Hello All!
Sorry it's taken me a while to catch up on this. On Reformation Sunday, 10/31, we went to St. Mark Lutheran in Wes Des Moines, IA. http://www.stmarkwdm.org/. We went to their 11:00 service and found out it was Confirmation! Now, when other visitors might have seen the crowd of teenagers in their robes and ran out the door, I was so excited! We headed in and Sawyer found himself the busy bags right away. Prior to the processional the pastor collected written prayer requests to use in the prayer of the church. I thought this was fantastically symbolic and meaningful since the prayers of the church actually came from this congregation. (I know, crazy revolutionary.)
The sanctuary of St. Mark's looks kind of like you're in the hull of a big ship. It's pretty neat. They have a cross at the front and a projection screen that they used for the sermon outline and videos. The sermon had a sermon outline on the front of the bulletin, which I really liked, because I tend to be a sermon note-taker myself and it kept my kids attention which I appreciate. Sawyer was able to receive communion. The affirmation of baptism part of the service went well, each youth was individually prayed for and acknowledged. They had a nice video at the end of the service, reminding us that our faith lives carry on to Monday and don't just end on Sunday.
This congregation just added a discipleship center next door as well as have plan to combine the space that they're currently in with the discipleship center. They have a full staff and a lot of opportunities for participation within the congregation.
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