Why I can’t wait for Sunday!

This is an open let­ter to our com­mu­nity, but if you read this and want to join us please, please come on by.  Unfor­tu­nately when we sent this out it got messed up so I am post­ing it here for the peo­ple.  Sorry for the complications.

Hey Marsh Creek Fam­ily,
I wanted to write you a quick note to tell you why I am so psy­ched about Sun­day.  We have been telling you for a few weeks we are doing some­thing spe­cial that requires you to wear com­fort­able clothes and bring a cam­era.  Shelby let you all know this past week that our some­thing spe­cial would serve the community.

Well the scoop is… This Sun­day the Church is leav­ing the build­ing.  We will gather at our nor­mal time at 10am (even though we know many of you all come at 10:10 — wink, wink, nudge, nudge) and begin our wor­ship ser­vice as nor­mal.  At the point of where the ser­mon nor­mally goes we will be head­ing out to par­tic­i­pate in one of five orga­nized projects around the com­mu­nity for the rest of the morning.

Why are we doing this…
1. Scrip­ture teaches that fol­low­ers of Jesus are known by their love, and our love is expe­ri­enced best when we, like Paul taught in 1 Cor. 9 this past week, become a ser­vant to all.

2. The Church is the peo­ple… that would be you all…  Not the build­ing or a ser­vice.  Wor­ship is more than just songs.  This is a tan­gi­ble way in which we will live lives of wor­ship, by serv­ing out of love along­side those we love.

3.  95% of peo­ple will hear, accept, and know Jesus love through a per­sonal rela­tion­ships.  This oppor­tu­nity places us in rela­tion­ship with our com­mu­nity directly and indi­rectly mak­ing it eas­ier for the com­mu­nity to under­stand what we are all about because they have seen what we are all about.  We want our lives to live in such a way our words can be heard.

4. It is a bless­ing and unique priv­i­lege to serve together as fam­i­lies and as a broader com­mu­nity together in rela­tion­ship.  We are really look­ing for­ward to see­ing sons and daugh­ters work­ing along­side Mom and Dad.  The next gen­er­a­tion work­ing along side other gen­er­a­tions.  Even those that are in lower ele­men­tary will be able to par­tic­i­pate in many if not all of these events.  This day will eas­ily be a high­light of our year, as our Bap­tism and Pic­nic have become a high­light for our Church fam­ily.  Why?  Because we are all together cel­e­brat­ing the good­ness of God in community.

What are we doing…
We have a num­ber of oppor­tu­ni­ties that range in inter­est and scope, take a look over them and come pre­pared with your 1^st and 2^nd preferences..

1. Serv­ing Exton and West White­land town­ship by mulching and plant­ing at the But­ter­fly Park they are devel­op­ing. (all mate­ri­als are pro­vided along with child­care at this loca­tion on the playground)

2.  Serv­ing Safe Har­bor by prepar­ing food that will be deliv­ered fresh that night to be served the next day.  Par­tic­i­pants can serve the food on Mon­day the 24^th if they can but not required.   The menu and food that is needed will be pro­vided.  (Kids are welcome)

3.Serving Bridge of Hope by prepar­ing food that will be deliv­ered frozen to be served on Mon­day, June 14^th.  Par­tic­i­pants can serve on the 14^th if they can but not required. The menu and food that is needed will be pro­vided.  (Kids are welcome)

4.  Serv­ing Home of the Spar­row projects by help­ing an elderly lady, who lives in Thorn­dale.  They will be doing yard work & paint­ing a bird bath.  All nec­es­sary sup­plies are there.

5. Serv­ing Home of the Spar­row projects by help­ing an elderly lady who lives in West Chester.  They will be doing yard work.  All nec­es­sary sup­plies provided.

I can’t wait for this Sun­day because Jesus came to call us all into rela­tion­ship with Him, to know and expe­ri­ence His love, and to Go in His power and share that love with the world.  Every Sun­day I have the joy of wor­ship­ping along­side you all, study­ing God’s word, and relat­ing in com­mu­nity.  This Sun­day I can’t wait to wor­ship along­side you in ser­vice to our com­mu­nity, because I believe noth­ing will impact our world more than God’s peo­ple moved by prayer, empower by His Spirit, serv­ing the peo­ple He has called us to for the Glory of His King­dom and the Fame of His name.

I invite you all to join me as the Church leaves the build­ing and loves on the peo­ple of Cen­tral Chester County in a big way.

I can’t wait to see you on Sun­day
Joel