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Sunday morning classes are a great way to deepen faith, understanding, and friendships.
Join any of the following classes beginning Sunday, September 9, from 10 to 10:50 am.
Berean Class, meets upstairs in Room 308 Discussing Elaine Pagels' Revelations: Visions,
Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation There is a link between the beginning of the Bible,
which we have been focusing upon this summer, and the end of the Bible. Many of the themes and visions resurface at the end in interesting formulations. One of our underlying questions will be: can we learn to appreciate the language of “Revelation” in a way that moves us toward a deeper ability to see the multiple pathways available to us within the streams of tradition in the Bible itself? Revelation, when taken as the whole Bible, is multi-voiced.
Chapel Class, meets in the Chapel Discussing Anne Robertson's Blowing the Lid Off
the God-Box. What’s in your God-box? Each of us builds our own understanding - our “God-box" - and fills it up with bits of scripture, wisdom, and experiences. It’s a good way to puzzle out what God means to us. But thinking that our experience of God is the only valid one puts a lid on the box, creates an idol. The book starts with the ministry of Jesus – who blew the lid off everyone’s God-box! Other chapters examine the boxes we create with scripture, worship, and political and social agendas. In a world marked by extremism, the author calls us to spiritual balance as we integrate other's experiences of God, rather than insisting on our own.
Faith & Java, meets in the Fireplace Room This class is dedicated to exploring questions,
issues, and experiences associated with spirituality in everyday life. We use Topic Questions put forth by class members in order to tap into the sources of love and compassion that transform the human heart and mind. We strive to make Faith & Java a safe place to ask important questions and to have first-hand experiences of the divine.
First Baptist Church, 125 S.E. Cowls St., McMinnville, OR 97128 503-472-7941 • www.fbcmac.org • [email protected]
A Year of Vital Worship MAKING A WELCOME
We're excited to announce that the Rev. Dr. Marcia Patton, the former (and first-ever) executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of the Evergreen Region, will be visiting FBC Mac for the opening weekend of our grant year. All of our grant year programming is focused on creating worship experiences that are hospitable to all people and that value the voices of all those who gather.
Dr. Patton wrote about the difficulty and the beauty of gathering and celebrating diverse voices in her book Intentionally Inclusive: Together at the Table for Ministry, which chronicles the creation of the Evergreen Region. She notes, "Inclusive ministry is messy. That's true whether you're talking about inclusion of different cultures and ethnicities, differing theological views, different gender identities and sexual orientations, diverse generations, abilities, or socioeconomic classes. Mess comes with the territory... There's no 'right' way to go about it. The important thing is to try." , On Sunday, Sep. 30, FBC's grant implementation team hopes you'll come to hear Dr. Patton's story of trying. Join us: - 10:00 am for a Meet & Greet light brunch in Room 102 (downstairs), - 11:00 am for worship with Dr. Patton as our guest preacher, - Following worship for lunch together in the Social Hall to continue the conversation she begins with us in worship. Her visit is made possible by a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.
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Contributions Income: $182,550 99.3%
Total Income: $206,710 98.5%
Total Expenses: $197,926 94.4%
Net Income: $ 8,784
Actual for Period % of Amount Budgeted
Financial Report: January 1 - July 31, 2018
Financial update: Our summer income has remained fairly constant for which we are very appreciative. Our net income is positive which will allow us to perform scheduled building maintenance this fall in addition to our regular expenditures. Note: Our Fellowship Fund is in need of donations Once you sign up for Realm, you may go to your computer, smartphone, or tablet to make donations to FBC for any of these funds: (1) 2018 Estimate of Giving/ General Fund (2) Deferred Maintenance/150th (3) South Wall Project (4) Fellowship Fund (5) Amos Crisis Fund. We prefer you make a transfer from your checking or savings account. Credit/Debit is allowed. We appreciate each gift that makes possible the ministries of First Baptist Church. Thank you. ~ The Finance Committee: Jane Apel, Roger Dell, Judee Kunze, Don Watson If you have any questions, please contact any member of our committee.
