October 1 - Family Night
On October 1, there will be no Wednesday Night Activities. As a church, we are designating the evening as a "family night." We intentionally pause all church activities to provide a time of rest and refocus. Here are the instructions that we would encourage you to follow.
FAMILY
#1: Limit all distractions - We highly recommend that the evening be “screen free,” so that your family can be free from all that is happening “out there” in order to focus on the lot that God has given inside of your walls.
#2: Eat together - There is something very powerful about sharing meal together. The meal doesn’t have to be complicated! In fact, we recommend that it be simple and stress-free. It may be helpful during the meal to ask each individual the following:
-High - What was the high part of your day?
-Low - What was the lowest part of your day?
-Buffalo - What was an unexpected part of your day?
#3: Pray together - If possible, we recommend that the father lead in a prayer. If you are new to prayer, don’t sweat it, we have provided a prayer below that can be read or used as a model.
Prayer: Father, we praise you that you are the God who made us and loves us. We are thankful for your grace and love shown through your Son, Jesus. And we invite your Spirit to be among us this evening as we spend time together as a family. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
#4: Read Scripture - If you need a suggestion as to what to read, Psalm 148 would be a great place to turn to.
#5: Have fun together - Pull out a board game, play hide-and-seek, or some other game. The goal is to intentionally enjoy one another.
If you are married with no kids in the home, we would encourage you to also spend the evening intentionally investing in your marriage. Likewise, if you are single, consider grabbing a friend (or group) to focus upon an intentional night of friendship. In both cases, feel free to adapt the instructions to best fit your situation.
