Well… it’s September. Where did the summer go? September means school is in full swing, Friday night football games, and Fall is just a handful of weeks away. We won’t talk about what comes after Fall. September also means harvest time for the McKnight Family Homestead Garden.
It was a rough year for our second attempt that perhaps had something to do with planting the garden when the ground was soaking wet… but, we had to get it in the ground with a week of vacation and a week of General Council approaching. We did get lots of tomatoes (with more coming), some peppers, a bit of corn and I think our potatoes did ok, but I was hoping for much more.
Of course, I have to be honest, I could have weeded and fertilized more. Then there was the time my electric fence shorted out for a day or two and some stinking rabbit ate all of the leaves off of my beans… and I honestly have no idea what happened to the peas… combined with questionable tilling due to the wet ground, and, yeah… I’m glad we have access to veggies in the grocery store.
Bottom line? Things grow best when the conditions are as beneficial as they can be. Just the right amount of water and sun… proper weeding and fertilizer… careful control over pests… all contribute to a good crop.
You know, this all reminds me of one of our core values at our church that we desire to be folks who GROW TOGETHER because the Bible teaches that we GROW best when we GROW in community. I want to encourage you to proactively seek to GROW TOGETHER with other folks from our church
this Fall. Here are a few ways that you can plug in and keep moving, GROWing, in your faith in Jesus, because just like a garden needs the proper conditions and care to produce, you and I need to give the same attention to our faith.
Sunday Morning @ 9:30AM
Adult Bible Class/rm. 24-26/studying the book of Joshua
Thirty-Something Class/rm. 23-25/studying the books of the Bible
Ladies Class/rm. 7/studying Discerning the Voice of God
Children’s Sunday School/ages 3-K/grades K-4/grades 5-6
Children’s Church (during service) for age 3-5, rm.1. Grades K- 2, Faith Junction
Youth Sunday School in the Youth Room
Sunday Evening
Adult Small Groups
Wednesday evening @ 6:30PM
Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Chapel
Kidz Zone/Wednesday/6:30pm meets in Faith Junction/ages k-grade 6/Through the Bible
Youth/Wednesday eve/6:30pm in youth room
Ladies Bible Study/Wednesday 6:30/’Keep it Shut’/rm. 24-26
This is Tuesday @ 6:30pm
LIFE (Living In Freedom Everyday)/recovery group/Tuesdays 6:30pm/rm 24-26
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