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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!... He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. He casts forth His ice as fragments, Who can stand before His cold? He sends forth His word and melts them He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. -Psalm 147:12-18

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Oh what a celebra on it was! KŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϴƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ gathered for a celebra on as we marked the culmina on of our “Building the Kingdom” ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘ tĞ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĞĂů͕ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĞĚ ŝŶ ƐŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌĚ tes monies of lives that have been changed. dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ũŽLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂƐ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ tĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ƚƌƵƐƚ ĨƌŽŵ 'ŽĚ͘ 'ŽĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐ͘ Ɛ ƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ 'ŽĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ǁŝƐĞůLJ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ 'ŽĚ͘ 'ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ďƵƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ KǀĞƌ ϭϲϬ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ϳϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ǁŚŽ ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ƵƐ͘ / Ăŵ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ůĞĚ ƵƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ŝŶ ǁĞĞŬ ĚĂLJ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϯ ǁĞĞŬ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ŽǀĞƌ ΨϮϭϭ͕ϬϬϬ ŽĨ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĚĞďƚ ǁĂƐ ƉĂŝĚ Žī͘ dŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ ZĞĂůŝƚLJ ƚĞůůƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŶdžŝŽƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐƵĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂƐ ĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ƚĞůů ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŝŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ͘ ZĞĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůŝŬĞǁŝƐĞ ŽƵƌ ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ͘ LJ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůŝŐŶŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ 'ŽĚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ͕ ŶŽƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ďƵƚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ 'ŽĚ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞ ϮϬϬϵ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů WĞĂĐĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϲϬ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ During that me we have been collec ng data which puts the total amount of ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĚĞďƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉĂŝĚ Žī Ăƚ ũƵƐƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ψϵϲϭ͕ϬϬϬ͘ /Ŷ WƌŽǀĞƌďƐ ǁĞ ƌĞĂĚ ͙͘͞ƚŚĞ ďŽƌƌŽǁĞƌ ŝƐ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶĚĞƌ͘͟ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďƌĞĂŬ ƚŚĞ LJŽŬĞ ŽĨ ƐůĂǀĞƌLJ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŵ ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĚĞďƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐŝŶ Žƌ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƐĞůĮƐŚ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ͘ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĐĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŚŝƐ ŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐ͘ Thinking about reflec ons, this summer I had an incredible experience. I was par cipa ng in our Joyful :ƵďŝůĞĞ ĐĂŵƉ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ LJŽƵƚŚ͘ I was si'ng on the dock overlooking the lake at Camp Living Waters and the water was incredibly s ll and as the sun began to rise, on the water I saw the perfect reflec on of the surrounding hillside. The reflec on was picture perfect. ůů / ĐŽƵůĚ ĚŽ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ĂǁĞ͊ tĞ Ăůů ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ͘ Ƶƚ / ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĞůƉ ďƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚƵŵďůĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ 'ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ me, he calls me to be a reflec on of him to those around me. During our “Building the Kingdom” journey I have come to be,er understand God through his generosity. / haven’t been able to get out of my mind that fact that God has and con nues to be very generous, his grace, his mercy, his love, his gi/s abound! / ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞŵ͘ /Ŷ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ Ă decision to change my behavior and get myself to a place in life where those gi/s God has placed in my ŚĂŶĚƐ ĐĂŶ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŚŝƐ ŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŽŶ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂďŽƵƚ͘ It’s about changing selfish behaviors using God’s plan, so that our lives may be a be,er reflec on of 'ŽĚ͘ We have much to be thankful for as individuals and together as a congrega on. ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ͞ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐĚŽŵ͟ ƚŽŽŬ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƐŬ ŽĨ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ Ăƚ ǁĂLJƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ͕ ǁĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ƚŽ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ͘ tĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ǁĞƌĞ ŚƵŵďůĞĚ ďLJ ŽǀĞƌ ϱϬ н ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƵƐ ĂƐ a congrega on to be involved in. Ministries in which God’s grace, his mercy, his love, his gi/s abound! / stand in awe of lives that have been changed during our journey, I celebrate the tes monies of those who ŚĂǀĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ͘ I look forward to seeing the reflec on of God all around us. Oh what a celebra on our journey has been!

