Pastor Joels mid week reminders for December 29, 2009
This entry was posted on 12/29/2009 3:35 PM and is filed under Mid-Week Reminders.
They shall beradiant over the goodness of the Lord.' Jeremiah 31.12
2600years ago, God promised his broken and scattered people a newbeginning. Their restoration would be so wonderful that they wouldbreak out in singing and dancing, grateful to God for his salvation. "I will comfort them and give them gladness for sorrow," said theLord. "With weeping they shall come and with consolations I will leadthem back."
2600 + years later, things are no different. Many people are glad toleave the woes of 2009 behind, and look forward with great anticipationto 2010. For us, the people of God in this time and age, our gladnesscomes from the birth of Jesus, the Light of the world, and our hope isrooted in the promises of God which are no different today than theywere for God's people long ago.
DATES AND EVENTS TO NOTE ~
Sunday, Jan 3................Worship withguitars
Sunday, Jan 10...............Baptism ofJaxon French
Sunday, Jan 24...............Annual Meeting and meal after worship
Sunday, Feb 7................Guest preacher and Bible study leader, RevEd Brandt
Wednesday, Feb 17..........Ash Wednesday
**Pleasecheck the monthly calendar and weeklybulletin for a detailed list of activities.
NEW NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENTTEAM BEING FORMED: If you are interested inbeing a part of this team, please speak with Rick Crawford or me. We'll be focusing on our new 'minimum factor' as a congregation
assionate Spirituality.
FOODWAGON /BARREL: What a joy to see each week's wagon loadoffood donations wheeled to the altar for a Sunday blessing! Yourthankful and generous hearts result in these gifts of food to the poorthrough Marion Polk Food Share, our partner agency. Our goal eachweek: 50 pounds.
REDEEMER COMMUNITY GARDEN: With the unanimous approval of our congregation, the Garden Committeewill proceed with developing our new community garden here on ourcampus. If interested in helping, please contact Jan Shearer.
O.C.D.C. standsfor Oregon Child Development Coalition. Beginning in January, OCDCwill establish a center on our campus in the building formerly used byConcordia School. They have signed a lease for two years. OCDCministers to migrant families, especially the children. We lookforward to partnering with them in reaching the immigrant people of ourcommunity with much needed services.
GUESTPREACHER ON FEBRUARY 7: Rev.Ed Brandt will be our special guest on Sunday, February 7. Rev.Brandt will lead our adult Bible study that morning and also preachat worship. Rev. Brandt has extensive experience working withimmigrants over the 37years of his ministry in the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Aftergraduating from Concordia Seminary, St Louis, in 1973, he spentthree years as a missionary to Venezuela, where he became fluent inSpanish. He has also served as Director of Latino Ministries in theYakima Valley, Washington. Since moving to Dallas, Oregon, manyyears ago, he has served as a bi-lingual instructor in Salem publicschools and has also worked with a number of ministry organizationsfocusing on Hispanic immigrants.
Rev.Brandt will help us understand the Latino culture better, enabling usto serve the large Latino population in NE Salem as we strive toreach out to our neighbors in Christian love and service.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY ~
January 3: Guitars lead our music
January 10: Laurie Andreas, LBW Setting Two
January 17: Laurie Andreas, "Now the Feast"
January 24: Maureen Chesley, Service of Word and Sacrament
January 31: Laurie Andreas, LBW Setting Two
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