QUILLOWS

For some, it's a made up word, combining Quilt and Pillow.

For some, it is cruel and unusual punishment that ought to be banned.

For others, it's like seeing an accident on the road. You never want to see or experience that pain and yet you can't help but looking.

On June 5, we have our annual Quillows Ceremony at the 11:15 worship where we recognize our graduating seniors with a special quillow that the parents have made to wrap their child once again in their arms before sending them off to college. While it is a tough and emotional service to get through, it is also a very special and heart warming moment to experience for both the families and congregation who have raised these young people together.

As we celebrate another Quillows on Sunday, we realize that many hands have shaped these graduates. While the parents alone stand up with their child, the Sunday School teacher who first taught him the Ten Commandments looks on. The youth volunteer who took her bowling, breaks into a smile. The choir director who coaxed him to sing sheds a tear. The confirmation small group leader marvels at how well she has done.

These are our kids. We have all played a role in shaping them to be the people who stand before us today. And while we all don't get to wrap that Quillow around their shoulders on June 5, on those lonely college nights when they feel so far away from home and crawl into bed with that Quillow, they will remember that there is a greater family here at Christ that loves them.

Join us on June 5.

Bring a tissue!

Pastor Scott