We have a great team of volunteers that has been working for months to put together a fun and engaging night for our friends and church family. The purpose of the night is to offer a rallying event as we relaunch full-scale Wednesday night programming for the first time in eighteen months. We want the night to be something that we each eagerly invite our friends and neighbors to be a part of and experience some of what God is doing at Shades. Because of the growing concern about COVID in our community, delaying this event better positions it to accomplish this goal.
George will preach his first sermon on Sunday morning, 9/12. It is going to be a really special morning as we step into a new season of ministry under his leadership! Instead of having a reception for the Wrights that afternoon, they will be front and center at the Fall Kick-off Event in September to meet our church family and engage folks from the community. The date, event details, and more information will be sent out in the coming weeks – so be on the lookout!
Wednesday nights at Shades have a long history of meaningful ministry for all ages – and that’s going to continue! So many of you have stepped up in recent weeks to invest in the next generation through mid-week ministry – THANK YOU! This will allow us to launch these ministry offerings with full volunteer teams and the best possible environments for kids of every age.
Students and parents, stay tuned for details on these creative gatherings from our Student Ministry team coming soon.
Due to the number of weeks required for these courses, they will begin as planned and continue through the fall. Childcare will be available when full fall programming begins. Registration is still open for both of these classes. Go to shades.org/events for more details and to sign up.
At this point we are moving forward with all other ministry for the fall as planned, but with open hands. We all have encountered a level of fatigue related to COVID and necessary changes, but it has taught us all to be flexible and ready to adapt when needed. We will continue to listen to state, county, and local guidance regarding our ministry operations at Shades, making the best possible decisions for our large church family with varying perspectives about the pandemic.
We are grateful for your continued prayers and efforts to support the complexity in decision-making for our church family. We continue to pray James 1:5, “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. We are asking God to generously give us wisdom, and trust him to lead us through the exciting days ahead!