"Welcome! Just curious if this is the first time for any of you visiting a church? Please open your coach manuals to page 6 and we will go over the season rule modifications. We will read through rules 1, 2 and 4."
On Saturday March 31 the door was swung wide open for many witty church jokes. I had the opportunity to invite approximately 40 people to church. Not your typical church service, mind you. With Cadence Coffee on the back counter, free from the local coffee shop just 1 block over, along with delicious fresh baked coffee house muffins, I invited approximately 40 people into the house of God. We sat together in small groups around round tables, ate and drank together - discussing community.
A church service? Perhaps...
In reality, the volunteer parent coaches for the Bowness Soccer Club gathered for orientation. We talked about club expectations. We talked about team rules. We renewed past acquaintances. We talked about building on previous connections to strengthen our community neighbourhood bonds. We encouraged each other, we co-operated and made new friends.
We DID NOT sing in traditional worship style. We
DID NOT pass an offering plate. We
DID NOT stand and sit at rehearsed intervals and we
DID NOT preach. (some might argue I preached a little - but not really) But we DID fellowship.
Most importantly, we officially started off the 2012 spring Bowness Soccer Club season. From here on in, its practical.
Phone your team players,
Pick up equipment and
Play...
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