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Our Senior Pastor welcomes you to our weekly Friday Blessings update! In This Issue
Preaching Pastor Elyse is preaching at our Saturday evening worship as well Traditional worship. Pastor Wells is preaching at Community of Joy and LIGHT worship. All worship services are held in the Parish Life Center except for Traditional services which are in the Sanctuary. For More Info |
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Worship This Weekend 
This weekend is the 6th Sunday after Pentecost. In the Gospel from Matthew 10, Jesus declares the sobering message that his words may not bring peace, but at times division. However, St. Paul in the 2nd Lesson from Romans 6, reminds us that in baptism we are buried with Christ so that we may walk in "newness of life." As we advocate for justice and lose our lives for the sake of others, we need not fear. In our baptismal promise from God is that we are loved and cared for and we are marked with the cross of Christ forever. The cross shapes our lives in ways that are both fulfilling and challenging. As we look to our God for what we need, God moves us to ways of serving, leading and learning. God continues to teach us, if we will only listen. Pastoral Search Update We received the news from our potential pastoral candidate earlier this week, that he as withdrawing his name from consideration. With disappointment, we honored his request and wish him well in his discernment process as he seeks a call to a congregation. For this obvious reason, the special congregational meeting scheduled for Sunday is being canceled. Facility Planning Update Informational meetings continue in the weeks ahead, with the next available one at 9:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall, led by our Facility Planning Leadership Team. If you have questions, please contact any member of the team. You will find their names on our website, under Facility Planning.
Special Prayers SPECIAL PRAYERS are requested for safety for our Cave Campers this coming week and for the children and families experiencing a wonderful week of First Communion instruction, which begins on Monday, June 23, 2008. This week-long event provides a terrific experience that helps children understand and appreciate the sacrament of Holy Communion. Prayer of the DayTeach us, good Lord God, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for reward, except that of knowing that we do your will, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. (From Evangelical Lutheran Worship) Alive in
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