Rally Day
Whether you're returning after the summer or joining us for the first time, Rally Day is the perfect opportunity to reconnect, build relationships, and find your place in our church family.
This special day highlights God’s desire for all His people—children, youth, and adults—to grow in faith by grounding their lives in His Word. It’s a joyful reminder that learning and living God’s truth should be part of our daily rhythm.
Join us as we celebrate the ministries of our congregation with a day full of fun and fellowship—including food, games, displays, a water slide.
Rally Day – A Taste of Summer
Summer has a way of scattering us. Vacations, family activities, travel, and changing schedules often pull us in different directions. Before long, weeks have passed since we've had the chance to visit with many of our church family.
Rally Day is our opportunity to come back together.
For many Lutherans, Rally Day has traditionally marked the beginning of a new Sunday School year. While that is certainly part of the celebration, Rally Day is about much more than children's education. It is a day for the entire congregation to reconnect, renew friendships, and celebrate the life we share together as God's people.
Christian fellowship is one of God's gifts to His Church. We encourage one another in faith, welcome new faces, and grow together as we gather around His Word. Rally Day gives us an opportunity to linger a little longer—to visit with old friends, meet new ones, and learn more about the ministries that serve our congregation and community.
To make the day a true celebration, we'll have ministry displays, games, food, and activities for all ages—including a giant water slide for the kids (and the young at heart!).
As the rhythms of fall begin again, Rally Day reminds us that life in Christ is not lived alone. We belong to a family gathered by God's grace, and there is always room for one more.
Join us for Rally Day beginning at Noon. Bring your family, invite a friend, and come celebrate the blessings of our life together.
And yes—we really do have a water slide.
We need a time to reflect on what God has done through and with us.
1. To remember God’s mighty acts and His saving power (Joshua 4:4-7).
2. As a testimony to the future in provoked questions providing opportunities to pass on faith and God’s story.
3. To remind us, God’s people, of His promises (Genesis 28:18-22; Genesis 31:44-52)
4. To express thanksgiving and give glory to God. (Exodus 17:15).
5. To warn and instruct so that we keep the our focus on Jesus (Deuteronomy 27:2-8).
Goals of Rally Day
1. To celebrate God's faithfulness in the past while setting our sights on the future.
2. To encourage regular engagement with God's Word.
3. To grow in the life and mission of the Church
4. To meet, greet, and connect with church leadership.
5. To increase our visibility in the community.
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Rally Day 2025-2021
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Rally Day Pictures 2010-2009
- A rich and complex history is a threat to simple, one-dimensional narratives.
- Insidious narratives are used to shape identities
• Narratives overcome strong resistance to persuasion
• Acceptance more likely without time for reflection
- Defending the right of the past to speak to us and to future generations.
• Erasure of monuments is insidious because erasure is to limit interpretations
• Keeping monuments allows a multiplicity of interpretations and meanings
- Destruction of monuments
• Breaks the tactile link to the past
• Removes collective memory and thereby cultural identity
• Removes the ability to assess and reassess history
• Harder to understand the place of these monuments with a culture context
• Eliminates identities that are unlocked, validated, and explained
Why we should defend historical monuments from destruction Maria Chen