This is a great time of the year here at Our Savior! This past weekend it was so good to have so many of our regular seasonal folks worshipping with us again, along with new visitors and new residents in the area. Welcome, and welcome back to all!
As we live out our identity as God's beloved, called to be children of the Light and of the Day, here are some settings and ways for that to happen this week. (This isn't an exhaustive list, but some of the highlights. For more info check out our website: www.oursaviorelca.com).
Our Wednesday suppers continue at 6pm, with Youth Group following at 6:30pm. This Wednesday we will start serving a little early so that whoever would like can get to the book signing at the Vero Beach Book Center at 7pm! Kent Annan, Pastor Shelly's husband will be there signing his new book," After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World is Shaken".
On Friday, there will be a Haiti Partners dinner at 6pm at the Community Church. The theme of the evening is "Focusing on Hope". There will be videos, guests from Haiti, a silent auction and great food as we hear about life in Haiti since the earthquake one year ago and the signs of hope that are springing up. Cost is $30 and tickets are available through Wednesday by calling 772-778-1070.
The "Spiritual Gifts" workshop scheduled for this coming Saturday, Jan. 22, is being rescheduled for Saturday, February 19 here at Our Savior. This will put it closer to, and connect it with, our next New Member Gatherings which will take place on Feb. 9, 13 and 16. If you're interested in becoming a member of Our Savior, or just learning more about Our Savior, mark your calendars and join us on those dates.
Looking ahead to next Sunday afternoon, at 4pm, there will be a service of prayer for Christian Unity at Christ by the Sea Methodist Church. Ten congregations, including ours, will be involved in this service. In our ever increasingly polarized world, here is a place we can affirm a unity we share in Christ and celebrate that together. All are welcome.
As this week unfolds, may you live in God's peace and let your light shine! See you in church! Pastor Jack Diehl
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Dear Called, Chosen, and Sent Ones,
That's quite an identity, but in Baptism that is all true! This past weekend in worship we both celebrated that and reflected on that. In Pastor Shelly's sermon, she mentioned one way that can help us live that out. For all of you "list people" out there, this will be especially meaningful. (I'm one of them, so I really appreciated this gift this past Christmas.) What Pastor Shelly was referring to is a little notepad we each received this past Christmas from Melissa, one of our members, for making a "to do" list. The unique part of this notepad is that the first 5 things on the "to do list" are already written in. They are: 1) Love God; 2) Serve God; 3) Praise God; 4) Remember to ask God for help; and 5) Thank God. No better way to start your "to do" list than like that!
One other note from yesteday's worship: "Here I raise my Ebenezer: 'Hither by thy help I've come'". Say what???!!?? That's the opening line of the 2nd verse of "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing", and probably one of the most non-understandable (if that's a word) lines in any hymn. That expression comes from an Old Testament reference to a stone monument of sorts that was raised to mark the place where God intervened and helped his people. The word actually means "stone of help". So, to "raise an Ebenezer" is to mark a place, actually or figuratively, where God has stepped in to help his people.
Looking to this week: Our Wednesday suppers continue at 6pm. This week, Chicken Cordon Bleu. Following the supper the Lutheran Men in Mission will be meeting at 7pm in room 4. This is the meeting that was postponed from last week. Also, the Enneagram workshop has been postponed til a later date. If interested, let me know. The tentative date for that workshop is Wednesday January 26.
As a part of our "End of Life Issues" adult Sunday School class, there will be a tour of the Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory, 1655 27th Street, just east of the new County Administative buildings complex, this Friday, January 14 at 1pm. You don't have to have been at the class to join us.
May you all live out your Baptism faithfully this week! See you in church! Peace and Joy + Pastor Jack
That's quite an identity, but in Baptism that is all true! This past weekend in worship we both celebrated that and reflected on that. In Pastor Shelly's sermon, she mentioned one way that can help us live that out. For all of you "list people" out there, this will be especially meaningful. (I'm one of them, so I really appreciated this gift this past Christmas.) What Pastor Shelly was referring to is a little notepad we each received this past Christmas from Melissa, one of our members, for making a "to do" list. The unique part of this notepad is that the first 5 things on the "to do list" are already written in. They are: 1) Love God; 2) Serve God; 3) Praise God; 4) Remember to ask God for help; and 5) Thank God. No better way to start your "to do" list than like that!
One other note from yesteday's worship: "Here I raise my Ebenezer: 'Hither by thy help I've come'". Say what???!!?? That's the opening line of the 2nd verse of "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing", and probably one of the most non-understandable (if that's a word) lines in any hymn. That expression comes from an Old Testament reference to a stone monument of sorts that was raised to mark the place where God intervened and helped his people. The word actually means "stone of help". So, to "raise an Ebenezer" is to mark a place, actually or figuratively, where God has stepped in to help his people.
Looking to this week: Our Wednesday suppers continue at 6pm. This week, Chicken Cordon Bleu. Following the supper the Lutheran Men in Mission will be meeting at 7pm in room 4. This is the meeting that was postponed from last week. Also, the Enneagram workshop has been postponed til a later date. If interested, let me know. The tentative date for that workshop is Wednesday January 26.
As a part of our "End of Life Issues" adult Sunday School class, there will be a tour of the Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory, 1655 27th Street, just east of the new County Administative buildings complex, this Friday, January 14 at 1pm. You don't have to have been at the class to join us.
May you all live out your Baptism faithfully this week! See you in church! Peace and Joy + Pastor Jack
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