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food for thought…. ….a note from your Associate Pastor

ma on that God plans is not ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚǁĂƌƚĞĚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ lack of willpower or s ckͲƚŽͲŝƚͲ

veness. It will not be undone ďLJ ŽƵƌ ĚƌĂŐŐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĨĞĞƚ Žƌ ge$ng too busy. God has plans ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ͘ ϭϴ ŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ƵƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƵŶǀĞŝůĞĚ ĨĂĐĞƐ͕ EŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŵĞĂŶ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ĂƐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚͲ ǁĞ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŝŶ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵŝƌƌŽƌ͕ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ͘ tĞ ĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJ ĚŽ͖ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŽĨ ŐůŽƌLJ ƚŽ ĂŶͲ ŽƚŚĞƌ͖ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͘ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ŽƌŝŶŝƚŚŝĂŶƐ ϯ͗ϭϴ placed us in crea on for a purtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ EĞǁ ƉŽƐĞ͘ tŚĞŶ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ƚŽ 'ŽĚ ĂƐ zĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĨĂĚŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵŽƌLJ͕ / ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶLJ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ƉůĂĐĞ 'ŽĚ of us made resolu ons? Even ĂŶĚ Ă ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŚŝƐ ǁŝůů Ăƚ ŽƵƌ more interes ng, would be to ĐĞŶƚĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ŬŶŽǁ ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůͲ ǁŝƚŚ ŚƌŝƐƚ͕ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƌĞŝŐŶ ƌĞĂĚLJ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŽƵƌ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ ^ƵƌĞ͕ ǁĞ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚ resolu on? That seems to be ƚŚĞ ƚƌŽƵďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƵƉ ƌŽĂĚďůŽĐŬƐ͖ ǁĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ĚŽĚŐĞ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶ ĨŽƌ ĂǁŚŝůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƵŶͲ resolu ons; other than being a like that resolu on we made, quaint tradi on, they don’t 'ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵƉ ŽŶ ƵƐ͕ ĞǀͲ seem to have much s cking Ğƌ͘ ƉŽǁĞƌ͘ WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ^Ž ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁĞ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ of those resolu ons that we ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞ͕ ŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ŝŶ ŝƚ ŝŶƐŽŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ĮŶĚ ƐŽ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ďƌĞĂŬ͕ / ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĚŽ͘ /͛ŵ ŝĨ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ďŽůĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ make a resolu on that has life ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĂĚĂŐĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŶLJ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĚĂŝůLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ / ĂůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĞīĞĐƚƐ͘ / ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ŝĨ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞ ŝƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ůŝĨĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ƉƵƚ ŽƵƌ ǁŚŽůĞ ĨĂŝƚŚ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŽŽ͘ selves into a resolu on of the Ƶƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶŽƚĂďůĞ ĚŝǀŝŶĞ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ƐŽƌƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͖ ƚŚĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŝƐ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ LJĞĂƌ͕ / ŝŶǀŝƚĞ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞ Ă different kind of resolu on. I ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͘ tŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ƌĞͲ ƐŽůǀĞƐ͕ 'ŽĚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘ tĞ Ăŵ ŶŽƚ ƐƵƌĞ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵƌƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŵŝŐŚƚ ůŽŽŬ claim our faith as gi , not by ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ͗ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĚŽŝŶŐ͕ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ĂƐ Ă Ğ ŝƚ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽƵƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽůLJ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͘ /ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ͕ ǁŝůů ^Ž ǁŚĞŶ 'ŽĚ ůŽŽŬƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌͲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ĚĂLJ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͕ ƐƚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚ 'ŽĚ ŝŶ ƉƌĂLJĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ

