As I write my page for the newsletter, the thermometer has inched over 100 degrees and the warmth of a hot August summer day makes it difficult for me to focus on the computer screen. Although my body is sweating, my mind is focused on the possible coolness of the month of October when we will be celebrating our 125^th anniversary of the founding of Little Brown Church in grand style.

Our first celebration will be on Sunday, Oct. 3, when we will have a special worship service of thanksgiving and joy for the blessings bestowed upon Little Brown Church down through the years. The service will be a time for remembering, rejoicing and rededicating. It will be a time to see how God has blessed us and brought us to this special moment in time. But it will also be a starting point for our future – a part of our ongoing congregational spiritual journey – looking forward to the next 125 years. We will have a distinguished scholar and guest preacher, Dr. Margaret Bendroth from Boston, coming out to join us; a church with a strong sense of history has a better sense of identity to build in the future.

Two weeks later, on Sunday, Oct. 17, Little Brown Church will join in celebration with other organizations in the community to host the unique Sunol Chili Cook-off and Bed Races. In these economic hard times, when life is bearing down a little too hard on some of us, when lack of clarity or uncertainty seem to dog us daily, it is definitely time to get a little silly and spread a little joy. I cannot think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than testing my neighbors’ chili cooking skills and watching my friends roll a bed down Main Street simply to win bragging rights for the next year or so.

Come join us for both events. Come be a part of a wonderful church community. Come enjoy a small town civic event designed just to have a good time. Come and enjoy the blessings that God has bestowed upon you. Come and share in the blessings that God has bestowed upon all of us. You will be glad that you did!

Faithfully, Mary

 

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