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Pastor's Meditation

Pastor Marilyn Allen

“I believe in … the communion of saints.”

from the Apostles’ Creed

“The Saints among Us” was the theme for Vacation Bible School this year. We celebrated saints from long ago as well as those in our own church and community who do the work of Christ. And we sang “there’s not any reason, no, not the least, that I shouldn’t be one too.” The communion of saints in the Apostles’ Creed reminds us that we are all part of the family of faith, all called to be saints who follow Christ whole-heartedly. It was after my mother’s death that I began to realize what that might mean. As I took the bread and cup of the Lord’s Supper, I remembered the times when I had received the Communion elements as a child, sitting next to my mother in church. I felt that we were still connected through the sacrament. Then I realized that we are all in communion (communication) with the saints of old and the saints among us, as we celebrate the feast. Because of so many recent deaths in our congregation, I am more aware than ever that we continue to celebrate with those who have gone before us. Bob, Jeannette, Lois, Gil and Kay invite us to join them in the eternal song of praise at the table of the Lord.

At Plymouth Church, we celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday of each month. I hope to see you at table on September 5th, and again on October 3rd for World Communion and Peacemaking Sunday. God bless you.

Pastor Marilyn Allen

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