ĚŽŝŶŐ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ƐŝŐŶŝĮͲ ĐĂŶĐĞ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ ďĞ ŝƚ ƌĞͲ ƐŽůǀĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ / ǁŝůů ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŵLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐĞƌŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ / Ăŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŵLJ ǁŝůů Žƌ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ǁŝůů͘ / ƌĞƐŽůǀĞ ƚŽ ƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ ŵLJ ůŝĨĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵLJ ůŝĨĞ ǁŝůů ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉŽƵƌĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ŵĞ͘ / ǁŝůů ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ǁĂLJ Ăƚ all mes that people look at me ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚ͘ / ǁŝůů ĂůůŽǁ Ăůů ĨĂĐĞƚƐ ŽĨ ŵLJ ůŝĨĞ͕ ŵLJ ƐĂǀŝŶŐ͕ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƉůĂLJ͕ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶͲ versa on with others, to have 'ŽĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ĨŽĐƵƐ͘ / ƌĞͲ ƐŽůǀĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵďůLJ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůůLJ ƐĞƌǀĞ 'ŽĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵLJ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŝŶŐ͘ dĂůů ŽƌĚĞƌ͍ zĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝĨ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŽƌƚ ŽĨ ĐŽǀĞŶĂŶƚ͕ ƐŽŵĞ sort of resolu on in your life, ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ LJŽƵƌ Ăůů͘ /ƚ ŝƐ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ͕ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƌĞ͘ Ƶƚ ǁĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƚƌĞĂƚ ŝƚ ůŝŬĞ Ă ͞ƐŚŽƵůĚ͕͟ ďƵƚ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ă ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ůŽǀĞ͕ Ă ͞ŐĞƚ ƚŽ͟ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ͘ /ƚ ŵĂLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͕ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ 'ŽĚ͘ / ǁŝƐŚ ũŽLJ͕ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ LJĞĂƌ͕ ďƵƚ ŵŽƌĞƐŽ͕ / ǁŝƐŚ LJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͘ ŶĚ ŵĂLJ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ŐƵĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝŶĚƐ ŝŶ Christ Jesus un l He comes in Ăůů ,ŝƐ ŐůŽƌLJ͘ ĞŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ͕

giving is in our nature... /Ĺś KĆľĆŒ &Ä‚ĹľĹ?ůLJ

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^LJžƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽ :Ĺ˝ ŜŜ /ĹśĹ?ÄžÄ?ĆŒĹ?Ĺ?ĆšĆ?ŽŜ Ç ĹšĹ˝Ć?Äž ŚƾĆ?Ä?ĂŜĚ ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻÄš ƉĂĆ?Ć?ĞĚ Ä‚Ç Ä‚Ç‡Í˜ ^LJžƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽ DÄ‚ĆŒĹ?Ĺ?Äž ÄžŜŜÄžĆŒ whose sister Ruth Sku passed Ä‚Ç Ä‚Ç‡Í˜ ^LJžƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨÄ‚ĹľĹ?ůLJ ŽĨ Äš <ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ÄžĆŒÍ• ŽĨ dĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ?ƚLJ͛Ć? Ä?ůĞĂŜĹ?ĹśĹ? Ć?ƚĂč͕ Ç ĹšĹ˝ ƉĂĆ?Ć?ĞĚ Ä‚Ç Ä‚Ç‡ ÄžÄ?ĞžÄ?ÄžĆŒ ĎŻĆŒÄšÍ˜ ^LJžƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨÄ‚ĹľĹ?ůLJ ŽĨ ZĹ?Ä?ĹšÄ‚ĆŒÄš DÄ? ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻÄš Ç ĹšĹ˝ ƉĂĆ?Ć?ĞĚ Ä‚Ç Ä‚Ç‡ ÄžÄ?ĞžÄ?ÄžĆŒ ĎŽĎ´ĆšĹšÍ˜ ^LJžƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Ä‚Ĺś WĨĆŒĆľÄžĹśÄšÄžĆŒ Ç ĹšĹ˝Ć?Äž Ä?ĆŒĹ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒÍ• ŽŜ ƉĂĆ?Ć?ĞĚ Ä‚Ç Ä‚Ç‡Í˜ ^LJžƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽ ZĹ?Ä?Ĺš ,ĞůůĹ?ĹśĹ? Ç ĹšĹ˝Ć?Äž žŽĆšĹšÄžĆŒÍ• ZƾƚŚ ,ĞůůĹ?ĹśĹ? ƉĂĆ?Ć?ĞĚ Ä‚Ç Ä‚Ç‡Í˜ Bap zed were Ayla Mazie tĹ˝ĆŒĆšĹšÍ• ĚĂƾĹ?ĹšĆšÄžĆŒ ŽĨ ĆŒĹ?Ä? ĂŜĚ <ÄžĆŒĆŒĹ? tĹ˝ĆŒĆšĹš ĂŜĚ ĞĂƾ DĹ?Ä?ŚĂĞů ĂŜĚ DÄ‚Ć?ŽŜ :ĂžĞĆ? ĹśÄšÄžĆŒĆ?Í• Ć?ŽŜĆ? ŽĨ <ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?Ĺ? ĂŜĚ ,ÄžĹ?ÄšĹ? ĹśÄšÄžĆŒĆ?͘ Bap zed was Hayley Grace <ĹŻÄžĹ?Ŝ͕ ĚĂƾĹ?ĹšĆšÄžĆŒ ŽĨ :Ĺ˝Ć?Ĺš <ĹŻÄžĹ?Ĺś ĂŜĚ ƾĞLJ ^ŽŽŏͲ>Ä‚ÄžÇ Í˜ Bap zed was Zachary Mark 'ĆŒÄ‚Ä?Ĺ?Ä‚Ć?Í• Ć?ŽŜ ŽĨ DÄ‚ĆŒĹŹ ĂŜĚ dĹ?čĂŜLJ 'ĆŒÄ‚Ä?Ĺ?Ä‚Ć?͘ Married were Dawn To en and :ŽŚŜ 'ƾĞĆ?ĆšÍ˜

