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Regular Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 A.M beginning September 17th
Rev. Denise Keltz, Pastor
Summer Services Begin June 3rd 9:30AM
Children's Summer Sunday School during Church Service

Vacation Bible School (VBS) July 30 - Aug 3, 2018  -->
Sunday, July 8th – Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by faith.  Jesus asks his disciples to go out without money or supplies, so that they will be dependent on how others receive them. When we are sent from the assembly to witness and to heal, we are asked to be vulnerable, to be dependent on the reception of others. The Spirit always operates in the between: between Jesus and his Abba, between Jesus and us, between you and me, between us and those to whom we are sent.
The readings for today are:
     Ezekiel 2:1-5 The call of Ezekiel
     Psalm 123 Our eyes look to you, O God, until you show us your       mercy. (Ps. 123:2)
     2 Corinthians 12:2-10 God’s power made perfect in weakness
     Mark 6:1-13 Sending of the Twelve to preach and heal
​The Jingle Offering for July will be received on July 15th.  The recipient this month will be our Vacation Bible School to help defray some of the cost. 
Sunday, July 15th – When Amos told what he saw when God held up the plumb line of justice next to Israel—that the poor were being trampled—he was a threat to the power of priests and king. John the Baptist also spoke truth to power, and Herod had him beheaded. In Herod’s fear that Jesus is John returned from the dead, we may hear hope for the oppressed: that all the prophets killed through the ages are alive in Jesus. We are called to witness to justice in company with them.
The readings for today are:
     Amos 7:7-15 The sign of the plumb line: God’s judgment on Israel
     Psalm 85:8-13 I will listen to what the Lord God is saying. (Ps. 85:8)
     Ephesians 1:3-14 Chosen in Christ to live to the praise of God’s glory
     Mark 6:14-29 The death of John the Baptist
Sunday, July 22nd – Mark’s gospel makes clear how great was the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn't think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregivers’ need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves.
The readings for today are:
     Jeremiah 23:1-6 From David’s line, a righteous shepherd     for Israel
     Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. (Ps. 23:1)
     Ephesians 2:11-22 Reconciled to God through Christ, our peace
     Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Christ healing the multitudes 
Sunday, July 29th – Today is the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus feeds thousands of people with five loaves and two fish. What we have, what we bring to Jesus’ table, seems like it is not nearly enough to meet all the needs we see around us. But it is not the adequacy of our supplies or our skills that finally makes the        difference: it is the power of Jesus working in the littlest and least to transform this world into the world God desires, a world where all the hungry are satisfied.                                                                                             
The readings for today are:
    2 Kings 4:42-44 Elisha feeding a hundred people
    Psalm 145:10-18 You open wide your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Ps. 145:16)
    Ephesians 3:14-21 Prayer for wisdom, strength, and Christ’s indwelling
    John 6:1-21 Christ feeding the five thousand
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