Heritage Sunday
Heritage Sunday Resources
The 2004 Book of Discipline, paragraph 265.1, states:
Heritage Sunday shall be observed on Aldersgate Day (May 24), or the Sunday
preceding that date. The day provides an opportunity for reflection on heritage,
celebration of where the Church has been, how it understands itself as it shapes
us today, and the meaning of Christian conferencing. Heritage Sunday calls the
Church to remember the past by committing itself to the continuing call of God.
This year Heritage Sunday falls on May 18, and the theme for 2008 is the 100th Anniversary of the Methodist Social Creed.
The Conference Commission on Archives and History has again prepared four bulletin inserts for use in the local church. Some congregations incorporate the information from all four inserts into their bulletin or newsletter. Other congregations have found it effective to randomly insert one of the inserts into each Heritage Sunday bulletin and encourage their members to compare and share the information in their bulletins with each other. Still other congregations report they choose the one (or two, printing double-sided) insert deemed most relevant for their members.
This year the four inserts are:
1. The 1908 Social Creed
2. Neighborhood Center
3. Conference Ethnic Ministries
4. Mission Central
Heritage Sunday Bulletin Inserts |
