Dear Neighbors,
All too often, during the
summer, we hit a cash crunch in the church.
Attendance, and giving, both drop.
As you are gearing up for summer plans and vacations, retooling lives to
having the kids at home and under foot, please do not forget that the life of
the church goes on. Services go on,
bills come in, the day-to-day does not come to a halt. If you not able to come to church, would you
please take a moment to drop your pledge or offering in the mail before you
head out or away?
We are working on an easier
system to make pledges and offerings for Sundays when attendance becomes a
challenge. The plan is to put up a
“Paypal” donation button on the Church’s Facebook page, and then on the website. After some searching and review, the Session
has come to the conclusion that the Paypal online system is the most secure for
our purposes.
Having said that, if there is a member of our church family
who is familiar with another way of doing this that is more secure and
convenient, please let me know!
There is only one God, and neither the Session nor I aspire to that
position.
Money is always hard to talk
about. But maybe not if we remember that
it is a gift from God, as is everything else in life. That is why the liturgical line on Sunday
goes something like, “God has given us so much, let us give back a portion for
His work…”
We tried the National Public
Radio version for a while, “The work and ministries of this church are
supported by the pledges and donations of its members…” While that is true, the greater truth is that
the members are supported, in all things, by God.
Please remember to continue
with your pledges and offerings. Our
hope is, by delaying this Herald till after July 4th, it does not
get lost in the ‘pre-season’ preparations.
May God bless you and bless our church.
Peace,
Rev. Peter Hofstra
