08/03/2026
RPC Blessing of the Backpacks 2026 ๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐
Whether they be graduate students, college students, high school students, middle school students, elementary students, kindergarten students, preschool students, teachers, staff, or administrators; we ask you, Lord, hear our prayers!
Tomorrow our community begins the new school year. This morning, during worship, we prayed over our school children, the teachers, and staff. Lord, hear our prayers! Todayโs blessing and service was made even more special that Missy Testerman, National Teacher of the Year, provided the message and gave the blessing. โค๏ธ
Gracious God, we lift to you, today, our students.
They are ready to receive your blessing as they commit themselves to study and learning in the school year ahead. We ask your blessing on each of them. Further, we ask your blessing on these backpacks. They will hold the school work of each student and will be carried from home to school and back again. As these students carry these backpacks, may they be reminded of the love and care of this congregation that surrounds them each school day.
We pray, as well, for the teachers and administrators in our schools. May they also be sustained by your blessing. May they be reminded that this congregation embraces their call to teaching and learning and surrounds them with love and care as well.
We pray in the name of Jesus, who we seek to follow day by day. Amen.โ๏ธ