/Ĺś žĞžŽĆŒÇ‡ ŽĨ Ä‚ĆŒŽůLJŜ >ÄžÇ ÄžĆŒĆš ĨŽĆŒ DÄžžŽĆŒĹ?Ä‚ĹŻĆ? ĂŜĚ Gi s Ĺ˝Ä? ĂŜĚ ĹśĹ?ƚĂ WĹšĹ?ĹŻĹŻĹ?ƉĆ? ŽŜ ĂŜĚ DĞůŽĚLJ tĹ?ĹŻĆ?ŽŜ Ç Ĺ?Ĺ?Śƚ ĂŜĚ >Ĺ?ŜĚĂ tĹ?ĹŻĹŻĹ?Ä‚ĹľĆ? /Ĺś DÄžžŽĆŒÇ‡ ŽĨ Ä‚ĆŒŽůLJŜ >ÄžÇ ÄžĆŒĆš ĨŽĆŒ ^ƉĞÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ĹŻ EĞĞĚĆ? EĹ˝ĆŒÄžÄžĹś Ä?ĹŹÄž /Ĺś DÄžžŽĆŒÇ‡ ŽĨ EĹ˝ĆŒĹľÄ‚Ĺś Íž:ŽĞͿ Ĺ˝ĆŒĹś ĨŽĆŒ DÄ‚ĆŒĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺ?Äž DĹ?ĹśĹ?Ć?ĆšĆŒÇ‡ &ƾŜÄš dÄžĆŒĆŒÇ‡ ĂŜĚ 'Ä‚Ĺ?ĹŻ DĹ?ĹśÄžĆŒ /Ĺś ,ŽŜŽĆŒ ŽĨ dĞĚ DÄ? ĆŒĹ?ĚĞ ĨŽĆŒ ÄšƾůĆš DĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ 'ĆŒŽƾƉ <Ĺ?ĆŒĹŹ ĂŜĚ ^ĂŜĚLJ ,ĂǀĞů Ĺ˝Ä? ĂŜĚ :ƾĚLJ >ŽŽžĹ?Ć? /Ĺś ,ŽŜŽĆŒ ŽĨ :ƾĚLJ ĹśĹ?ÄžĆŒ ĨŽĆŒ ÄšƾůĆš DĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ 'ĆŒŽƾƉ dĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ?ƚLJ͛Ć? ŚĂŜÄ?Ğů ŚŽĹ?ĆŒ Ĺ?Ĺś apprecia on for her enthusiasm and dedica on Ä‚Ć? ƚŚĞĹ?ĆŒ ĹŻĹ?Ä?ĆŒÄ‚ĆŒĹ?Ä‚ĹśÍ˜ /Ĺś DÄžžŽĆŒÇ‡ ŽĨ &ĆŒĹ?ĆšÇŒ tĹ?ĹŻĹŻÄžĆŒĆšÇŒ for Memorial and Gi Fund DÄ‚ĆŒÇ‡ ŜŜÄž ĞůĹ?Ć?Ä‚ĆŒĹ?Ĺ˝ /Ĺś DÄžžŽĆŒÇ‡ ŽĨ ZĹ?Ä?ĹšÄ‚ĆŒÄš DÄ? ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻÄš ĨŽĆŒ KĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺś ZĞƉĂĹ?ĆŒ &ƾŜÄš EĹ˝ĆŒÄžÄžĹś Ä?ĹŹÄž

