Aurora church service offers fatherly reflections
Submitted by Al Benson
Fathers and father figures were celebrated in touching messages Sunday at Aurora's Fourth Street United Methodist Church.
During an open-mic period to conclude an annual Father's Day service, about 10 congregants informally offered heartfelt recollections of fathers and father figures.
Worship leader and church secretary Chris Martin invited the reflections after she read scriptures citing biblical fathers.
After worship, Martin's sons, Alex and Sam, dished free rootbeer floats and homemade brownies for congregants preparing to exit into 90-degree temperatures.
Aurora resident Bonnie McGraw, center, was among speakers who offered touching remembrances of their fathers during Father's Day worship services Sunday at Fourth Street United Methodist Church in Aurora. From left are Chris Martin, worship leader; Bonnie McGraw and Stan McGraw of Aurora.
Courtesy of Al Benson