September 4th Announcements

September has begun and with that some exciting meetings and events are beginning. This coming week… Faith Bells and Chancel Choir gets started this Wednesday September 7th. Sunday School Teachers Meeting, Thursday September 8th. Tent Set-Up, Friday September 9th. RALLY DAY Sunday September 11th. Sunday School hour begins at 9am....

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August 28, 2016 Worship Folder

Radical Love Triumphs For most of human history wisdom was largely part of an oral tradition. From one generation to the next, wisdom was passed down. These days it sometimes seems that technology has replaced that tradition of shared wisdom. Rather than ask a trusted elder the temptation is to...

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August 28, 2016 Announcements

Do you have any furniture, pots & pans, towels, sheets or blankets you can donate? Refugee furniture/household goods donation pick-up day Friday, September 9, 2016 St. Vincent Catholic Charities is currently receiving an unprecedented number of new arrivals into the Lansing area with approximately 140 new refugees per month (50 is the...

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August 21, 2016 Worship Folder

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost God’s Verbs Through the lens of the gospel, today’s texts offer a clear indication of God’s work. Wheat is God doing? God is reaching out to the bound-up to proclaim release from captivity. God is lifting up the oppressed. God is satisfying the needs of the...

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August 14, 2016 Worship Folder

The Reality of Division Throughout the Gospel of Luke, Jesus calls on his hearers to turn their hearts away from greed and instead to generosity, to turn away from anxious self-preservation and instead to faithful self-giving. But such practice rubs against humanity’s deepest-seated sin, so conflict is born out of...

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