Pastor James is back from vacation and back in the pulpit. I really like it when the other elders preach, but James is still my favourite. He preached about discipleship yesterday, and had a lot of good things to say about what it was, how it happens, and what our responsibility as disciples is.
I think I have all my Sunday School teachers, helpers, and substitutes ready to go. I'm hoping for one more young man whom I think will be a great teacher, but that's not quite settled yet; I may have to wait until Christmas to get him. I can be patient. For now, we have enough to start the year strong. There are several new young people joining our ranks, from the 18-25 year old range. I love having the younger ones as not only are they enthusiastic and full of energy, and if we start training the now, we can have a new generation of teachers in place when I'm ready to retire (a long time from now).
I held a wee baby girl yesterday. She's only about three weeks old and so tiny and adorable!
The library computer is being annoying, It refuses to stay connected to the internet, and often can't find any wifi networks. Yesterday I gave up on it and took all the "check out" forms and a list of returned books home to deal with here. I did a bit of tidying up, but the young girls did the biggest part: straightening up and organizing the children's books. It probably stayed tidy at least until the end of first service!
Someone approached me with an idea for the Christmas concert. She would like to have a small choir to do some special music, including the angel chorus and Simeon's song.
Sunday afternoon was quiet. I phoned my parents later in the afternoon (it's our regular Sunday call) and caught up on the news.
Overall, it was quite a nice Sunday.
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