PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
WELCOME BACK TO THE SCHEDULE!
September brings back the school year, and with it the regular schedule of activities returns to United. All of us, whether we have kids in school or not, follow the school year schedule. It’s a part of the flow of our community, our schools, and even our congregation. Summer has been a wonderful time to try new things, to take more time relaxing, and to be gone more. Now we all return to the norm and settle into those patterns that anchor our lives.
Beginning Sunday September 8th, we return to our regular worship and fellowship schedule. Our chapel service begins at 8:15 a.m. and always concludes by 9 a.m. Our full worship service is at 10 a.m., complete with all the liturgy and participation you enjoy. Fellowship will follow directly after the 10 a.m. worship. Sunday School for our elementary kids will be on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of each month, beginning September 15th. Choir, confirmation, quilting – all the regular groups you participate in return to their normal time this month.
September is also the beginning of the “new normal” for our office and staffing. After considerable discussion and discernment, the council and I have decided to hire a part-time youth director. We believe that our middle schoolers and high schoolers need as much support and guidance as we can give them. The families of United have to be a priority as we continue in ministry in Proctor. We are currently interviewing candidates, with the hope to hire a youth director as soon as possible.
To compensate for the addition of a youth director, we have reduced the number of hours that our church office is open. Mary Towers will continue to serve our congregation as church secretary. She will be in the office Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
At United Lutheran Church of Proctor, our motto is “Serving our community and the world as we connect with one another and God.” The office and staffing changes that we are putting into place will help us fulfill that motto. Our goal in making these changes is to maintain our expenses while offering more ministry opportunities. Please welcome our new youth director once he or she is hired, and continue your support, financially and in person, of our ministry here in Proctor.
Peace+ Pastor Kowitz
September brings back the school year, and with it the regular schedule of activities returns to United. All of us, whether we have kids in school or not, follow the school year schedule. It’s a part of the flow of our community, our schools, and even our congregation. Summer has been a wonderful time to try new things, to take more time relaxing, and to be gone more. Now we all return to the norm and settle into those patterns that anchor our lives.
Beginning Sunday September 8th, we return to our regular worship and fellowship schedule. Our chapel service begins at 8:15 a.m. and always concludes by 9 a.m. Our full worship service is at 10 a.m., complete with all the liturgy and participation you enjoy. Fellowship will follow directly after the 10 a.m. worship. Sunday School for our elementary kids will be on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of each month, beginning September 15th. Choir, confirmation, quilting – all the regular groups you participate in return to their normal time this month.
September is also the beginning of the “new normal” for our office and staffing. After considerable discussion and discernment, the council and I have decided to hire a part-time youth director. We believe that our middle schoolers and high schoolers need as much support and guidance as we can give them. The families of United have to be a priority as we continue in ministry in Proctor. We are currently interviewing candidates, with the hope to hire a youth director as soon as possible.
To compensate for the addition of a youth director, we have reduced the number of hours that our church office is open. Mary Towers will continue to serve our congregation as church secretary. She will be in the office Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
At United Lutheran Church of Proctor, our motto is “Serving our community and the world as we connect with one another and God.” The office and staffing changes that we are putting into place will help us fulfill that motto. Our goal in making these changes is to maintain our expenses while offering more ministry opportunities. Please welcome our new youth director once he or she is hired, and continue your support, financially and in person, of our ministry here in Proctor.
Peace+ Pastor Kowitz
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