Wow, have we hit the ground running at Rock Church this fall. Of course I know the calendar doesn't say fall yet, but it sure does feel like it. A few weeks ago I started to pull together a new young adult group for people age 18 to 25 that is now off to a great start. If you know anyone in that age group that might be interested, please let me know. Then Sunday night we launched a new season of rooted with an amazing group of people from all three campuses. You could just feel the excitement in the room.
Last night we had our inaugural gathering of a brand new outreach program called Mastering Motherhood. We had around 30 people at the very first gathering! Women from both our church and the community coming together to love and support one another through the challenging journey of being a mom. Registration is still open if there are others who would like to join. Then Thursday night, after a year and a half off, our Rock Choir is coming back together! If you are interested, or would like to know more, email Pastor Beth.
This Saturday we are holding a new Men's Breakfast. This will be at our North Shore campus at 58 Macy Street in Amesbury MA. Great food, live music, powerful speaker, all beginning at 8:30 a.m. This is open to men, and young men, from all campuses and our community. Guys, I definitely hope you will join us for this morning together and feel free to invite a friend.
Also on Saturday we'll be setting up to give away water and getting to know our neighbors at the Newton Old Home Day. If anyone is free around 10:00 a.m. and wants to help me set up the booth, I could use help for about half an hour. This Sunday is our fall kickoff at our Plaistow campus. We will be doing three of these on successive weekends. Sandown’s kick off will be September 26th and North Shore’s will be October 3rd. These are great times to invite a guest.
Saturday September 25th is our ALIVE one day women's retreat. We have a great speaker lined up and I just know this is going to be a joy filled, spirit led day of worship, fellowship, learning and growth. I also imagine there's going to be some great food! October 8-10 will be the return of our annual Men's Summit. This is always an awesome time for the guys to get away for some rest, renewal, worship and growth. This spiritual retreat is held at camp Brookwoods in Alton New Hampshire. You can get all the info at this link.
So with our fall kickoff, special events, outreach opportunities and new programs it's a little crazy around here, but in a good way! Crazy busy and crazy exciting! In many ways, it feels like resurrection to me. In so many areas our mission and ministry has been restored and we are moving full speed ahead! I can't wait to see what God has for us next.
Have a blessed week. Love you all.
Pastor Steve