Church Board Notes We are on a journey together. Your Church Board is part of our collective journey. We meet every 2nd Wednesday of each month to plan, report, and to share. During the August 8th meeting the discussion of hospitality and community regarding our denominational region, the courtyard, and the use of the lockers located in our parking lot surfaced. Welcoming Our Community: The Matthew 25 committee’s recommendation to re-open the courtyard, as a place of respite and quiet conversation, was passed. The new hours will be: Open 7 am-7 pm May-September and 7 am-5 pm October-April. New signage is being posted. Everyone is inv i ted to the Courtyard's Re-Dedication and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, Sept. 2nd after our 10 am service. During the Farmers Market on Thursday, Sept. 6th we will also welcome our McMinnville community into the courtyard providing cool water and games. The Matthew 25 committee is also launching a new use and lockage system for the lockers in our parking lot. The lockers will be cleaned, painted, and repaired. People using the lockers will participate in a locker use and lock training program. The Matthew 25 committee will monitor the locker area frequently.
Building Community with our Regional Churches: The annual meeting of our American Baptist Churches of the Central Pacific Coast is happening in Richmond, CA, October 19-21. The theme is “Imagine the Future Church.” We can contribute our rich heritage and vision for the future with our regional churches. FBC has 4 delegates and more are invited to attend. Do you want to be a delegate? There are some FBC assistance funds available if you wish to attend. Please let me know as soon as possible! Discounts for rooms are available if you register before Sept. 19th. Please find more info on Page 5 about this event. Please join me in this community-building event! Good News for our FBC Community today and in the future: Work has begun on the repair of our South Wall. The stucco and drainage repair is underway. We ask for your patience during the closure of the south parking lot during this repair. Thank you for your generosity in making this work possible. FBC Church Board represents You: Please contact [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns. Peace be with you, your Moderator, JoAnn Sims
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Thoughts from Pastor Erika
Sunday Worship Highlights FBC is a Matthew 25 church, inspired by the words of Jesus,
"Whatever you do unto the least of my sisters & brothers, you do unto me."
"Every human encounter invites us to adjust our fragile equilibrium to the push or pull of a new other," writes Maria Poggi Johnson in Making a Welcome: Christian Living and the Practice of Hospitality. That's wisdom we're taking into our grant year, this year of programming ahead of us that will invite us to celebrate the diversity present in our congregation and call on the gifts that diversity brings as we shape our worship experience together. We're borrowing her title - Making a Welcome - because it so well suits what we hope to do together in the months ahead: welcome guests who will teach us about valuing all of the voices in our gatherings; welcome our own wild ideas and holy impulses as we engage in creating worship materials together; welcome our friends, families, and neighbors in new ways to our life of faith together, and prepare ourselves, and the equilibrium of our congregation, for the shift that happens as we grow together. We'll begin this work, in the September/October sermon series, by looking at who we say we are as American Baptists, and at how being rooted in that common identity calls us to make a welcome wherever we find ourselves. As we begin, I'd invite you to consider: when, where, how has a welcome been made for you? What has that been like? How are you, these days, making a welcome with your own life?
9:00 -12:30 am - Nursery care for Infants through Preschool
Sept. 2 Last Sunday of Summer Schedule: One Service at 10 am Communion Sunday + Courtyard Rededication - the service will end in the courtyard. “Reclaiming Our Gardens” (Details - page 4) Excerpts from Psalms, the Song of Solomon, John, and Revelation; Rev. Erika Marksbury preaching
Sept. 9 Two-Service Schedule Begins at 9 am & 11 am Adult Education Classes Resume at 10 am (Class descriptions on front cover) “A People Called to Freedom” Luke 4:16-21; Rev. Erika Marksbury preaching
Sept. 16 "Being Here and Now: A Contemporary People" Excerpts from John 4; Rev. Erika Marksbury preaching
Sept. 23 “Being There and Then: A Biblical People" Excerpts from Matthew 5; Rev. Erika Marksbury preaching
Sept. 30 5th Sunday Schedule 9 am Prayer Service / 11 am Combined Worship Rev. Marcia Patton, guest preacher at 11 Dr. Patton was the first executive minister of the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches USA. She also spent 13 years as associate executive minister with the American Baptist Churches of the Northwest and before that as associate minister for churches in Pennsylvania, Utah, and New Jersey. She served as a delegate to the National Council of Churches Assembly, and co-authored When the Spirit Moves (Judson, 2011).
