Thursday, October 30, 2008
weekly email
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This Sunday we will be celebrating All Saints Sunday. This feast day is the day when we remember all the faithfully departed since last All Saints Day. We will also be giving people the opportunity to light candles in memory of a loved one. We will light candles at all three services. We are inviting people to wear white to symbolize the reading from Revelation 7 where the faithful are dressed in white robes.
The title of my sermon is “Who are these robed in white” and I will be preaching about the great glory of heaven and what it means to live with this hope. I hope that you will be blessed by it.
Of course the big news is the bazaar this Saturday. Be sure to come by and, if you can, offer to help. As always, we could use people for the clean up afterwards. We want to thank the many people who have worked hard to make this happen. We especially want to thank Sherri Olsen and Jany Reeves for their leadership. They have been incredible.
The following Sunday we will be honoring our veterans. The next Sunday we will be celebrating Lay Leadership Sunday. During the morning we will be talking about the vital importance of people being involved in the ministries of our congregation. We will be showing our appreciation and we will give opportunities for people to become involved. We are moving to a ministry workshop model that involves people meeting only four times a year for particular ministry. This has been very successful for our worship ministry. On this Sunday we will also have thanksgiving dinner.
Our “Show we Care” appeal is officially over and we want to thank everyone who brought food and donated money to the appeal. We are still putting together our final numbers. We want to thank Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for providing matching funds.
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Weekly Email for Oct 19
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To my fellow travelers on the way to God’s great upward call:
This Sunday we hear in our Gospel story about two “political parties” attempting to entrap Jesus with a gotcha kind of question about whether to pay takes to the emperor or not. Jesus in brilliant fashion sees through their hypocrisy and changes the issue to one of seeing the broadness of God’s reign. “Give to the emperor what is the emperor’s and to God what is God’s”, he says. All belongs to God and God, even the emperor. God’s reign can even use the mighty emperor to do God’s will.
I hope that all of you are planning to vote and remember that no matter who wins, God is sovereign.
This Sunday we will begin the ministry of anointing of oil for those seeking healing. This will happen at the 11:00 service and will continue for the foreseeable future. If you would like to be a part of this healing ministry contact Robin, our worship coordinator.
This week we will have three funerals on Friday, Robert Clayton’s father, Leroy; George Bauer, and Doyle Wells. I will be presiding at Leroy’s funeral. We want to keep their loved ones in our prayers.
We will be continuing with our collection for Show we Care through the end of this month. Please bring non perishables to the narthex or make a cash donation.
We will be hosting an inquiry meeting this Sunday for anyone interested in Peace Lutheran. Be sure to invite your friends. A meal will be served.
On Sunday, Oct 26 we will be celebrating Reformation Sunday and are inviting everyone to wear Red this Sunday to symbolize the burning the fire of the Spirit in the Gospel. We will have potluck and showing of the Martin Luther Movie following the service.
ON this Sunday the 8:30 service will begin learning a new liturgy, “Now the Feast and Celebration” Spirit of Peace will continue to lead the service.
We are in the planning for 2009 and are putting together our spending plan for next year. If you have some projects that need funds for 2009 please give your budget to Kenny Sanders by Oct 31.
Your third quarter statements should be mailed next week