I hope you are not puzzled by all the “puzzle” language you will be hearing in September. The church theme this year has been, “You are a piece of the puzzle.” During the month of September we are going to have fun with all kinds of puzzles that will appear in the newsletter and the Sunday bulletin.

The first jigsaw puzzle was made around 1760, when John Spilsbury, a British engraver and mapmaker, mounted a map on a sheet of wood that he then sawed around each individual country. Spilsbury used the product to aid in teaching geography. After catching on with the wider public, this remained the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until about 1820.

By the early 20th century, magazines and newspapers found that they could increase their daily subscriptions by publishing puzzle contests. That is when crossword puzzles, word finds, and ciphers began to appear in newspapers. (Wikipedia)

Watch your weekly newsletter and the Sunday bulletin for the puzzle that will appear. There will be both easy and more complex puzzles for you to solve. So don’t be puzzled, just join the fun!

Bruce