The first Sunday in September is traditionally Father’s Day, so if you come we’ll be trying to avoid the dad jokes, but honouring our fathers which is easy for some, and really difficult for others. There will also be worship led by Pastor Riley, along with communion and the children’s program.
In writing to one of his ‘favourite’ church communities, Paul and his companions Silas and Timothy (yes, they are all males), described their treatment of “each of you as a father treats his own children”. 1 Thessalonians 2:10–12 (NLT) 10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers. 11 And…