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Christian Education
Annette Pomeroy, Director of Program Ministries/Education
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"The Love Feast, or Agape Meal, is a Christian fellowship meal recalling the meals Jesus shared with disciples during his ministry and expressing the koinonia (community, sharing, fellowship) enjoyed by the family of Christ."
"John Wesley first experienced the Love Feast among the German Moravians in Savannah, GA in 1737. It quickly became a regular part of Methodist society meetings in Great Britain and throughout the English-speaking world. As Methodists immigrated to North America they made Love Feasts an important part of early American Methodism."
"Testimonies and praise are the focal point in most Love Feasts. Testimonies may include personal witness to God's grace or accounts of what God has been doing in the lives of others. Praise may take the form of hymns, songs, choruses, or spoken exclamations and may vary from the relative formality of an opening and closing hymn to spontaneous calling out of requests and singing as the Spirit moves."
"Prayer is vital to a Love Feast. Scripture is also important. Most love Feasts also include the sharing of food."
(Taken from The United Methodist Book of Worship, 1992, pages 581-582.)
Over the past several years, we have been inspired by the witness of our youth on Youth Sunday. Again this year the junior and senior high youth will be leading us in worship on May 18. They have been working for several weeks in preparation for this service. The theme is "The Key to the Kingdom." Please plan to attend and show your support for our youth. You will be richly blessed!
Son Harvest Country Fair: Growing the Fruit of the Spirit
| When? | July 14-18 (Monday - Friday) |
|---|---|
| Where? | Hilton Presbyterian Church
and St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church |
| Ages? | Children 3 years old (as of
May 1 and potty trained)
through those having
completed 6th grade. |
Persons are also needed for workdays as we get ready for VBS. Those dates are Tuesdays -- May 20, June 3, June 17 -- and Thursdays -- May 29, June 12, June 26. All workdays will be held at Hilton Presbyterian Church from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon.
Registration begins on Sunday, May 18 and ends June 1. A registration table will be set up in the back hallway (near the choir room) on Sundays, May 18 and 25. A registration form is enclosed with this Tower. Extra forms are available from Annette Pomeroy at the church office.
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Last update: May 1, 2003
