at 10am, with an end-of-summer picnic to follow. Starting the Sunday after Labour Day, we are excited to restart our Sunday School program (for children, youth, and adults), our Youth Group (for middle- and high-schoolers), and our various Bible Study offerings. As we approach September, we will announce more on each of these and other events we have planned. I’d ask each of us to be in prayer over the next month on how God may be calling us to participate in the life of our church and community. If you have ideas for our church community be sure to share them, whether they be one-time events, potential groups, or other activities. I’m excited to see what God is putting on our hearts, and the many ways we continue to grow and flow with the love of God in Chesapeake City!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Sam Mitchell