Greensky Hill hosts 'Come to the Table' worship series
CHARLEVOIX — Greensky Hill Indian United Methodist Church welcomes the Bad River Youth Drum from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa who will be in the Petoskey area for the 2023 Water is Life Festival, Sept. 1-3.
Festival information is available at waterislifefestival.org.
At 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, Greensky Hill kicks off the fall season with a 5-week worship series titled "Come to the Table."
Week 1, "The Table of Hospitality" opens with the Bad River Youth Drum and features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music with worship pastor Sharon Osterhouse, The Children Gather with family pastor Sarah Sheaffer, a reflection on the First Nations Version of Romans 12:9-21 & Matthew 16:21-28 by the Rev. Jonathan Mays, a video by The Work of the People, and open table Communion.
Series designer, Worship Design Studio, notes that, "Jesus’ lesson at the last supper was clear: the meal of the kin-dom of God is for ALL. Saints, strangers, those who persecute and betray you, those who are joyful and those who weep. The author of the epistle letter to the Romans reminds us and invites us to do as Jesus did — 'do not be overcome with evil but overcome evil with good.' In the words of Jesus, 'take up your cross and follow me.' This requires that we follow God’s way in offering a good meal at God’s table for all of God’s guests."
All are welcome every Sunday at 10 a.m., as Greensky Hill celebrates its 190th anniversary at 8484 Greensky Hill Road in Charlevoix and online.
Zoom Coffee Hour with Friends in Susan Hall is an opportunity for in-person and online friends to connect every Sunday after church.
In partnership with the Manna Food Project, Greensky Hill has family food boxes available at no cost to our hungry neighbors in Charlevoix, Emmet, and Antrim counties. No strings attached! Boxes may be picked up at Greensky Hill, 9 a.m. to noon, Sundays (with no obligation or expectation to attend church) or by delivery on request.
Previous services and more information are available at greenskyhill.org.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Greensky Hill hosts 'Come to the Table' worship series
