Fr. Dennis officiated a beautiful Holy Communion Service as we return to in church worship!. His sermon tied the Gospel lesson (Luke 19:41-46) which describes Jesus weeping about the conditions in Jerusalem to the current state of affairs in the country. Corruption, educational & intellectual hubris, and the spiritual death of many religious groups/leaders were present then and are present now. These thoughts brought to mind Ecclesiastes 1:9 "....and there is no new thing under the sun." In the end, Fr. Dennis reminded us to remain hopeful and continue to turn to Christ.
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Sue continues to lead our weekly prayer group meetings on Discord. Our next prayer group meeting is on Discord this Wednesday, August 19 at 11:15 am. Thank you so much Sue for taking the time each week to lead our prayers!
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Fr. Scott will be joining us for the last time on Sunday, August 30. In September he is moving to Oklahoma to join his wife, Rebecca, at her new position as a Nursing Professor at the University of Oklahoma. We will all miss him very much and are so grateful for all the times he made the trip to Kingsport for services! I will let everyone know our plans for that Sunday as soon as we finalize them. Please let me know if you have suggestions! _________________________________
Rose Marie sent me this beautiful picture of completed Memorial Garden. Thank you Earl for all your hard work!
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Mike is doing a beautiful job sprucing up our Narthex! New light fixture, new trim, and fresh paint!
