God’s Work Our Hands; Behind the Scenes

There is a ministry here at the church that often goes unnoticed as the ministry this group carries out is never planned in advanced, not publicized, and takes place quietly behind the scenes. Yet it is one of the very important ministries of Our Savior Lutheran. The ministry that I am speaking of is the ministry of the Bereavement Team. The Bereavement Team provides a gathering place along with food and drink for those attending a memorial service here at the church. This time after a funeral service is such an important time of family and friends being able to gather together and not only share their sorrow with one another, but to have a place that they can sit together and share stories and thoughts of the one that they love.

The members of the Bereavement Team puts together whatever is needed to facilitate this gathering time—a lunch, a brunch, or coffee and cookies. They do this on short notice yet it never appears that way as they provide a variety of food, fixings, and often something homemade among the sweets. The women on the Bereavement Team never know how many people will come to be fed, but somehow they always find a way to have enough.

As I write this article the Bereavement Team has provided their ministry of food and hospitality for three funeral services in just a little over a week. I write this article to lift up their loving, quiet, behind-the-scenes ministry as an example of another way God’s Work Our Hands is lived out here at Our Savior. Thank you to Winnie Whitney and all of the members of the Bereavement Team for all of the ways you provide a ministry of love and care and food to people in a time of sorrow. You are all an example of the way Jesus calls us to “feed his sheep” as a way of caring for his people.

Grateful for all the loving hands here at Our Savior,
Pastor Shelly