[printprofilepic]April—a delightful month of emergence—new buds on trees, flowers peeking through snow, and longer days of freshness and light. I grew up in a Southern Baptist Church and every Easter I had to wear a pretty, but stiff and scratchy new Easter dress to church where there was clearly a sense of celebration and gratitude for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The music was majestic and the hymns spoke of new life and victory over death. Well…years have passed, and I left that religious model behind. But, I have tried to refashion the story of Christ’s resurrection into a broader one that includes all life being reborn in the spring. I can even stretch this story to include the work of those involved in religious education—the ideas that are percolating, the wishes that have been expressed, and the strong desire to resurrect our best intentions.
In many of our religious education programs April is RE month during which the work of the RE committee is highlighted, where the coming church year’s program is unveiled, where teachers offer testimonials about their positive experiences with the children or youth. The RE committee and I couldn’t quite have our emerging ideas ready for April, but we will highlight the RE program for the first three Sundays in May.
On these Sundays at the RE table by the front entry, the coming year’s curricula will be available to examine, committee members and I will be available to answer questions or hear concerns, people can find out what it means to be a RE teacher/youth advisor, and parents can update their childrens’ registrations. We hope many of you will stop by the table and find out what will emerge for the next year’s RE program.
See You on Sundays,
Benette Sherman
Interim DRE
DATES TO REMEMBER
April 3: Easter egg dyeing from 10 a.m.-noon in the Hearth Room
April 4: Easter Intergenerational Service (children in the service for the full hour)
April 17: Youth Ministry Workshop from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Robinson Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend, but it’s especially important that parents of 5th-12th graders attend this workshop to learn more about youth ministry in general and to make comments, ask questions, and add to the vision and purpose of youth ministry at the church. Please mark the date in your calendars and let me know if you require childcare.