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dŚĂŜŏ LJŽƾ͙͘ Dear Friends, Thank you so much for the donation of paper products and cleaning items for Foelling House. We really appreciate your generosity Foelling residents and Staff. Dear Members and Friends of Trinity Lutheran Church, On behalf of our Midland County Head Start, staff, children and families; THANK YOU for your kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity during the Christmas Season. Thanks for the warm hats, mittens and gloves. They will surely be put to good use. Special THANK YOU to the individuals and groups that adopted a Head Start family for Christmas. Once Again, a Great Big THANK YOU! Sincerely, NEMCSA Head Start Staff, children and families. Dear Friends,, Our clients have the strength to change their lives, together we have the power to help them! Thank you for your gift of $85, from the Little Bit More Store, to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Shelterhouse). Your financial suppor t helps us build healthy relations ships, strong families and safe communities. Thank you! Sharon Mor tensen, Executive Dir.

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Men’s Breakfast All Men are invited to join us for Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, February 11, from 8:30-10:00 am. in the Gathering Room. Come for great food and fellowship. Women’s Ministry Mark your calendars on February 12th for Community CPR and a Valentine’s craft. More details soon! Wednesday Bible Study...Are you an early riser? If so, why not join us at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesdays in the Conference Room for Lectionary Bible Study. The lectionary readings are discussed and there is always plenty of coffee. This week’s readings are Deuteronomy 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 and Mark 1:21-28.

In news from the ELCA, Trinity has supported Be e McCrandall through our DŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ &ƵŶĚ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŶŝĐĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ůŽǀĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŽŽ͗

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just wondering... :ƵƐƚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ͞ŵƵĚĚŝŶŐ͘͟ dŚĞ ĐƌĂĨƚƐŵĞŶ ;ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĞŶͿ ǁŚŽ ĚŽ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ŶĞǁ Žƌ ƌĞŵŽĚĞůĞĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ Ă ƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŵƵĚĚŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞLJ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ŵƵƐŚLJ͕ ƉůĂƐƚĞƌͲůŝŬĞ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ Ĩŝůů ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞǁ ŚŽůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĂĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞǀŝĐĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĂŶĚĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĂŝŶƚŝŶŐ͘ DƵĚĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ Ă ƚŝŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ĚƵƐƚLJ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ DƵĚĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨŝŶĂů ďĞĂƵƚLJ ŽĨ Ă ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŵĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ Ă ĐƌĂĨƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĞLJĞ͕ ƐƚĞĂĚLJ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽƵĐŚ͘ DƵĚĚŝŶŐ ůĞǀĞůƐ ƵŶĞǀĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ DƵĚĚŝŶŐ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƐ ƌŽƵŐŚ ũŽŝŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚŐĞƐ͘ DƵĚĚŝŶŐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ŵŝƐĐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ǁĂůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĂŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĨŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚ͘ Ɛ ŽŶĞ ͞ŵƵĚĚĞƌ͟ ƚŽůĚ ŵĞ͕ ͞DƵĚĚŝŶŐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ƐŝŶƐ͘͟ / ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝďůŝĐĂů ƋƵŽƚĞ ŝŶ ϭ WĞƚĞƌ ϰ͗ϴ͕ ͞>ŽǀĞ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ƐŝŶƐ͘͟ ; ŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͶ/ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƚŽ ĨŝŶĚ ŽƵƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƋƵŽƚĞ ǁĂƐ͘Ϳ dŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ŽĨ WĞƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚůLJ ǀĞƌLJ ĚǀĞŶƚ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ͘ ͞dŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌ͖ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŬĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƉƌĂLJĞƌƐ͘ ďŽǀĞ Ăůů͕ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ĨŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ƐŝŶƐ͙͘ƐĞƌǀĞ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŐŝĨƚ

ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ LJŽƵ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ͘͟ Ɛ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ Ă ƌĞŵŽĚĞůŝŶŐ ŵŽĚĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ :ƵƐƚ ĂƐ ŵƵĚĚŝŶŐ ŐĞƚƐ Ă ƌŽŽŵ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘ ŶĚ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ / ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĨŝŶĂů ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďLJ deplore the mess and clu er and ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ͕ disrup on of normalcy, I have to ƐŽ ůŽǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂĚŵŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ / ĞŶũŽLJ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌƵĞ ŐĞƚƐ ƵƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ĨŝŶĂů ŐůŽƌLJ cra smen at work (and one ďLJ ĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ͞ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ͟ Ăůů ǁŽŵĂŶͶŵLJ ďƌŝĚĞͿ͘ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŵĂƌ ŽƵƌ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵLJ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬŚŽĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐƵLJƐ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŚƌŝƐƚ͘ ŶĚ ǁĞ ĚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŵĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐŽŶƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨŝŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ founda on and stonework, the ŽǁŶ ƐŝŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ďĞĞŶ ĚƌLJͲǁĂůůĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ďLJ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƵŶĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ĐĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ĂƐ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĐĂďŝŶĞƚƐ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ďŝƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ :ĞƐƵƐ͘ ŵĂŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŵŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ WĞƚĞƌ ƚĂůŬƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŐŝĨƚƐ ŝŶ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞ ĮŶŝƐŚ ǁŽŽĚ ǁŽƌŬ ʹ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ it was fascina ng for me ƚŚŝƐ ůŽǀŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĨĨ͘ ƚŽ ǁĂƚĐŚ͘ WƌŽďĂďůLJ ŶĚ ǁĞ ĚŽ ƚŚŝƐ tĞ ĂƌĞ ďŽŵďĂƌĚĞĚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / Ăŵ ĨŝŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƐ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJ ĂďŽƵƚ ŐŝĨƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝĨƚ dysfunc onal. ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĂLJƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƐŝŶƐ WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ǁĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌĚƐ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ďĞ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ďLJ that the diversity of gi s ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ is God’s plan for crea on ďĞĞŶ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŐŝĨƚƐ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽĨĨĞƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďĞĞŶ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ;ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ͕ over that crea on. ƵŶĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƉĞĂĐĞ͕ WĂƵů͛Ɛ ǁŽƌĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ͕ ƐĞůĨͲ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ŽƌŝŶƚŚŝĂŶƐ ƌŝŶŐ ƚƌƵĞ͕ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ ŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐ ͞/ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚLJ ĚŽĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǀĞͿ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŐŚ ĞĚŐĞƐ ƐŵŽŽƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ďƵƚ ŽĨ ŵĂŶLJ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽƚ ŚŽůĞƐ ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ĨŝůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĂLJ͕ ͚/Ĩ / Ăŵ ŶŽƚ Ă ŚĂŶĚ͕ / ŐƌĂĐĞ͘ ŶĚ ĚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŝƚŚ ũŽLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚLJ͙ ƚŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / Ăŵ ŶŽƚ ĂŶ ĞLJĞ͕ / ĚŽ ŶŽƚ >ŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚLJ͕͛ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƵƌŐĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĂŶLJ ůĞƐƐ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĂLJƐ͕ ĂŶĚ / ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ ďŽĚLJ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ďŽĚLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĂŶ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ĞLJĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ďĞ͍ 'ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ďLJ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ďŽĚLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ͕ ŵƵĚĚŝŶŐ͘ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƐŵĞůů ďĞ͍ Ƶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ͕ 'ŽĚ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ WĂƐƚŽƌ <ŝƌŬ ,ĂǀĞů͕ ZĞƚ͕͘ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚLJ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƐ 'ŽĚ ĐŚŽƐĞ͘͟ ;ZĞĂĚ Ăůů ŽĨ DŽƌĞ :h^d tKE Z/E'͙͘​͘ ϭ ŽƌŝŶƚŚŝĂŶƐ ϭϮ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͘Ϳ dŚĞ ďŽĚLJ ŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ƚŚĞ Just wondering about cra smen. ŽĚLJ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚ ʹ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ĂŶĚ

