Tomorrow is the Children's Eucharist at the 10:00 service. I'm looking forward to seeing our young people serving as ushers, greeters, Eucharistic Minister (Chelsea Reeder), and even preacher (Bonnie Foley)!
We have such wonderful young people in our church, and they bring such energy, optimism, and joy to all of us. I feel truly blessed to have them in our parish.
Tomorrow they will serve as ministers in worship, and we'll invite them to gather around the altar for the consecration of the bread and wine. They love this because they're near the holy mysteries. This way they can see and hear what's going on at the altar.
Children instinctively understand about God. It's natural for young children to ask about God, and it's natural for them to want to receive Communion. They "get it" that this is food from God, and we're God's family gathered around God's table.
When we have Children's Eucharist, they learn about God, and we learn about God through them. They teach us. As Jesus said, "Unless you become like a little child, you cannot enter the kingdom of God."
I'm looking forward to learning from them. I hope you are, too!
Bill
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