{"id":9321,"date":"2026-04-22T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:59:21","slug":"belonging-sunday-is-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/belonging-sunday-is-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Belonging Sunday is This Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Sunday will be an exciting one! Belonging Sunday and the\u00a0final day\u00a0of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/WS2026pledge\">2026 Pledge Drive<\/a>. Belonging Sunday is a special, annual service that is a celebration of our WellSprings community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belonging Sunday is an all-ages service, so the Big Blue Rug will be out on the floor in Bell Hall, providing a special place for kids to gather and listen to a story read by some of our young WellSpringers. Kids are invited to stay with us for the entire service, and there will be no YouthSpirit dismissal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allagesbookread.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Belonging Sunday does give us the opportunity to celebrate our beloved community, but it\u2019s also an opportunity for current members to reflect on their own sense of belonging and how WellSprings adds to, and fits into, their lives. Taking this time to consider and recommit each year is a practice which, we hope, helps our members connect to the deeper meaning of being one small part of this larger community we share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t yet filed out your Membership Survey &amp; Stewardship Pledge, you can do so online before Sunday morning. Just follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/WS2026pledge\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll conclude our service by celebrating and blessing all your pledges, and we\u2019ll have paper forms available on Sunday for anyone who hasn\u2019t yet made their commitment online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will have special snacks after service to also celebrate the retirement of our wonderful guitarist, Andy Mann, after 19 years of sharing his musical gifts with us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday will be an exciting one! Belonging Sunday and the\u00a0final day\u00a0of our\u00a02026 Pledge Drive. 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