{"id":8,"date":"2011-05-21T00:16:53","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T00:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2011-11-28T19:02:50","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T01:02:50","slug":"what-you-can-expect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/what-you-can-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Can Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What You Can Expect on Sunday Mornings:<\/h2>\n<p>Our schedule changes slightly from week to week, however on most Sunday mornings this is what you can expect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We want to <strong><em>warmly welcome <\/em><\/strong>you as you arrive. There are designated greeters who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.<\/li>\n<li>Our time of worship will consist of several elements.\u00a0 <strong><em>Please feel free to participate as much or as little as you feel comfortable<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On a typical Sunday we will spend our time <strong><em>singing together<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Mixed in with the songs will be <strong><em>prayers<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>readings<\/em><\/strong> and possibly <strong><em>special presentations<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>dramas<\/em><\/strong> or <strong><em>videos<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 depending on the week.\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At some point an offering will be collected.\u00a0 This is an opportunity for our\u00a0 \u00a0regular\u00a0 \u00a0members \u00a0\u00a0to contribute to the work we are doing \u2013 if you are visiting with us,\u00a0\u00a0<strong><em>please \u00a0do not \u00a0feel obligated\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0give<\/em><\/strong>.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We celebrate <strong><em>communion<\/em><\/strong> every Sunday.\u00a0 This is a time for followers of Christ to commemorate His \u00a0sacrifice \u00a0on \u00a0the \u00a0cross and our salvation through Him.\u00a0 Trays will be passed around with cracker like bread and individual cups of grape juice.\u00a0 <strong><em>If you do not wish to participate<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0simply pass the tray on to the next person in your row.\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At\u00a0\u00a0some\u00a0 point \u00a0in\u00a0 the service, typically towards the end, <strong><em>children will be dismissed\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0classes<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Classes \u00a0are \u00a0divided\u00a0\u00a0by age and\/or\u00a0 grade which is clearly marked on the class room doors.\u00a0 If you have any difficulty finding the right class for your children don\u2019t hesitate to ask and we\u2019ll be happy to help out.\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>While the children are in their classes there will be <strong><em>a time of teaching and encouragement for adults<\/em><\/strong> in the auditorium.\u00a0 We attempt to make these times practical and understandable for everyone.\u00a0 Any Bible references will be displayed on the screen.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Worship \u00a0time \u00a0usually \u00a0ends \u00a0with a song and\/or a prayer.\u00a0 Following \u00a0service <strong><em>we invite you to stay around<\/em><\/strong> .\u00a0 We\u2019d love to meet you and get to know you a little better.\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong><em>prayer room <\/em><\/strong>available at the conclusion of our worship time where anyone who wants to can have someone pray with them or for them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What You Can Expect on Sunday Mornings: Our schedule changes slightly from week to week, however on most Sunday mornings this is what you can expect: We want to warmly welcome you as you arrive. There are designated greeters who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Our time of worship will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saskatoonchurchofchrist.org\/coc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}