Approaching the Double Ninth Festival which falls next Tuesday, two Suzhou Churches held special services last Sunday to honor the elderly.
In Dushu Lake Church, Pastor Xu Zhangfu gave blessings to senior believers, exhorting them to pray for the church and their families and to be an example to the young generation, according to the Suzhou CC&TSPM.
After the service, the medical staff of the megachurch took blood measurements of all the elderly believers, giving each of them a gift.
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday when elders would climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum liquor, and wear the zhuyu plant, according to Wikipedia. Some people also visit the tombs of their ancestors to pay their respects.
On the same day, Christ Church in Wuzhong Development Zone encouraged its elderly members in the sermon titled “Gray Hair Is a Crown of Splendor” to walk in righteousness to receive the crown of splendor. Young believers were also exhorted to honor the elderly.
The church distributed a quilt to each senior above the age of 70.
苏州独墅湖堂举办重阳敬老感恩礼拜
临近重阳节，9月25日，苏州独墅湖教堂举办敬老感恩主题礼拜。
朴志明牧师主礼，徐长富传道以《成长的生命》为题与会众分享，并向老年信徒致以节日的祝福，勉励大家多为教会与家庭祷告，让自己成为年轻人的榜样，成为家人、教会和社会的祝福。
礼拜结束后，独墅湖堂安排医务组同工为老年信徒测量血压，并为每一位长者准备了精美的节日礼物，以此表达关怀和祝福，整场活动在喜乐、感恩的氛围结束。
重阳节是中国人的传统节日，是中华优秀传统文化的组成部分，独墅湖堂敬祝各位长辈：身心健康、主恩永偕！
苏州吴中开发区基督教堂举行敬老节活动
9月25日，苏州市吴中开发区基督堂为年满70周岁的弟兄姊妹，举办敬老节活动。
为年满70周岁的弟兄姊妹，预备了一床被子，略表心意。
唐方耶牧师以《白发是荣耀的冠冕》为题，劝诫年轻的弟兄姊妹敬老尊老，也教导年老的弟兄姊妹，行在公义中，才能得神所赐白发的荣耀冠冕，且，即使年老发白，也当心意更新，结出美好的果子！
苏州独墅湖堂举办重阳敬老感恩礼拜/苏州吴中开发区基督教堂举行敬老节活动
Approaching the Double Ninth Festival which falls next Tuesday, two Suzhou Churches held special services last Sunday to honor the elderly.
In Dushu Lake Church, Pastor Xu Zhangfu gave blessings to senior believers, exhorting them to pray for the church and their families and to be an example to the young generation, according to the Suzhou CC&TSPM.
After the service, the medical staff of the megachurch took blood measurements of all the elderly believers, giving each of them a gift.
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday when elders would climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum liquor, and wear the zhuyu plant, according to Wikipedia. Some people also visit the tombs of their ancestors to pay their respects.
On the same day, Christ Church in Wuzhong Development Zone encouraged its elderly members in the sermon titled “Gray Hair Is a Crown of Splendor” to walk in righteousness to receive the crown of splendor. Young believers were also exhorted to honor the elderly.
The church distributed a quilt to each senior above the age of 70.
Suzhou Churches Honor the Elderly
