The final Sunday of September served up an action packed day in praise of the Lord at St Mark's. Solomon's first early bird Communion Service attracted 15 members of the congregation, whereas historically the figure for the 08h00 service used to stand at around 10. That's a step in the right direction. Colleen kindly came in at 07h30 to assist with the elements, but is looking for support in this area. The 08h00 service will be held once a month.
Men for the Master followed at 09h00 and Solomon was again on hand. Many commented on the beautiful singing both at the Communion service and at the Men for the Master meeting. This was Africa at it's best. Giyani has promised us more of the same. This was the biggest turn out to date for the Men for the Master and some of our regulars were not there today. The chairman is well pleased.
Irvine "anchored" the 10h00 service to give Solomon a break, but the minister was back to preach the sermon, ably assisted by Mike with the visuals on screen. The projector was used to great affect to drive home the salient points of the sermon. Our thanks must go to both Solomon and Mike in their efforts to make the Lord's Word live.
We were also hearted by our fledgling youth group, who are high school scholars with big plans for the future. Please assist them with their fund raised efforts. They are game to do just about anything to raise funds for the church, everything from polishing shoes to doing domestic work and gardening. One can just FEEL the Lord working in our midst.
After church it was the big hot dog give away in celebration of Geoff'a 60th birthday. The congregation turned out in numbers at tea, to the extent that we ran out of rolls in double quick time. Geoff's says thank you to all those who prepared the food and those who helped to make this such a special day.
Lest we forget Solomon was back for the Couple's Fellowship, at 11h30, with a guest speaker from Ghana. This was held in the Sunday school hall, but we seemed to have more men than ladies. Come on girls this is a team thing.
Blessings to all,
The St Mark's editorial team.
No comments:
Post a Comment