Pastor's Challenge

Now, what's all this I wrote on the front page about service and sacrifice?

Christmas Eve and Easter are two times in the year when hundreds of people come to Central who do not join us in worship at other times. Almost all of these people will come to the 10:00 or 11:30 Services on Easter, simply because that is when people expect us to be worshipping. So, if we are not careful, we will have no seats for dozens of people in these two services. (On some weeks we have already seen people come into the 11:30 service and leave because they have seen no open seats!) A basic commitment we have as leaders is that we will do our utmost to always have an open seat for our guests, so that they can hear the good news about Jesus Christ.

To that end, we're asking you to plan ahead. On Easter Sunday weekend we will be hosting 4 services. Two of the services will be contemporary in style, and two will be traditional. We are asking you to make a choice about which service you plan to attend. Please give special consideration to attending the Sunday 8:15 am (traditional) or Saturday 6:30 pm (contemporary) services.

When you decide, please go to the Concourse and pick up a "ticket" to the worship service of your choice. Tickets will be available to register for childcare also. Due to the size of our Sanctuary, there will be a limited number of spaces available. Picking up this card allows us to plan and warns us when we are going to exceed our seating capacity. We would like all who regularly come to Central to pick up a ticket before Easter weekend.

This schedule and these special arrangements are only for Easter weekend. The following week, our schedule will return to normal. Please consider your needs, as well as the needs of those who have never yet come to Central. And I'm sure you will make your contribution towards making this a weekend that pleases God!

(see also Easter Schedule, Tickets and Flowers and What's the Deal with the Tickets?)