On Sunday we will ordain and install into church office our new classes of elders and deacons.  This is a remarkable moment in the life of the church.  Men and women we know, those who sing in the choir with us or sit next to us in Bible Study, who travel to Brazil or teach Sunday School with us, will take on the role of "leaders who serve and servants who lead" in the life of our church.  The ordination questions (those asked of the new officers and those asked of the congregation) will be printed in Sunday's bulletin.  Each question is vitally important. 

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