Blessings to you all,

This Sunday’s scriptures will be: Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 4:17b-30 with a sermon entitled: “Beyond Limits.” Ever live beyond limits? We may have a bit of a dialogue about times when we (you) have done something that surprised you because it was beyond your assumed abilities or talents or strengths.

Our Annual Meeting will be immediately following worship in the Sanctuary. Coffee will be available during the meeting. Please bring copies of the annual report as we will be voting on the nominating committee report as well as the financial report (budget) proposed by the Trustees.

See you then,

in Christ,

Gary

Blessing to you all,

Sunday we will read Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 and Luke 4:14-21. Interesting reading about the place of Scripture in every day Jewish life before Jesus and after Jesus. Check out the 6 hour reading in the Nehemiah passage and be prepared for Sunday; I get all my cues in ministry from Scripture. Some weep (there will be reasons for the weeping), some fall prostrate on the ground, some sigh and some write poetry about what a Scripture verse means to them.

On Sunday, you will do the latter. So, pick a favorite verse, see the attached document [no document on website -ed.] about types of poetry, write a prayer and pass the whole kit and kaboddle in when I ask you to——PLEASE! But during the sermon we will write some poetry – maybe not by yourself – work with the folks around you; write more than one. I will use the fruits of our labors on Sunday to put together a Lenten Devotional.

Someone is having a birthday cake on Sunday – someone who sits in church and is the first one to speak during Prayers of the People. Her actual birthday is on the 28th.

Have a great weekend.

Peace,

John

Blessings –

This Sunday we will celebrate two baptisms — (Brody and Eli). The scriptures are: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and John 2:1-11 with a sermon entitled: “Ready or Not.”

There will be an informational gathering following the service to focus on the 2010 budget. You should have received a copy of the proposed budget in the mail this week. Please bring your copy to church. The Trustees are hoping this will be a time for sharing ideas given the realities of the economic environment we are in.

Have a blessed weekend.

In Faith,

Gary

Blessings Oh Ye Bleared Ones,

It is snowing now, again, but Sunday promises to have blue skies and in the 80s (somewhere). OK — anytime we gather together to worship it is a blue-sky day. We will welcome new members into the church on Sunday. We will also focus on the Baptism of Jesus using the scripture: Luke 3:15-22 with a bit of help from Isaiah 43:1-7 and a sermon entitled: Re-Membering Our Baptism.” How many of us remember our baptism?

Looking forward to experiencing how God will be revealed with us — see you on Sunday

in Christ,

Gary