Saturdays at FBC

Saturdays at church usually bring a number of mixed events together. The Praise team of Buenas Nuevas usually comes in to practice for Sunday afternoon. Bob Walker drops by to fold the bulletins and set up for Sunday. He adds pew cards and changes the number board and does any other set up that is needed. Adele usually comes in to practice on Saturday mornings. She goes over the order of service and makes sure everything flow right. Our Praise team comes in to practice too.

I usually use Saturday to get my head ready for Sunday. I try to lay low, work on my sermon and pull together anything special that is going to happen the next day. Of course weddings, memorial services and youth group events often take priority. This time of year we have a lot of things going on. That means that every Saturday will have something. For example next Friday night the youth group will be participating in an all night event called the Super Bowl. That means I'll be home and sleeping in next Saturday.

The great thing about ministry is that it is fluid and that defines Saturdays. We do a lot of the same things at church but each one is always different. Why? Because the events always involve different people. The Super Bowl is a perfect example. Over the years nearly every teen in the church has gone at least once. Some have loved it and others never want to do it again. The kids make it what it is though. Their enthusiasm, excitement and energy feed into the night and make it unique every time. I remember the years when we went on a school bus because we had so many kids. That was a trip. I remember the first time we went. We actually stopped at a Denny's on the way home. There was the year that we celebrated Amy Rezendes' birthday. Like I said, every year is different.

Saturdays are like that too. You just never know what you'll find if you drop in.