I heard such great things about last weekend! Having Mike share about the history of El Buen Pastor and our partnership was such a blessing. I enjoyed spending the week with my family, but I always find myself missing you guys and this place. It is such a joy to be part of this community of people who authentically care about each other and enjoy doing life together – so I am excited to be back with you this weekend!
We have been talking about all the fun things coming up this summer and one event, happening in a little over a week, is Father’s Day. This is not a weekend we take lightly…we are going all out to celebrate the fathers in our lives! This may be surprising, but Father’s Day traditionally has been a low, if not the lowest, attended weekend for churches, and we believe that is not right. Fathers have a HUGE impact on our lives and deserve to be honored and poured into in order to equip them for the important role they carry. We invite you to join us on Sun, June 21, as we throw a big party – DADFEST – with good food, paintball hunting, lawn games, and activities for the kids! Also, our first FRAMILY summer event is coming up, and you don’t want to miss it! We are going to camp out on our lawn, watch a movie and make s’mores. Who doesn’t love the sound of that? Make sure to grab your friends and neighbors.
Lastly, in a few short weeks we will have around 350 kids running around our campus for VBS: The Sweet Life! We want to invite you to join us in three ways! 1) Invite- there are neighbors, school families, and friends that you know who would love a week-long camp learning about God’s love for them, and we ask that you would play a part in inviting them to VBS. 2) Serve- we are doing an evening VBS this year to open up serving opportunities to those of you who work. Even if you haven’t served before, consider it. There is so much joy in spending time with kids and seeing God work in their hearts. And lastly, 3) Pray – we would love you to keep this camp in your prayers. Pray that God would work in and through this week to reach the community and impact these kids’ lives!
As you can see, there are a lot of awesome things going on around here! Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday as we continue our series “Listen.”
Blessings,
Jeff