Blessings to you all,

I have not preached for three months so I read a book on preaching the other day — or I thought about reading a book about preaching - or I should have thought about reading a book about preaching — BUT — I did not so prayers are needed. The scriptures for this Sunday are: Psalm 139: 1-12, Jeremiah 18:1-11 and the entire book — you heard it (read it) right — the entire book of Philemon. The message is entitled: “Dying to Live” kind of catchy isn’t it.

We will have Communion together (please remember the Deacons’ Offering as well as a donation of soup or meals or cereal to the food shelf).

Looking forward to this Sunday with you

In Faith,

Gary

Good morning everyone,

Seasoned Ones today @ 11:00AM

Community Meal @ Middlebury UCC - 3:30PM - 6:30PM

Sunday Worship - Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 13:10-17

What do Jeremiah, the bent-over woman, Jesus, Charles S Howard, Tom Smith, Red Pollard and Seabiscuit have in common?

“Yes.Yes I Can!”…..Can you?

Have a great weekend and see you on Sunday.

Peace,
John

Blessings to you all,

Sunday, 9:30AM - Isaiah 1:10-20 and Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 - What is your understanding of faith - your faith? How does your faith tie into your life and your expectations and how is your faith sustained by this faith community? What happens when your faith is not sustained by any community?

After worship service, Lama Tenzin will be here for the meditation time (approx 10:45). The public has been invited and so are you. Come and join us.

The weather should be a little cooler, so enjoy.

Peace,

John

Peace to all this weekend and may the cool winds caress you!

Sunday in Communion Sunday in Fellowship Hall under the musical guidance of Mary Jane Washburn. We will read Hosea 11:1-11 and Luke 12:13-21 and see how forgetting God leads to our attention focused elsewhere - which is not always good nor profitable.

If you were going to fill a barn with all the important things in your life, how big of a barn would you need and how quickly could you fill it up?

“The best things in life…aren’t things”

Peace,

John

Greetings friends,

Sunday @ 9:30 in Fellowship Hall we will talk about “Language of the Heart” as taught by Jesus in Luke 11:1-13 where he addresses God as “Abba (Daddy)” and partake of a converation between Abraham and God (Genesis 18:20-32) - Is God so personable that God talks to us? And, of course, the age-old question - “Whose your daddy?”

And from Donna (Christian Ed) - An invitation for volunteers to help with children’s activities on Sundays; all Sundays are open. Donna would like to take Aug. 8 off if she can get coverage. Also a reminder that Wed is last VBS and all children ages 3- 5th grade are invited. Thank you, Donna.

“Seasoned Ones” is today at 11:00 AM

Have a safe weekend; see you on Sunday.

Peace,

John