Every
once in a while, we need reminders not to think of children
exclusively in terms of children's ministries. This was
my "wake up call" from early April, as I wrote it up for
our newsletter.
A Bread Story
by
Andee Zetterbaum
Eight-year-old
Zack caught up with me during Coffee Hour a few weeks
ago. "Do you have the bread recipe?" he asked.
Huh?
What bread recipe?
We hadn't talked about bread at all during Children's
Chapel that day! It took me a few confused minutes to
realize that he wasn't talking to me in my capacity as
Chapel coordinator, but in my role as bread coordinator.
The
rest of the story quickly emerged: he liked the taste
of our communion bread so much, that he didn't want to
have to wait for Sundays to enjoy it.
"Would you," I asked rather tentatively, "maybe like to
bake the bread for communion some day?"
He
nodded.
I
mailed him the recipe flier, and a few days later got
an appreciative email from him and his mother–they'd tried
it, and it turned out great.
The
following Sunday, his greeting to me was succinct: "When
do we get to bake the communion bread?"
So
it is with great pleasure that I welcome our newest bread
baking team, Zack Leffler, ably assisted
by his mother Susan!
Afterward,
written by Zach's mother:
"Just
wanted to let you know how much fun Zack and I had baking
the communion bread yesterday (5/10). His face lit up
this morning when Father Ray held it up in offering. What
a great Mother's Day present for me, just watching Zack!
He said the bread seemed to taste better too, a lesson
learned about the fruits of your own labor. Thanks for
letting us join in, Love, Susan"
The
two of them are now on our regular roster of communion
bread bakers.