12:15 pm - 5th Sunday Luncheon in the Social Hall
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Introduction to Centering Prayer, a Two-Part Workshop Saturday, October 20th & 27th - 12 pm to 4 pm both days
Centering Prayer is a method of prayer revived from ancient teachings in the Christian contemplative heritage that emphasizes prayer as listening
to God in silence. By taking time to "rest in God" each day, we prepare to receive the gift of God's presence.
The 1st day will explore the method of Centering Prayer and its contextual background. The 2nd day will help to answer questions that arise from the practice through videos and discussion.
Both days provide two opportunities to practice Centering Prayer. Suggested donation of $35 (scholarships available). To register or for more info contact Lynn Crowell:
[email protected] - 503-472-8196 - All are Welcome -
Social Event: Sunday, September 2
11 am Worship / 12-1 pm
Courtyard Rededication &
Ice Cream Social
At the conclusion of worship, we'll walk out into the court-yard together to re-dedicate that space as a place for re fl e c t i o n , b r i e f respite, and quiet conversation.
We'll sing and pray for the courtyard to be a place that nourishes our community, and then we'll celebrate with an ice cream sundae bar!
Service Event: Saturday, September 1
9 am - 12 pm
Courtyard Clean-Up
Help beautify the courtyard
after its months of closure during construction.
We'll pick up trash, prune the hanging baskets (taken down from the south wal l ) , do weeding and landscaping, and work on other small projects that will make a big difference.
One of the dreams for the courtyard is to construct a Little Free Library. If you can lead the construction of one and/or help collect books for it, please let Building & Grounds chair Steve Howard know:
Social Event: Thursday, September 6
12 pm - 6 pm
Community Nine-Square-in-the-Air Game
FBC folk and our community are invited to the FBC courtyard during Farmers Market hours, noon until 6 pm. Come play this fun group game combining volleyball with 9-Square on the ground. Each player defends their square. They get one hit to get the ball out of their square and into another. As long as the ball doesn't hit the ground in your square, you stay in.
Stop by, even if just to watch, but be warned: you might get hooked on this game! We'll also be providing bottles of water for all those that stop by to enjoy our COURTYARD!!
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Here is a brief history . . . About 7 years ago a small group of p e o p l e i n M c M i n n v i l l e g o t together around the issue of the lack of affordable health care. Their response was to create a free clinic where anyone needing health care
could come and have access to doctors and nurse practitioners as well as a range of services that have eventually included chiropractic care, counseling, RN education, referrals to community resources, assistance with applying for OHP, and a prayer team.
One of the first tasks was finding a suitable space where this could happen. And since there were minimal funds, a place without charge. FBC offered this. And for the past 6+ years we've been operating at FBC the 1st & 3rd Saturdays each month. We thank FBC for providing clinic & office space, volunteers, and lunch - it has been invaluable!
In the first 5 years of operation, March 2012-March 2017, we had 1762 patient visits to the clinic. We have vouchers from WVMC for lab services and physical therapy for patients. When we saw the need for dental care we partnered with Medical Teams International (NWMTI) to schedule a free mobil dental clinic in McMinnville as often as possible.
The people who come to the clinic are quite varied - those new to the area, new to the country, working but unable to afford insurance, seniors who can't find a provider or can't afford co-pays, those who lost their health insurance with their jobs or a glitch in the system. It is not an over-statement to say that clinic services provided have been life saving.
______________________________ Perhaps some of you read about the McMinnville Free Clinic in a recent issue of the News-Register. One of our current goals is to be more visible in the community. We are looking for one or two volunteers in our office to help coordinate the many activities it takes to run the clinic. We need people with experience in medical offices and computer skills. If you are interested please go to our website at www.mcminnvillefreeclinic.org and fill out a volunteer form.
Save These Dates…… October 19-21, 2018 (Friday-Sunday)
American Baptist Churches of the Central Pacific Coast Annual Gathering:
"Imagine the Future Church" Speakers: Dr. Jolene Erlacher, author of
Millennials in Ministry; Rev. Ephraim Shaiza, outgoing General
Secretary of the Tangkhul Naga Baptist Convention;
Rev. James Brenneman, President of American Baptist Seminary of the West
Location: Lu-Mien Friendship Baptist Church, Richmond, CA & MacArthur Community Baptist
Church, San Pablo, CA Contact the church office, if interested in attending.
