Title: Church of the Brethren to celebrate 'Service Sunday' Jan. 4, 2007 Church of the Brethren News Service Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director 800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN TO CELEBRATE 'SERVICE SUNDAY'
(Jan. 4, 2007) Elgin, IL -- A new annual observance of Service Sunday begins Feb. 4 for the Church of the Brethren. The recognition will be held annually on the first Sunday of February.
The text for the observance comes from 1 Peter 4:10b: "Serve one another...with whatever gift each of you has received."
Ministries sponsoring the observance include the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.; Brethren Volunteer Service; Emergency Response/Service Ministries; and the Youth and Young Adult Workcamps program.
The observance encourages Church of the Brethren congregations to "celebrate those who serve in our communities and throughout the world; discover opportunities to serve through the Church of the Brethren ministries; explore possibilities to serve in our local communities; and be transformed by serving one another in the name of Christ."
Resources available at www.brethrenvolunteerservice.org include a bulletin insert, a downloadable flyer, ideas for special events, sermon thoughts, scripture suggestions, and worship resources such as prayers, litanies, and recommended hymns.
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.
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For more information contact:
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford Director of News Services Church of the Brethren General Board 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120 800-323-8039 ext. 260 cobnews@brethren.org
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