Dear siblings in Christ, here is the major thing. Our churches are closed. For good reasons, obviously. I would have never thought that I once in my life had to beg people to stay at home – even during Holy Week. The (church-)world has turned upside down. For the last 3 weeks Sunday mornings have […]
Devotions from Tri-City ELCA Pastors – Pastor Tia, April 08, 2020 Read More »
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather
Devotion from Pastor Barbara of Holy Redeemer, April 06, 2020 Read More »
Welcome to our Palm Sunday service! We might be sheltering in place, but we’re still celebrating Palm Sunday during this ongoing Easter season. Today’s worship service includes a performance of Walt Wangerin’s “Cry of the Whole Congregation,” a drama we perform every third year on Palm Sunday. Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, the drama portion
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Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, April 5th, is Palm Sunday. Feel free to parade around your neighborhood eating nachos and carrying a palm branch. Hope the neighbors don’t call the police. So, we have a new shelter-in-place order from the Alameda County Public Health Department that extends through May 3rd. It is stricter and more detailed with paragraphs,
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Happy April Fools’ Day, dear Fools of Christ, What’s the funniest way you were ever fooled on April 1st? Or how did you fool someone? When I was a kid, I was always in awe and excitement alike for this day. I prepared for it to fool my friends and family. And I usually forgot
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DEVOTIONS From Pastor Barbara, Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church, Newark, CA MARCH 30, 2020 –Dear Church,Then the LORD said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. 1 Exodus 16:4 Does anybody else feel like we’ve been sheltered in
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Service bulletin Please click here for a bulletin to follow along and participate in the worship service. Full worship service Choir anthem Children’s time Click here for a Children’s Time activity sheet. Click here for a Children’s Time coloring sheet. Bible reading and Sermon only Musical selections
Online worship service for March 29, 2020 Read More »
Reprinted with permission from kidsforpeaceglobal.org/COVID-19/ Put Our Peace Pledge Into Action I pledge to use my words to speak in a kind way. Sing a happy song! Go curbside caroling with your family; create a music video and share far and wide; sing from your window like the Italians, or simply sing along with the radio. List all
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Hi, Everybody: Yes, I’m still working from home (although the siren song of the television is awfully hard to resist). I hope the only way you’re going stir crazy is with a spoon while trying out some new recipes (i.e. cream of whatever-the-store-had-left). This Sunday, March 29, is the 5th Sunday in Lent. Once again there
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March 25, 2020 Good morning dear Saints of the Church, What are the burdens you have been carrying during the last weeks? Whose burdens are you taking upon yourself? The last days have felt like a month for me. And it’s only Wednesday. So much change, so much information. So many thoughts about how everyone
Message from Tri-City ELCA Pastor Tia Pelz, March 25, 2020 Read More »