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Thursday, November 1, 1:00 pm-9:30 pm Concordia University, Portland, OR
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s 2018 Collins Summit
HUMAN MIGRATION: Claiming Roots in an Uprooted World
Afternoon workshop topics include: The causes of migration, what the journey entails,
challenges faced upon arrival, and the intersectionality of community concerns such as
racism, profiling and criminal justice.
The evening Collins Lecture by The Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, President of the Pacific School of Religion, and
Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon Attorney General, addressing theological and legal aspects
of human migration.
Thank you! FBC raised $1,601 for the American Baptist Home
Missions Society and the
America For Christ Offering “Equipping Disciples.”
Mission Moments
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September 2 NURSERY: Infants through Preschool, FBC Nursery, 9:30 am-11:30 am
WORSHIP @ 10 am: Communion Sunday
children & youth remain in the Sanctuary for the full worship service September 9/16/23/30 NURSERY: Infants through Preschool, FBC Nursery, 9 am-12 pm
WORSHIP @ 11 am: Children
Children's Chapel following the Children's Story
Youth
Sit with your family/friends, or join us in the balcony.
COMMUNICATION Email: Email [email protected] to be added to our weekly enews list
Text: Via Remind, text @seanpw to the number 81010 for updates Facebook: Join us at FBC McMinnville KIDS and FBC McMinnville Youth
Instagram: Follow us at @fbcmacyouth
Children & Youth Ministry
"God's Got Your Back" On Sunday, September 9,
at the 11 am worship service, all children and youth
are invited to bring their backpacks for our community to pray for
and bless you as you begin a new school year!
Plus Children's Chapel returns September 9
fo!owing the Children's Story,
every Sunday at the 11 am worship service.
We're kicking off a new year of Youth
Group on Sunday, September 9!
We'll meet at the Toth's (2700 NW
Pinehurst Dr.) for some water fun,
including water balloons, swimming, and
kiddie pool kickball (google it!).
Join us from 4:30-6:30 pm We'll be
grilling hamburgers and hot dogs for
dinner, and will have drinks.p
Please bring a side dish and/or dessert to
share. And invite friends!
Sunday night programs for children, youth, and families are back starting in September, and here's a preview of what
we have coming up this month!
September 9 Youth Group Kickoff
(see details in middle column)
September 16 & 23 Youth Group @ FBC
NEW TIME - 4:30-6 pm
September 30 Last Sunday Gathering
for all children, youth, and familiesfrom 5-6:30 pm, details coming soon!
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Small Group Opportunities “For where two or more come together in my name, there am I with them.” —Matthew 18:20
Together Works LGBTQ monthly gatherings - 7:00 pm
2nd & 4th Mondays (Fireplace Room) Mark your calendar for these fun summer events!
September 10, Crafting: Let’s select some fun, easy to do crafts for the winter!
September 24, Getting Involved: Discuss service projects that the group could get involved with in
the community at large or at the church.
Social & Educational time - fun & food Contact: [email protected], 971-241-8256
AM Knit Wits Every Thursday
9:30 am Contact: Linda,971-237-6828
Meditation Practice2nd Floor Meditation Room
Every Wednesday @ 12:00 noonUsing silent Christian Prayer & Buddhist Traditions
Contact: Lynn 503-472-8196
Men’s Breakfast - Back in September with these
great speakers! September 22 - Bill Apel
My Experience with Wild Elephants, Wild Monks, and An Untamed God
All men are invited to attend. Saturday, September 22, 9-10:30 am
Les Toth’s Toy Barn (2700 NW Pinehurst, Mac) Les will provide breakfast.
Future Speakers: October 27 - Brian Gilbert
The Art and Science of Brewing November 17 - Bob Crawford
My Former Life: A Sail from Los Angeles to Tahiti December 22 - Dana Libonati On the Brink: My Cancer Story
American Baptist Home Missions Society's Urban Retreat Gathering November 14-16, 2018
Conference Center: Loews Hotel, Philadelphia .Join faith leaders, community service leaders,
social justice advocates and others considering critical issues facing Christians today in the
2½ day-conference at Loews Hotel. This will allow participants to engage with passionate
speakers, workshop leaders and fellow participants in conversation about mission
engagement and discipleship development, as well as church and community transformation.
