Dedication Sunday

Dear Pali Pres Community,

This coming Sunday is Dedication Sunday, a special day when we as a church family dedicate our 2023 pledges to God. As I reflect and prepare for this worship service, I cannot help but feel incredibly grateful for this community of faith. As you will read in the articles below, we have so many wonderful programs and ministries that make up our common life here at Pali Pres. God is surely up to something good among us! Our giving is an important way for us to partner with the Holy Spirit as we envision for our church a Future with Hope.

As you—the members and friends of Pali Pres—decide on your church pledge for the coming year, I hope you will not do so out of guilt or under compulsion (as Paul warns against in 2 Corinthians 9). Rather, I hope you will consider all of God’s many blessings in your life and offer something back to the church that you feel reflects your gratitude. To quote a Nigerian proverb, “It is the heart that does the giving; the fingers only let it go.” I sincerely believe that this is what God wants from us—to give from the heart out of a desire to build up of his Kingdom and his church.

If you plan to join us for in-person worship on Sunday, please bring your completed pledge card with you. During worship everyone will have an opportunity to bring forward their pledges and offer them to God as an act of dedication and thanks. If you have already mailed in your pledge card, thank you! You can still fill out a duplicate copy (don’t worry, the church won’t count it twice!) and bring it forward on Sunday morning. Blank pledge cards will be available in the sanctuary. As always, what you pledge will remain confidential.

With joy and thanksgiving,

Pastor Matt