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This month's topics:
Road to Confirmation - Enrollment Deadline
Season of Thanksgiving
Road to Confirmation Enrollment Deadline
Please review the Road to Confirmation enrollment reports sent to rectors for accuracy as well as for those who may be missing on the report who are eligible to begin the Road to Confirmation process and have voiced a desire to be confirmed.
The deadline to have and document the Initial Conversation and Enrollment in NACstat is December 31st. We are praying for all of our youth who have decided to embark on The Road to Confirmation and who now are preparing to make their profession of faith, as well as for those who have decided to wait an additional year. Please email your Faith Arc delegate or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions regarding this information.
Thanksgiving Season
Let us create a season of Thanksgiving to carry us towards our church Thanksgiving day on November 19, and our national Thanksgiving Day on November 23. During this season, we have the opportunity to be intentionally aware of what God has given us, to increase our joy in Him, and to strengthen our trust in Him. Here are some ideas for creating your own season of Thanksgiving in your family, in your congregation, and in your community. This activity is one of many resources that can be found on the NAC-USA website under the heading “Season of Thanksgiving" or by clicking HERE.
Ideas for creating your own Season of Thanksgiving…
In Your Family:
- Create a “thanksgiving tree” and write down what you are thankful for and post it on the wall.
- Leave one another notes of gratitude and appreciation.
- Go for a walk in God’s creation and decorate your house with the things you find.
- Pray together as a family at least once a day and devote the majority of your prayer to thanking and praising God for who He is.
- Learn a new song with your family that expresses thoughts of gratitude and thankfulness to God.
- Find song lyrics and Bible verses that reflect gratitude or worship and include them in your seasonal decorations, or write them on pieces of paper and read one at each meal and discuss.
In Your Congregation…
- Discuss gratitude and thanksgiving in your small group and find ways to let each member of your group know why you are thankful for them.
- As a small group, find a member who is having a difficult time and show them love through a gesture of pastoral care (send cards, make phone calls, drop off meals or necessities).
- Plan a congregational worship evening, even just a short one where you can all sing and read from the Bible together. Decorate the altar together, or have every family bring a “basket of gratitude”.
- Create a display or decoration where members can write notes of gratitude, thanking God for one another.
- Send a message sharing your appreciation for your rector or a minister in your congregation.
In Your Community…
- Participate in a food drive for a local food bank or city mission.
- Find opportunities to volunteer with congregational members or your family at a local charity or community organization.
- Practice small acts of kindness throughout November – bring cookies or dinner to a neighbor, cut their lawn, or rake leaves.
- Plan a neighborhood donut and cider gathering on your street.