To register: www.abhms.org
SEW'n SO's Quilting Group Meets every
Wednesday 9:30 am - 12 noon
Hiking Group Saturday, Sept. 15 -
8:30 am,
meet at the church to carpool.
Destination: Hike at the Oregon Zoo Great FUN - Good Exercise - Exciting locations!
Contact: Gloria LaFata, 503-931-4846, [email protected]
PM Knit Wits Tuesdays, September 4 & 18
7 pm - Contact: Gina, 971-237-2789
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 9a-1p - Free Medical Clinic
2 10:00 AM WORSHIP
with Communion
After Worship, Celebrate with us as we
Rededicate the Courtyard.
3 9-10:30a - STAR
7p - Boy Scouts
4 7p - Knit Wits
5 9:30-12n - Sew'n
So's Quilting
12n - Meditation
6 9:30a - Knit Wits
6:30p - Choir
7:30p - Worship Team
Pastor's Day Off
7 9-10:30a - STAR
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9 9 am WORSHIP 10 am Classes
11 am WORSHIP
4:30-6:30p Youth Group @ Toth's for
water fun and food.
10 9-10:30a - STAR
7p - Boy Scouts
7p - Together Works
11 12 9:30-12n - Sew'n
So's Quilting
12n - Meditation
6:30p - Church Board meeting
13 9:30a - Knit Wits
6:30p - Choir
7:30p - Worship Team
Pastor's Day Off
14 9-10:30a - STAR
15 9a-1p - Free
Medical Clinic 8:30a - HIKING
16 9 am WORSHIP 10 am Classes
11 am WORSHIP
4:30-6p Youth Group
17 9-10:30a - STAR
7p - Boy Scouts
18 7p - Knit Wits
19 9:30-12n - Sew'n
So's Quilting
12n - Meditation
20 9:30a - Knit Wits
6:30p - Choir
7:30p - Worship Team
Pastor's Day Off
21 9-10:30a - STAR
22 9:00a - Men's
Breakfast
23 9 am WORSHIP 10 am Classes
11 am WORSHIP
4:30-6p Youth Group
24 9-10:30a - STAR
7p - Boy Scouts
7p - Together Works
25 26 9:30-12n - Sew'n
So's Quilting
12n - Meditation
27 9:30a - Knit Wits
6:30p - Choir
7:30p - Worship Team
Pastor's Day Off
28 9-10:30a - STAR
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September at FBC
SEPTEMBER Birthdays:
Lillian Hallett 01 Tim Howard 02 Nadya King 02
Millie Boggie 06 Rebecca Stout 06
Eva Higgins 08 Kerry Ballati 10
James Ruggles 10 Hal Tanaka 10
Morganne Larmouth 12 Gabriel Syhalath 13
Peggi Lilly 14 Donna Weed 14 Michael Burr 15
Gregg Hendricks 17 Jeanette House 20
Jen Linder 23 Lois Jacobs 23
Dianne Belgard 24 Kim Kushner Dominguez 24
Jackson Hanes 25 Tim Lynn 25
Rob Porter 25 Pat Crissey 27
Judee Kunze 27 Kyle Chambers 28 Steve Howard 29
SEPTEMBER Anniversaries:
Tom & Jean Meicho 9.01.1950
Savannah & Brent Lighty 9.02.1995
Marvin & Donna King 9.04.1976
Joyce Early & Jan Whipp 9.05.2015
Scott & Brandie Dickey 9.09.2000
Hal & Sharon Tanaka 9.12.1998
Scott & Susan Chambers 9.15.1984
30 9 am Prayer Service
10 am Classes 11 am Combined WORSHIP Service 12:15 pm - Lunch
5-6:30p Last Sunday Gathering
Discernment Committee, Church Board Respond to Questions from Regional Leadership
After FBC chose to join the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Rev. Steve Bils, executive minister of our region, sent us three questions often posed to him from churches that don't identify as welcoming and affirming of LGBTQIA+ people. He asked us to respond, so that he might know our perspective, and be equipped to answer when those questions came to him. The Discernment Committee (Bill Apel, Mike Burr, David Ferry, Joel Kiff, Robin Knauerhase, Gary Langenwalter, Erika Marksbury, Shelly Sanderlin, JoAnn Sims, Charlie Walker, and Don Watson) drafted answers, and with slight edits, the Church Board approved them and sent them on. We wanted to share them with you. Below is Steve's third question to us, in italics, and our response in plain type. You can find the first question/answer in the July Tidings, and the second in August's issue. Please contact Erika ([email protected]) or any committee member with questions.
