Devotion from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King for November 3, 2020: Happy Hallowen! I have long fought Halloween. Because it’s on Reformation Day and that means worship services in Germany. Usually in the evening, when everyone is out trick-or-treating. Pastors will hand out “Luther candy” and carve pumpkins with Luther’s rose. As a …
Hi, Everybody: So much special stuff going on tomorrow night, October 31st. Of course, it’s Halloween (the popular costume this year is anything with a mask), and Reformation Day (when the ghost of Martin Luther nails 95 Reese’s to the doors of good little Lutheran boys and girls), but most importantly, it’s time to turn your clocks back one …
Devotion from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer for October 29, 2020: Humankind was created as God’s reflection: in the divine image God created them; female and male, God made them…..God looked at all of this creation, and proclaimed that this was good—very good. Evening came, and morning followed—the sixth day. Genesis 1:27, 31 Inclusive …
Devotion from Vicar Anand Darla of Good Shepherd South Asian Ministries for October 26, 2020: 1John 2:15 Christ minded Christian by Vicar Anand Darla GSSAM Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. When you love money and things, …
Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, October 25, is Reformation Sunday! It’s the Sunday we celebrate Martin Luther kicking off the Reformation by nailing his 95 theses about church reform to the Wittenburg church doors back in 1517 (actually, on October 31st!). Be sure to wear red when watching the Online Worship Service or tuning in to Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 (drinking …
Devotion from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King, October 22, 2020: The other day I met God at the grocery store. I have never enjoyed grocery shopping much. But there were definitely times when I liked it more than these days. Like when the kids were really little and going grocery shopping was my …
Devotion for October 20, 2020 – Pastor Tim of Holy Trinity ?? Choices ?? Making wise decisions isn’t always an easy task. We’re faced with decisions every day.Decisions that keep us up at night. Some are life-threatening, or life-changing and those kinds of decisions are scary and hard! Take this job or that job? Say …
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Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, October 18, is the 20th Sunday after Pentecost and Children’s Sabbath. We have some of our children and their families bravely taking turns as liturgists and readers in our online worship service. Pastor Barbara will be providing the Homily this Sunday as part of our monthly sermon-sharing program between the Tri-City ELCA Pastors. It’s a Sunday …
Vicar Anand’s Devotion for October 15, 2020: Today’s Word of God for our morning devotion with “The Holy Spirit & Prayers “ is taken from Matthew 6:8–13 which says ; “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. “Pray then, in this way: ‘Our Father who …
Here is Pastor Barbara’s Devotion for October 13, 2020: 6On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. 7And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all …
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