Worship Arts Notes

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness.  The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I hope in Him!  Lamentations 3:22-24 

In just one week many of us will gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. You know about the first Thanksgiving, right? It's good to remember the story—and our roots. 
 
It was December 11, 1620. The Pilgrims had set ground at Plymouth Rock, but that first winter was devastating and they had no real idea how to survive in this strange land. By the following fall they had lost 46 of the original 102 who had sailed on the Mayflower. Their graves were marked only with prayer.  
 
These Puritans had come to America, willing to sacrifice everything for their faith—many of them did. They believed deeply in the sovereignty of God. They acknowledged and confessed that all things—all things come from God, the Father. 

 
By the next year, they had learned much and the harvest was a bountiful one. Those that remained decided to celebrate with a feast—along with 91 natives who had helped the Pilgrims to plant and cultivate gardens to survive. It is believed that the Pilgrims would not have made it through the year without the help of the natives.   

Through the generosity of Christ Church Anglican God has led Christ Methodist to our temporary home at Southern Homes and Gardens.  How appropriate that we meet for Worship In The Gardens at 9:30 this Sunday, November 24, in the Greenhouse as we continue to plant and cultivate seeds of thankfulness, hope, love and gratitude.  

Note: No Sunday School this Sunday.