We ran out of time for a number of questions asked in worship on February 19. Here are responses to those questions. Red questions were submitted on line. Blue questions were hand written submissions from Sunday.
A quick reminder that these are my opinions. They do not represent any "official" position of First Congregational Church of La Grange, or of the United Church of Christ.
- Beside the doxology, what is the most current change or improvement for "how we do church"?
- We are making use of the wide variety of music available to us by not limiting ourselves to what is in the 1989 hymnals. We are instead printing music in the bulletins.
- We are encouraging more congregational participation in the leadership of worship.
- We have made a commitment to creating multisensory experiences happen in worship
- We are reaching out to different styles of worship; Messy Church on the fifth Sundays is one example.
- We are encouraging the use of electronic bulletins so that we use less paper.
- We are intentionally designing worship with the remote participants in mind, making use of on screen supplements and graphics.
- Involving all ages and stages in mission work
- Innovative ways to involve all ages in faith development
- Ideas about our on-line presence and engagement of off-site participants
- The needs of our community that we might engage
- Partnering with other agencies and organizations to make a difference in the community and the world
- New Concepts about how we organize ourselves
- And a whole lot more