October Newsletter 2014: Do You Hear the Hoof Beats?

From the Pastor's Pen

Pilgrim Church has chosen an exciting Pony Express program for this year’s financial stewardship campaign, which starts Sunday, November 9th, when the PONY EXPRESS officially gets underway. The Pony Express method, used successfully in thousands of other churches nationwide, is styled after the famous Pony Express relay system.   It relies heavily on teamwork.  The teamwork is centered around a General Manager, supervising Station Agents, each supervising five Trail Bosses.

Each Trail Boss will oversee a neighborhood Pony Express Route composed
of eight homes.  Each family will be asked to be a Route Rider, relaying a Saddlebag to a nearby family.  Route Riders will deliver the Saddlebag containing Stewardship materials and your Estimate of Giving Card.  After reading the material, you will want to fill in your card, seal it in an opaque envelope and insert the envelope in the Saddlebag.  Then you will be asked to hand-carry the Bag to the next family on the Route List attached to the Bag Strap.

You will be able to make your decision about your giving to God through your church in the privacy of your own home without another member present to solicit your response.

The Pony Express theme was chosen because of the example set by the highly dedicated riders of the original Pony Express.  In addition to their personal commitment, the secret of their success lay in the ability to work as a team – each rider dependent on the other to make the relay system work and speed the mail on to its next destination.

Likewise, the success of Pilgrim United Church of Christ depends on the dedication, commitment, and teamwork of each of our members.

Listen for the hoof beats.  See you on the trail.