Today was our big dedication Sunday to celebrate our new church building. We had 92 people (a record) and we had liturgical dance for the first time. Two young women danced in with a flowing blue cloth that represents the river of God's love flowing into the building and service and then they set the altar. They danced in to the song Take Us To The River Afterwards I danced in the book of gospels. My dance represented going from fearing the bible to using it as a spiritual guidance for life and the ability to offer it to others for their lives. While dancing two people were singing the song Travelin' Light by Sara Groves and and then before communion they danced in and presented the bread and wine (we use juice in our church) to the song Let Us Break Bread Together. The choir also performed for the first time in the new church and our keyboardist has been renewed and reenergized; he's really come a long way. We've been getting more African Americans attending the services and Jim really gets off on the answering back and many of the white folks have started trying to answer back as well; Jim can get right into that spirit with the answering back and getting even more fired up.
It was a great service and I've no doubt we will have many many more.
peace,
paul
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