I don’t know where that sign was first placed but you see it in a lot of places these days.  I confess when I first saw the sign I thought they should have included “pants.”  It seemed to imply that shoes and shirts were more important than pants.  I guess people thought that pants were a “given.”  I’m not sure that is safe in this culture!  Convenience store clerks have the option to not serve people based on their clothing (or lack of it).  Church members seem to have more reasons than the above for not serving.  There are a lot of excuses…too many to mention here but I’m thankful for so many people at Calvary that have decided to put others first, set aside their excuses (and even some good reasons) and serve the Lord by serving others.  We have a great staff here but our volunteers are even greater!  The staff gets paid for doing what we do but we have Ministry Coordinators, Teachers, Musicians and Children’s Workers that invest many hours for no immediate reward…and often with very little noticeable gratitude.  Our Father in Heaven sees what they do and rewards them but I would like to say here just how much I appreciate our volunteers serving at CBC.  They are truly the “backbone” of our efforts to become a healthy body, reaching a needy world for the glory of God.  This Sunday is Servant Sunday.  Maybe you are not regularly involved in ministry right now…would you at least take the time to thank some folks when you see them serving this Sunday?  There are greeters, coffee attendants, ushers, teachers and many of our Ministry Coordinators will be standing by their booths this week to get you more information about how to serve.  Every one of them is making a contribution to seeing this community redeemed and restored to God’s intentions.  God is building the building that occupies the building…are you on the team?