Community at Pancake Sunday!

Why do we do Pancake Sunday? No one has asked me because it is so awesome but I'm sure that the question has crossed people's minds. I mean, is Sunday morning worship the time for something like that? Shouldn't we fill the time instead with prayer, more singing worship, or a longer message?


This question brings me back to our vision statement: Encouraging students in their discipleship with Jesus Christ through Christ (Up) developing the habit of knowing and worshiping God, Community (In) building real Christ-centered friends in the Church, and Calling (Out) sharing Christ and generously serving others so that they can be disciples that make disciples. Everything we do at Lighthouse is filtered through the lens of our vision. For example, we see Sundays primarily as Christ, Thursdays primarily as Community, and Serve Thursdays and 30 Hour Famine as Calling - all are equally important in the growth and maturing of us as disciples.


In the process of maturing, Lighthouse continually tries to find creative ways to challenge the spiritual journey of high schoolers. The first Sunday of the month we partake in Communion as commanded by Jesus at the Last Supper Mark 14:12-26. Just as Jesus and His Disciples partook of a meal with the First Communion, we too have a meal together with Communion. While Sunday worship may be seen primarily as Christ, by having a meal together the opportunity for more Community is created. Our prayer is that your student is creating Christ-centered friendships in the church to encourage them in their spiritual journey!


-Paul Scholz, High School Director paul@hopecenter.cc