May 9th, 2025 | Rev. Dr. Mark Charles

It’s been a crazy few weeks at Memorial! We have had an amazing Easter Cantata, a blessed ecumenical Palm Sunday Processional downtown, Holy Week, a HUGE Easter Sunday, and then Shrimp Festival just last weekend. It’s a lot, and it has taken us all to pull together to make it happen. I want to take this opportunity to thank EVERYONE who has helped along the way.  Whether you are a staff member, a regular volunteer, or someone who heard me make the call for help at church services and decided to sign up on a whim…whoever you are and wherever you fit in on that spectrum of involvement…THANK YOU. We could not have done all that we have done without your commitment, service, time, energy, and great love for God and the world.

With so much going on these last few weeks, you would think this might be a good season to slow down and take a well-earned break.  While that sounds lovely, it’s really not what we do though – the work of God continues in our community and world, and we are still invited day and daily to get in on it.  Over the next few weeks we have important opportunities for you to be a part of.

On Sunday, May 19th, we will celebrate our youth and graduating seniors. Youth will help lead worship throughout the morning and we will have three really special testimonies from some of our graduating students. You will not want to miss that.

Sunday, May 26th, is our Homecoming/Anniversary service in which we celebrate our 203rd anniversary by worshiping as ONE church family at 10:00am in Maxwell Hall. This will be a special time together in worship, and then we will continue celebrations by doing what we do best – serving our world by creating 203 flood buckets, and then taking some time to eat and fellowship together as a church family.  Memorial Day at Memorial going to be a great time together. Don’t miss it.

After all that we move into June and will have fun celebrating Pastor Rachel’s ordination, and then welcoming children to come learn about God’s love for them during VBS.

It’s been a full on few weeks and the weeks ahead will continue that way. Please join me in praying for continued success in all we do as we seek to join in on God’s work in our community and world.

Blessings

Pastor Charlie