3.) Marriage in the Bible is always seen as between a biological male and a biological female. There are instances where some men might have multiple simultaneous marriages (polygamy), but even those marriages follow the male-female pattern. We see this as being in harmony with the origin of marriage in Genesis and with Jesus’ teaching about marriage when He was questioned about divorce in the Gospels. Although our culture and our government have moved from this traditional characterization of marriage, we feel pressured by the empire to apply a church or kingdom blessing to same-sex unions. What can you tell us that might help us overcome our reluctance?
Our understanding of marriage varies significantly from what we know of marriage in the Biblical context(s). That form of “traditional” marriage was often primarily about family/clan concerns, and did not take into consideration choice, consent, companionship, affection, love, or even what we now consider basic human rights. We do not believe it would be consistent with the teachings of the Bible to copy patterns of marriage we see in the Hebrew scriptures, that assume ownership of women and deal-making as part of their processes. Instead, we look to the ethical dimensions of what God intends when two people are joined in the covenantal bonds of marriage: a model like the one witnessed to in 1st Corinthians 13, where those who love are generous and mutually self-sacrificing, regardless of gender.
That said, within our American Baptist tradition, and within other traditions as well, pastors have always been able to join people in marriage, or not, at their discretion. At FBC McMinnville, we apply the same standards to an LGBTQ+ couple’s request to be married as we would any other: how thoughtfully is this union being entered into? What kinds of counseling have been done, or need to be done, to prepare for life together? Is this union the true desire of both parties? We understand marriage to be a voluntary commitment entered into by two consenting, loving adults, and where we see that commitment on display, it is an honor to participate in the blessing of it.
We understand weddings, like baptisms and baby blessings, to be significant statements to the community about a person’s (or a couple’s) intentions – and coming to a church for a wedding signifies an intention to invite and celebrate God’s presence in a couple’s life. We also view weddings as settings where both pastor and congregation are called on to witness to the best of our tradition – settings where pastoral care is paramount, where the love and participation of a community are invited to shine, where people will be folded deeper into the life of faith, or encouraged outside of it, depending on the response of the church they ask to share these moments with. Weddings are not chances for us to judge – that’s not our role – they are chance for us to join in deepened communion with those who choose to share their joy.
This program is made possible through a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.
A Year of Vital Worship We at FBC will be spending the year exploring ways to create vital worship. We want to devote time, energy and resources to creating a worship experience that allows for innovation, imagination and active participa-tion by all, who vary significantly from one another in age, Christian experience, intellectual ability, mental health, and socio-economic status. Throughout the year there will be opportunities to become engaged in discussions, and learn to create at workshops. We will also have a new prayer station each month in the sanctuary and we will be developing a children’s Pray-ground. All are welcome to come and engage.
Doxology Creation Workshop Doxology is a liturgical expression of praise to God. Steve Gretz will lead us in singing and song writing. Come and learn how a doxology is an affirmation after scripture or offertory. This is a historically Christian song and we will have the opportunity to cre-ate our own.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Intentionally Inclusive Discussion In a society that is increasingly diverse in race and ethnicity, religious background and theo-logical conviction, socioeconomic status and political perspectives, this practical resource explores the broad dimensions of what it means to be a multicultural community of faith . Grounded in biblical narrative as well as personal experiences, the book offers an authentic and honest look into a real-life experiment in inclusive ministry.
Banner Creation Workshop We often celebrate the church seasons and specials events with bright banners that draw churchgoers into worship. Banners give a visual message and can help create a worshipful atmosphere. Working together on a banner can bind people togeth-er. Enjoy the day creating banners and other expressions of art with Georgine Ben-ner. All are welcome and no experience is necessary.
Lord’s Prayer Creation Workshop The question of, “How do we pray?” is one that is often asked and one that was posed thousands of years ago by the disciples. In Luke 11:1-4, when one of Jesus’ disciples ask Him, “Lord, teach us to pray,” Jesus replied by giving us the prayer that we recite countless times throughout our lifetime. With the help of Elwyn Benke, let’s take a closer look at what each line means, and how we can apply this prayer to our lives. We will read a variety of versions and develop one of our own.
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