Thoughts for August

It’s time for another school year. Schools are ramping back up, children/parents/grandparents are checking off the school supply list, college students are packing up getting ready to head out. Back to School time is always a mix of excitement, dread, energy, and stress. We do our best at Unity to help offer a little love and blessing to as many school folks as we can. On August 10 during worship, we will have a “Blessing of the Back Packs”, teacher recognitions, and prayers for a good school year. We will also do our best to welcome RU students and families to Radford by participating in the Radford Community Fest on August 23, we will have a Cookies on the Corner soon after school starts, and more plans are being made. I hope we can all do our part to kick off the school year.

Here are some specific things you can do:

--Pray. Pray for the school year for teachers, administrators, staff and students and parents. If you know of specific people heading back to school, send them a note and let them know you prayed for them.

--Bring in bottles of water for the Radford Community Fest

--Wear your favorite school colors in worship on Sunday, 24.

--Wear your name tags in worship every Sunday so that RU students can get to know you.

--Keep your eye out for cookie sign ups for Cookies on the Corner

--Chalk the Walk on Aug 24th

--Pray. Pray. And Pray some more.

--Volunteer with Bobcat Backpacks at The Presbyterian Church of Radford.

--Pray.

Faithfully,

Wendy