A day of worship

It was a great day at church. Members of our 2010 Mission Mexico team shared a few reflections from their experiences of working with Pastors Ramon and Alma in Mexicali. Prior to the service a slide show with photos from the trip was shown. Randy Sargent shared his testimony of how he was changed by his new friendship with Roger from Central Baptist and Eduardo from El Buen Samaritano. Erica talked about how this year built on what she had taken away from last year's trip. Her faith has grown. Amanda Duntz talked about the relationships that have been built over the three years and how now we had a sister church with people that we knew and cared about. Mark Kane spoke about the team building and how it had affected each person's faith. I promised everyone that we would have a dessert night with the opportunity to watch the 2010 DVD together sometime in April.

We also had another installment of the JPS Man. Fred Green has been playing the role of the Jerusalem Parcel Man trying to deliver a cross. This week he bumped into Barrabas (Pete Adams) a couple of bystanders (Rachel Lord and Zelda Earle)and Jesus (Harry Calkins.) After weeks of trying to deliver the cross he finally gave it to Jesus When Jesus took the cross Fred wondered to himself why it made him feel so bad. The skit has been fun and it has featured different people from the congregation each week. The cast has included Cliff Vanase, the Pastor, Mary Brockway, Judy Dupont, Nancy Allen, Bob Walker, Sarah Lord, Amanda Duntz and Mark Kane. We have two more weeks left so what happens next is anybody's guess.

The choir sang an anthem based upon a 15th century poem titled, "I Sing of my Love" and I preached about smelly feet. Actually I talked about Mary's anointing of Jesus' feet at a dinner at their home and how it foreshadows the last supper where he washes the disciples' feet. Mary washes Jesus' feet in a mirror image of his actions. She spares no cost to do what she does just like Jesus who pays the ultimate price to save us.

The service came to a close at 11:47 with the singing of the choral benediction.