I have to admit, while I love God and know He has a reason for everything He does, Winter is my least favorite time of year. It’s during this time that we sometimes end up canceling and postponing or trying to figure out whether or not to cancel or postpone. In making these decisions, we have to balance our desire to worship God together as the body, with our desire to keep our people safe. It’s sometimes a pretty difficult decision, but thankfully that time has almost passed for another year.
The Spring promises to be a busy one here at Springfield. Our upcoming calendar has a lot of things on it. Besides our regular Sunday morning worship (10 a.m. every Sunday, Lord willing) and Sunday School (9:00 a.m. every Sunday, also Lord willing), we have our annual Yard Sale, March 22,23 this is a regular event and the community is invited. Come on out and find a bargain or two. Proceeds from the sale go to support the ministries of our church. Church members will want to note our annual Spring council Meeting Sunday, April 7 after service at 1:00 p.m. This is a time when we make important decisions pertaining to the life of the church. On Good Friday, April 19 we will be hosting our Annual Easter Egg Hunt (time to be announced). Then please join us on that holiest of days Easter, Sunday, April 21. We will be having a Sunrise service at 7:00 a.m. our regularly scheduled 10:00 a.m. Service with breakfast in between. May 5 will be our semi-annual Love Feast Service at 6:00 p.m. The Love Feast is our communion service and commemorates the Last Supper, especially as expressed in John chapter 13. It includes a foot washing service, simple meal and bread and cup communion and is open to all baptized believers. Rounding out the Spring and heading into Summer we have our annual trip to an Iron Pigs Game on May 24 and finally we’re hosting a bus trip to Sight and Sound Theater to see their show “Jesus” on July 16. There are still a few bus seats available.
As you can see there’s a lot going on and I for one am looking forward to it. Spring is almost upon us. In the mean time, be safe out there, and in ever season, give God the glory!
God bless,
Pastor Dave