Almost Autumn - Rector's Rambling for August 29, 2021

      Fall is coming!  This is our last Sunday in August, next Sunday is Labor Day weekend, and then the following week we begin our programming year (which basically follows a school year calendar).

So what is coming up for fall?  First of all, all written here must be taken with a “God willing” attached.  We pray that it won’t be true, but there is the possibility that there could be some measure of scaling back if there is a change due to COVID-19 variables.

On September 12, we will resume Sunday School the first time since March of 2020.  Sunday School will take place at the beginning of the 10:00 AM service.  The children will begin in the undercroft and will join us upstairs in the church later in the service.  Lena Nealley is once again leading the charge, with a cadre of teachers and helpers.  Be sure to bring the kids/grandkids for a time of learning and worship!

For Adult Programming we will be concentrating on The Alpha Course for the fall.  For the first session, Alpha will be held on Tuesday nights, beginning October 12, either in the ministry center or undercroft, depending on enrollment. This is a 10-week course which will conclude on December 7, with a Saturday daylong session on November 20.  We will kick of Alpha with a special gathering at Coffee Hour for all parishioners and friends on Sunday, October 10.

Once we complete our first Alpha Course we will have another session scheduled to begin in January, and yet another in April – the idea being not only that all parishioners will take this course by the end of the first year, but that we will also have of those who have recently taken the course begin helping at the next one.  We want to encourage our friends, family, and community to take the course too.  Additional Adult Education Courses will be added in January for those who have graduated from Alpha.  More information to come!