We're canceling church for tonight because we went from no snow to snow emergency all in 24 hours! To all of my southern friends, this is life in Minnesota! Yes its cold, yes it's a hassle and yes, we love it! (At least until March and then deep resentment builds towards the cold and snow! That's why you need to take a winter vacation to a warm place to survive the winters here.)
Years ago we canceled our midweek service when there was a huge snow storm and we didn't even have a midweek service to cancel! True story! We were a smaller church with no midweek and I saw all of these churches listed on the scroll on all the major TV channels and also being announced on the radio and I though "Why not us!" Now of course, we didn't have a midweek service but I still called all the stations and told them River Valley Church in Apple Valley was canceling all midweek service activities, just so we could get mentioned! I sat there with a big smile on my face as I watched our church get a ton of free PR! (It did cause some confusion however with our members wondering when we had started a midweek service!)
So here's our current weekend snow cancellation policy in case you're wondering. If you wouldn't risk it to go to the Mall Of America to shop at a 50% off sale, don't risk it to go to church. If you wouldn't risk it to go to the Vikings or Wild game with premium seat tickets in your hand, then don't risk going to church. (Stay home stay warm and watch channel 6 at 9:30AM on Sunday.) Otherwise, redeem that 4 wheel drive SUV parked in your garage and come to church! Pack your cell phone and you'll be good to go! In addition to that, our website will keep you posted as to any cancellations of services and ministries throughout the week. No church tonight, but we'll see you this weekend!
Rob, again! I know how it is. Hey, we don't have snow in Saint Petersburg, Russia at all yet. It's weird. On Friday I go to Novosibirsk city in Siberia. It's -31F there and a lot of snow. Try to have a good rest when not having a church.
Posted by: Igor Sokolov | December 10, 2009 at 02:15 AM