New Membership Invitation

 

*Photo: New membership celebration at Houlton UMC (Oct 30, 3022)

Greetings in the precious name of Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Pray that you had a blessed week. 

It's a beautiful season of harvest. May God richly bless you to bear much fruit in your life. 

For Christians, the beginning is the end, and the end is the beginning. According to the Christian calendar (liturgical calendar), we will soon celebrate "Christ the King" Sunday in November, then a new church year begins with Advent and Christmas season. 

I believe it's a perfect time we welcome and celebrate new members to our church during the Advent season. Some of us may wonder how membership makes a difference since we can participate in all church missions and ministries without membership. 

I would say church membership is like a marriage vow. It's a joyful covenant. One of the questions to be asked to new members is like this: 

As members of this congregation,
will you faithfully participate in its ministries
by your prayers, your presence,
your gifts, your service,
and your witness?
I will.

What a privilege! What a responsibility! Like marriage, we vow that we will be faithful to the church "from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part." 

Are you ready and willing to love Christ by joining the church - his body? A new membership class will be offered during Advent (December 2023), then we will officially welcome our new members. If you are interested, or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at 207-538-0778. Or simply reply to this email. 

Thank you for being among us. Have a joyful weekend. 

In Christ,
Pastor Victor