With God's Hope~Our Journey Continues...

Warning! As the construction gets into high speed with the sanctuary floor in place, you will see many changes. However, that means that during the coming work weeks there will be many more workers and vehicles on the property. That is why I am WARNING everyone that because of the 30-40 extra trucks, cement trucks and pick-ups of framers, masons, electricians, concrete workers and inspectors, there will be little or NO parking in the regular lot during the coming several weeks. Please park on Vassar Way; the south door to the narthex is always open.

You will also notice that the six semi loads of laminated wood for the inside of the sanctuary is laying on the parking lot. The steel arrived Thursday morning, August 24. That also takes up parking spaces. PLEASE be patient and understand that what I’ve been trying to tell all of you has become a reality concerning parking. September meetings, other than Sundays, will be questionable from day to day. We will need to give our workers first priority for space. The two laminated pieces that go into the ceiling of the new sanctuary are each over a foot wide by seventy feet long and over six feet high! Each weighs 12,000 pounds! That is some tree that came from Oregon! Remember, we are indeed under construction! I recommend that future activities during the day be planned off-site, as we are going to continue to be in a mess during the week.

It is exciting! The Sunday we wrote our names and special sayings on the concrete was so uplifting that I felt the spirit moving us as we wrote and sang “We are Marching in the Light of God!” Our first worship experience was inspirational and helped us to remember who we are doing this for. It is for our Lord and all the people who aren’t here yet! When Pastor Jim and I were sharing the closing benediction, it reminded me of the verse in scripture where the angel said to the women, “He isn’t here! He is Risen! Go and tell the others!” What a ministry we are being challenged with by the One who calls us together to strengthen us in “Living in God’s Love and Reaching Out with Hope!” Continue to pray for our mission together and for each other as we continue on this exciting but scary journey together!