GREETINGS TO THE HOLY PEOPLE OF GOD,

Evangelism and Fellowship Committees met this last week to finalize plans for National Night Out. After a very fruitful discussion regarding the popcorn holder and message we want to send to our neighbors, we decided against the popcorn holder and committed to handwriting some of the shorter messages that have been curated from your creativity. Thank you. I have appreciated your input, creativity and the process of delving into evangelism in a concrete way that gets us thinking about what we want to say to our neighbors. The Holy Spirit prepares us in many ways like these exercises so that when we are more ready, the Holy Spirit will put us in the right place at the right time.

For those of you able to attend, I want to encourage you to step out and introduce yourself to our neighbors. Pick a number like 5 or 10 people, pray to God, trust the Holy Spirit and then when NNO comes, step out in faith, and talk to 5 or 10 neighbors. Go with the spirit of curiosity to learn from them and who knows what God might produce in the conversation.

I would like for Christ the King to partner with our neighbors. I’m not sure what that might look like, but I do know that our attention to King Park and the Community Garden has welcomed our neighbors. We have shingled and repaired the shelter and it is being used by our neighbors. Ask Eric Vigil about his experiences with the Sudanese Neighborhood Association who shared their food with him as he welcomed them one evening after his Stewardship Committee meeting.

Be curious about what our neighbors might like to do in King Park. I’d still like to host some music and/or comedians to brighten all our spirits. I would like to welcome our neighbors in the planning of NNO. It would be good for us to get our neighbor’s input and perspective as we know we can get set in our ways. What do you think God would like us to do? What would make God smile as he sees our outreach?

Bold Inquisitive Belief Loving Expansively,

Pastor Connie Spitzack