FATHER MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) The funeral service for our dear Ruth Masid will be this Saturday at 10:00 A.M. Seating in the church is limited to immediate family, but you can join us online using the usual link on our website. Ruth was a longtime faithful member of this parish, and although she hasn’t been able to attend in person for several years, she will be deeply missed and never forgotten. I will always remember her smiling face in the front pews. 2) Don’t forget to get those Annual Meeting reports in this week! We will put them together with minutes and agenda and send the Annual Meeting packet out by the 27th, along with a link to the Zoom meeting. If you need help figuring out how to use Zoom to join a meeting, here is a link to a short YouTube video The Annual Meeting is Sunday, January 31st at 11:30 A.M. If you don’t have access to a computer to join that way, we have limited seating in the parish hall, call Gina to sign up. 3) We have wrapped up our 2021 Pledge Campaign, and since this year was so different we have a slightly different approach. If you sent in or emailed or called with a 2021 pledge amount, we will use that number for our records. If you haven’t contacted us but have been a giver in the past, we have used your 2020 pledge/giving amount as your 2021 pledge. This is really just so that we can plan and make reasonable budget assumptions for this year. Please remember that a pledge is not a contract and everybody’s life changes so estimates of giving are just that – not set in stone – so feel free to adjust as the year goes on. I will say more in a letter that is coming soon, but I do hope you know how much I appreciate everything that you do and give and share that keeps this ministry alive and growing. You really are amazing. GINA’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Happy Birthday!! Lynn Okicki January 17 Ben Shaver January 17 Saydee Peterson January 17 Ben Sauer January 20 Gina’s Schedule -- Starting Tuesday, January 19th, I will back to my regular “In Office” hours - Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2020 Giving Statements – The Giving Statements for 2020 were emailed out today and those who do not have an email address, I have printed the statements and they have been mailed out 1/14/2021. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me during my office hours or send an email to [email protected]. ***Daily Devotion for Thursday January 14, 2020*** CALLED AND KNOWN The 5 Steps – Pause * Listen * Think * Pray * Go Pause Take, o take me as I am. Summon out what I shall be. Set your seal upon my heart, And live in me. from "Take, O Take Me As I Am" by John L. Bell (1995) Listen Lord, you have examined me. You know me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up. Even from far away, you comprehend my plans. You study my traveling and resting. You are thoroughly familiar with all my ways. There isn’t a word on my tongue, Lord, that you don’t already know completely. You surround me—front and back. You put your hand on me. That kind of knowledge is too much for me; it’s so high above me that I can’t reach it. Psalm 139:1-6 Think Have you ever had a really special friend? This person might have been able to complete every last word of your sentence. Sometimes our friends may even know us better than we know ourselves, and they’re able to speak into parts of us we didn’t even know existed. How does it feel to be known and loved like that? Regardless of how strong an earthly friendship might be, moments of conflict may arise. As imperfect people, we may make an ill-timed joke, feel snubbed in the school hallway or all together lonely and left out. The best friendships leave room for apology and reconnection despite difficult moments. If all that could be true about a relationship with another imperfect person, consider how much deeper that bond might be with the one who created you. God knows you better than your best friend – good moments and bad – and still loves you immensely. There’s no conflict there; simply an invitation to accept God’s love and grace and an invitation to share those with others. Daniel Potter Pray Thank you, God, for being the perfect friend – one who knows me so intimately, who understands me so well, who celebrates joys, and who mourns my sorrows. Remind me today that there is no conflict in our relationship, but simply an invitation. Give me the peace that comes from being known by you and the strength to follow wherever you may lead. Amen. Go The Creator of the Cosmos, the one who formed all that was or is or will be, is the same God who breathed breath into you, the one who knit you together, the one who knows you best, and the one who calls you. Know this gift more deeply today, and share it as freely as you received it: You are called and known. ***These daily devotionals are available at www.d365.org Gina’s Office Hours Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (In Office) Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (In Office) Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (In Office) Comments are closed.
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