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Jamie Geiger

"We Need Your Smiling Faces... "

This month, we will be signing people up to schedule their photo sessions with Olan Mills Studios for the new church directory. The photo sessions will happen in October and November. Our new directories should then be available in late January of 2011. We need your smiling faces and a 1/2 hour of your time to make this happen.

I'd like to suggest that this is one of the most important spiritual and theological events in the life of our church as we move forward toward our 175th anniversary as a vital congregation in Libertyville and the oldest ongoing religious body in Lake County.

Your response to this might be: "How can a photo directory be a spiritual or theological event?" The answer is that our Christian faith centers on relationships. The glue that holds our Christian faith together from generation to generation is relationships: God's relationship to us through Jesus Christ and our relationships with each other and creation. With a membership of over 1,500 members, we need to figure out how to be a church of this size, but also stay familiar with each other on smaller levels. This will happen through small groups, fellowship opportunities, committee life and more. But we can also begin going down the "relational road" by putting a face with a name. It is immensely helpful to be able to go to a church photo directory and look at a picture and say to ourselves, "Oh yeah, I know her. I see Sandy at choir on Thursdays" or "Oh yeah, I know Tom; he sits in the pew behind me each Sunday but I just never knew his name."

Things such as worship, children's programs, educational events and music may get us in the door to this wonderful church, but what will keep us connected and active is to feel we are known and matter to the community of faith. Each of you matters and each of you is important in the larger ministry of this church. Having your picture taken will be a first step in creating greater familiarity and comfort as we move forward as ministers of Christ together. We want a picture of everyone!

One, Two, Three......say "Cheese!"

Thanks for your time and effort to help us build connections and grow our fellowship in ways that transform life. Thanks for adding your smiling face to this helpful resource in our ongoing ministry of hospitality.

See you in worship....and in the new directory!

Rev. Jamie Geiger


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Last update July 2010