Here at Saint Matthew’s, we’re holding our annual congregational picnic on Sunday, June 28th after church that will be held outdoors in my backyard (weather permitting). It is an annual event where we as a church celebrate our fellowship around Word and Sacrament by gathering around hot dogs and hamburgers.

In years past, this day would inaugurate our “summer schedule” where our Sunday worship service moves from 10:00am to 9:30am for July and August. However, this year we changed this up a bit when we decided to extend our summer schedule to fit in between Memorial Day and Labor Day, giving us the two holidays as the decided starting and ending points on our calendar.

In shifting our summer schedule up to fit between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we decided to make the start of this new schedule also the end of our Sunday School, cutting off about three weeks from our normal cycle. Overall, I like it. The natural calendar boundaries work, in my eyes. Yes, it will take some getting used to for many here at Saint Matthew’s, but it is only four additional weeks of 9:30am services, nothing to dramatic.

Regarding our picnic, a sign up sheet in the narthex of our church.

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