"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
St. John 10:11
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Fr. Yossi, pictured with Mike, led a lovely Holy Communion service on the Second Sunday after Easter. His sermon focused on the Gospel Lesson from St. John 10:11-16 in which Jesus describes Himself as the Good Shepherd. Fr. Yossi asked us what it means to live as children of God? What is keeping us from sharing the Gospel? Are we lukewarm Christians? The Church is entering a time of persecution - so why are we allowing the Christian lion to be tamed through fear and anxiety? Christianity is not a spectator sport and we need to act like children of God!
Thank you Fr. Yossi for the inspirational sermon and beautiful service! Thank you Hutch for serving with Fr. Yossi!
After services we enjoyed a delicious pot luck luncheon - thank you to everyone for all the wonderful food!
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Thank you Fr. Paul for leading our 10:15 Morning Prayer service.
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This past Sunday, Fr. Yossi continued his Christian Education series on miracles. Please join us next Sunday at 9:15 am - a pot of coffee will be on!
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Construction Update:
During the past week Jim finished installing, taping, and mudding the new dry wall. Next week he will sand the wall then Diane and Rosalind will start painting. Thank you Jim for all the beautiful work to date!
Thank you to the Altar Guild for cleaning and setting up the church for services on Sunday morning!
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Our Bible Study will continue this Wednesday @ 11 am at the church. Fr. Paul is leading a series of lessons which are focused on his book As It Is In Heaven A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Introduction to the Traditional Church and Her Worship. The topic for the next lecture is "Covenant".
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Sue continues to lead our weekly online prayer group on Discord every Thursday 9:30 am. If you have a special prayer request but cannot join us, please send your request to Sue. Please contact me if you would like to join us on Discord. Thank you so much Sue for taking the time each week to lead our prayers!
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Time to catch up on our yard maintenance after this winter, the Special Events Committee has scheduled a Spring Yard Work Day to complete some work around the church for Saturday April 27 @ 10 am. The work includes trimming bushes, pulling weeds, cutting back some bamboo, and mulching. We will provide pizza for lunch! Please check the bulletin board downstairs for a sign up sheet.
Please join us as we keep the church looking nice! Please bring your garden tools.
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The Shades of Grace ministry is currently very low on used men's jeans. In an effort to "Help Fill That Shelf", we are collecting used men's jeans from now through Sunday, May 26. They are particularly low on smaller size men's jeans (28 - 34" waist). Please place any donations in the basket in the Narthex.
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