Attitudes of Gratitude

Messy Church is this Sunday! It's been awhile since our last Messy event so I'm particularly excited for Sunday! Of course Messy Church in late November could really only mean that it's really a Messy Thanksgiving! Sunday is all about thanks-giving and developing attitudes of gratitude that last for more than just one day out of the year.

The theme verse is from 1 Thessalonians "Rejoice always, pray without stopping, and give thanks in all circumstances." We've got all kinds of activities in store for Sunday. No, no grape stomping this time - but we will be making some raisins dance! No kidding.

I ran across this saying the other day. "It's not happy people who are thankful; it is thankful people who are happy." It really is about an ATTITUDE of thanksgiving. And having an attitude of gratitude can completely change your entire perspective on life.

Join us on Sunday at 9:45 for Messy Church! We're back in the gym this time - giving thanks for a beautiful new gym floor! Every child who comes to Messy Church on Sunday gets to vote on the theme for VBS 2015.

And our Messy Church team is hitting the road Sunday afternoon to share the joys of Messy Church at the Anderson District Training Workshop (First UMC in Easley, 3:00-5:30). We'll be back in time for the community Thanksgiving worship service at Aldersgate (7:00pm).