When you see that title does the theme song for Cheers pop into your head.   There was something about that TV created setting  that was like home for the various characters on Cheers.   Maybe we shouldn't be using Cheers as an example for the church - on the other hand maybe we should.   We at Foothills have be ruminating on this idea of community and belonging for quite awhile.    

What does it mean to feel like your a part of the family?    Why are they so many who perceive themselves to be outside the group?    There is a deep hunger in our society for places of belonging, places to come where people know your name,  where you don't have to appear to have it all together.   There are various ways people seek to fill this need,  some find it at there work place, some in their volunteering, others in there children’s community sports teams.

In a church community we begin with our common life in Christ.   We are already connected by our connection with Jesus and our desire to follow in the way of Jesus with every part of our lives.    While this may sound easy, it is not.   The ever- increasing mobility of each of us and our families often works counter to developing deep and lasting community.  

Most of us would agree we want community,  we want a place to belong a place where we can be challenged in our walk with God, a place where we can share our joys and struggles.      The question remains are we willing to make the lifestyle adjustments required to foster that kind of Chirst-centered authentic and deep community.

The most deeply moving moments of the Christian life are the moments when Christ brings us to know him in a radical new way.  Many of us has had these experiences.  In that moment, our hearts are touched, our minds are renewed, are spirits are freed, and we see the landscape of faith different than we ever have before.  But what follows those moments?  Should we expect a gradual return to how we were previous?  Or is there a way that we can 'till the soil' of our spiritual lives so that we can continue to grow deeper into the grace and love of God.  Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 10am this summer as we explore the Christian Disciplines that lead us to a deeper inner life.  It is the deep inner life that feeds our joyful outward expressions of our faith in God.

This year our children will be spending their morning in Nazareth – where Jesus was a kid! Our church will be transformed into a Biblical time. A bustling marketplace filled with music and where you’ll meet carpenters; visit a synagogue school, the bead bazaar, dye and wool shop and a rock quarry. No marketplace would be complete without a food bazaar. You might even spot some real goats and a couple of lambs if you go to the barnyard!

Click here to  register. 

 Once you have registered, parents will need to fill out a medical form and provide payment to June Miller or Carole Neufeldt. There will be a registration desk setup between the services and after the second service in the foyer, starting May 1^st. The cost this year will start at $25.00 per child and $50/family for early registration until June 12^th. After that it will be $30.00 per child and $60 per family.   Everyone is ivited to bring your familiy to be  part of this great week.