August 24th, 2008 - Evening Holy Family - Creator Joint Worship

On August 19, 2007 (after a number of meetings together and enthusiastic planning) the Episcopalian Holy Family Fellowship families and Creator Lutheran celebrated their first joint worship. It was pure celebration. Pastor Dayle described that first service a year ago in this way “We eat, we worship, we pray, we laugh, we sing, we create community. This is very cool!”

There was the same joy but mixed with other complex feelings as well in this evening service as Rt. Reverend Sandy Hampton, on behalf of the Episcopal Diocese, entrusted the Holy Family fellowship to Creator Lutheran Church and our call to common mission.

The table fellowship of the potluck picnic was great. Reverend Julie, Reverend Jamie, Reverend Maureen and Reverend Al were all present together with people from Holy Family and Creator. The conversations were animated throughout the room. It ended with gifts being exchanged between the children with Reverend Maureen.

Similarities and differences between Creator and Holy Family services always give me a greater understanding of God's spirit. Seeing how these families worship as parents and children make me thankful they will worship with our congregation.

The worship reflected our feeling of community for the opening hymn We are Marching in the Light of God to the closing anthem Make a Joyful Noise which the children present did wih great delight. That all did not go as the families or the diocese hoped or expected was named and was present at the worship as well. Tokens of promise were given by the families to Reverend Al, who represented Creator as Pastor. These were touching, meaningful moments.

We look forward to the new ways we will find to follow common mission and worship with everyone we have come to know at Holy Family services.