{"id":19987,"date":"2018-10-20T13:06:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=19987"},"modified":"2018-12-01T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T15:35:48","slug":"sheep-surprise-pastor-jim-10-14-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=19987","title":{"rendered":"Sheep Surprise Pastor Jim! (10-14-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was Laity Sunday- Pastor Jim was supposed to have the day off.\u00a0 There were no baptisms, no communion, no tasks that could only be done by an elder.\u00a0 And so, Pastor Jim joined the congregation as lay people led the music, prayers, and gave the sermon.<\/p>\n<p>But there was one small wrinkle to this Laity Sunday; it was being held during October, which is Pastor Appreciation Month.\u00a0 And so our Christian Education Team took advantage of the situation and surprised our supposedly pew-bound pastor.\u00a0 During a &#8220;special announcement&#8221;, the Christian Education team leaders called Pastor Jim up to the pulpit and presented him with a package of hand drawn notes.\u00a0 And then, the congregation responded by waving a &#8220;Sheep on a Stick&#8221;(which had somehow been distributed without Pastor Jim&#8217;s knowledge).<\/p>\n<p>It all happened so fast, that the camera couldn&#8217;t focus.\u00a0 But here&#8217;s what our camera was able to capture&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19987 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-P-Jim-_IMG_1487-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-P-Jim-_IMG_1487-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-P-Jim-_IMG_1487.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-SSpresentation-_IMG_1485-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-SSpresentation-_IMG_1485-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-SSpresentation-_IMG_1485.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-Congregation-_IMG_1483-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-Congregation-_IMG_1483-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-Congregation-_IMG_1483.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-Sheep-_IMG_1490-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-Sheep-_IMG_1490-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PastorApprec18-Sheep-_IMG_1490.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was a fun moment, and yet an important moment of community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a note from Pastor Jim which was posted in the following Sunday&#8217;s bulletin:<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Friends:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I want to express my heartfelt thanks to each of you for your wonderful surprise last Sunday. The kindness you expressed during this Pastor Appreciation Month was greatly appreciated and served as a great source of encouragement.\u00a0 Looking around and seeing all holding up the &#8220;lambs,&#8221; was special and quite touching.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thank you to the Sunday School for all of their participation and the wonderful drawings. I was touched by the hand drawn pictures\u00a0and kind words on each one.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thank you so much! It is such a pleasure to be serving with you!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pastor Jim<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Laity Sunday- Pastor Jim was supposed to have the day off.\u00a0 There were no baptisms, no communion, no tasks that could only be done by an elder.\u00a0 And so, Pastor Jim joined the congregation as lay people led the music, prayers, and gave the sermon. 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