Thank you Rogers O’Brien Construction for your donation of $2,500! These funds will help to purchase supplies for Central Mission. This is greatly appreciated will go a long way in helping our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

Sunday, February 12, immediately following worship service

Your Mission Team is excited to bring back this chance to soak up the good work of our community partners and find a volunteer slot right within our walls.

Look for the Valentine pink paper in your church bulletin the next two Sundays…this is your shopping list.  Extra shopping lists will be available at the fair along with yummy cookies.

The Annual Meeting of the Congregation Will be Held
February 5, 2023 Immediately after Worship
 

CLICK HERE to review the agenda and related documents.

As we reflect on the past year and prepare for the next at our annual congregational meeting, we will review the work of our ministry teams in 2022. The 2023 budget will be presented and the pastors’ terms of call will be submitted for the congregation’s approval. Additionally, the congregation will approve the candidates who will serve on our new nominating team. The nominating team is responsible for selecting our next slate of church officers, elders, deacons and one trustee. We hope all of our members can attend. Of course visitors are welcome, but only members can vote.

This Sunday (2/12), Pastor Katheryn will finalize a three-week sermon series to explore the Sermon on the Mount. Considered by most theologians to be the best summary of Christ’s teachings, this familiar passage is packed with spiritual practices and instructions to help us build up God’s kingdom on earth. Each week we will discover divine treasures that God longs for us to celebrate and share.

• Week One, Jan 29:  Matthew 5:1-12, Blessings Upon Arrival. Christ begins his sermon by telling people who seemed to be the most poor, broken down souls in the world, that they were blessed. Willingness to believe we are blessed is the first step to entering God’s kingdom on earth.  
• Week Two, Feb. 5: Matthew 5:13-20,  Enhancing Life’s Flavor. Jesus told a group of downtrodden peasants, “You are the light of the world…You are the salt of the earth.” Did they laugh? Did they sit in stunned silence? Or did the words fall on their parched souls like living water bringing them back to life? God’s light grows brighter within us we when we follow the ways of love even as we encounter hate or fear. As salt does to food, our faith can preserve and enhance the gift of life even when it seems like a bitter pill to swallow. 
• Week Three, Feb 12:  Matthew 5:21-37  Faith, Anger, Action.  In this passage, Jesus acknowledges that we will endure frustration, fear, grief, and anger as we travel through this world. But when we are upset, we can choose to respond in ways that enable us to grow in God’s love and grace.