June 27, 2010 · Filed Under
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June 20, 2010 · Filed Under
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It seems that every year on Promotion Sunday any member of our church can be found smiling and laughing and feeling a deep sense of love. That’s because we all get to enjoy the Promotion Sunday singing and verse reading. I find myself saying, “I love these kids” after every group is up. I say it with genuine feeling and seem to forget that I just said it for the last group. For those of you who may not know, Promotion Sunday happens every June and the students who move up to the next age group are promoted, told where their new class will meet, and are given a book to add to their library. They start with a Bible and then books like a concordance, or commentary. Each group of kids either sings or tells what they’ve learned in Sunday School this year.
Highlights of this year’s Promotion Sunday included:
- Dakota’s constant commentary on what was happening. “We’re on the stage now!”
- The beginners singing “Gloria Patri” in the most beautiful voices of any 3-5 year olds I know.
- Josh Shibley being promoted by his dad – while wearing the exact same outfits.
- The highschoolers reading the entirety of Psalm 73.
- The six high school graduates all staying in Long Beach for college (and all going to college).
- Zac’s name being spelled Zach, and Mike’s comment that he added the ‘h’ because he’d been hanging out with Erich Post for so long.
- Pastor Dan’s cheesy (and yet funny) joke about the donut holes not existing.
I am often reminded that I love my church. On Promotion Sunday I was reminded that my church is a place where young people are appreciated and loved. That they are brought up to love the word of God and to know what is in it. I, in fact, still have and use the Bible I received on promotion Sunday many moons ago. The mission field of our children is an important one and I am glad that I attend a church that takes that mission seriously and reverently. May we always be a church that chooses to teach our children the truth of the gospel and the meaning of service to God.
By Brenda Dempsey
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