New Year's Resolution

Kung hei fat choy!

Did you know that although our New Year's is already passed, the Chinese New Year is just gearing up? If you live here in Vancouver, it's hard to miss. That means it's not too late for all of you who have procrastinated on setting a resolution for this year, including me. Two events happened recently at our church, though, that have helped me make up my mind. The first was a community meeting discussing questions sent out by international executive committee. The second was a very special baptism.
The whole community comes together to witness and celebrate certain special sacraments, baptism being one of them. It means we will support this child in whatever way we can, through to Confirmation, and beyond. But where are we during the Children's Service? If we don't have children of our own attending, we often give it a miss. What does this say to the parents and the children themselves?
This was one of the points made in our response to the executive - the need to support the Children's Service. Now this service is very special to me. It was one of the things I missed most during the 14 months that we waited for an active priest. The language is simple yet beautiful, or one could even say, beautifully simple, and it speaks to me in a way that the adult service does not. So I have made up my mind this year to come half an hour earlier, and be present for this service whenever possible.
How about you?
Sparky