ϵ we, by bap sm, are the members of it and some of us have the gi ŽĨ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƵī͖ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂǀĞ the gi of stringing together ǁŽƌĚƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ Ă ƐĞƌŵŽŶ͖ ƐŽŵĞ have the gi to heal diseases and ƐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ĐĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ͖ ƐŽŵĞ ĐĂŶ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶƚ ƐĞĞĚƐ͖ ƐŽŵĞ ĐĂŶ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ͖ ƐŽŵĞ ĐĂŶ ƚĞĂĐŚ͖ ƐŽŵĞ ĐĂŶ ĮŐŚƚ ĮƌĞƐ͕ ǁĂƐŚ ŇŽŽƌƐ͕ ĐŽŽŬ meals; some have the gi to ŝŶǀĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŽ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĚĞĂůƐ͖ ƐŽŵĞ ĐĂŶ͙LJŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ͘ For the crea on to work as God ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͕ ǁĞ Ăůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƌ gi s and use them with passion ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ believe any one gi has more ǀĂůƵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ ƐŝŐŚƚ͘ / ĚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂƐƐŝŐŶƐ more value to some gi s than to others (e.g., athle c ability.) It’s ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ͘ ^Ž͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐƵŵďĞŶƚ ŽŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽĚLJ ƚŽ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ƐŶĂƉ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝŶƐƚƌĂƉ ĂŶĚ ŐŽ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ƐĞƌǀĞ 'ŽĚ and God’s people, and crea on ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ A new year is a good me to, if need be, rethink your gi and LJŽƵƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ͘ 'Ğƚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ͲͲ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ is thrilled and suppor ve, and LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨƵůĮůůĞĚ͘ WĂƐƚŽƌ <ŝƌŬ ,ĂǀĞů͕ ZĞƚ͕͘

/ ĚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂƐƐŝŐŶƐ ŵŽƌĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŝĨƚƐ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ĂƚŚůĞƚŝĐ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘Ϳ

What is this thing called the Congregational meeting and why should I be there? Did I sign up for this when I became a member? Can't the council just figure this stuff out? All of these ques ons are things that ŵŝŐŚƚ ŐŽ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ LJŽƵƌ ŵŝŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ hear that the mee ng has been ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚ͕ ďƵƚ ŚŽŶĞƐƚůLJ͕ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ / ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ďŝďůŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ΗŵŝƐƐŝŽŶΗ ǁĞ ĐĂůů ŽƵƌ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ Lutheran Church. Direc on is a good ƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶĐŝůΖƐ ũŽď͘​͘​͘ƚŽ suggest the direc on, but it is our job as a congrega on to step forward and join together to move in a direc on. We need to pray as a congrega on ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŚƵƌĐŚΖƐ direc on to be, what we can do as a congrega on for our community and ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƵƐ ĚŽ͍ dŚĞ ĐŽƵŶĐŝů ƉƌĂLJƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞLJ ŵĂŬĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƵƐ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ďƵƐLJ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ǁĞĞŬƐ͕ ƉŝĐŬ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ WƌĂLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ been nominated for posi ons in the ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ direc on from God for our Trinity >ƵƚŚĞƌĂŶ ŚƵƌĐŚ͘ dƌƵƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ǁŝůů ůĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ decisions, come to the mee ng ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ >ƵƚŚĞƌĂŶ ŚƵƌĐŚ͘ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϲƚŚ͕ ϮϬϭϭ Ăƚ ϭϬ͗ϬϬ Ăŵ͘ dŚĞ ĐŝŶŶĂŵŽŶ ƌŽůůƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂĚĚĞĚ en cement.

tŽƌĚ ŽĨ dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ WĂƐƚŽƌƐ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĨ gra tude for your many gi s and gree ngs during ŽƵƌ ĂĚǀĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ celebra on, Pastor Gerald ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ WĂƐƚŽƌ ŚƵĐŬ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚ LJŽƵƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ con nue to be humbled ďLJ LJŽƵƌ ŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͘

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& d dh ^ z /^ & Zh Zz Ϯϭ͊ The Trinity Youth Program is hos ng our Second Annual Pancake Supper! Last LJĞĂƌ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ǁĂŝƚ ƚŽ ŇŝƉ ƉĂŶĐĂŬĞƐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͙ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͕ ƐƚŽƉ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͘ Suggested dona on is $5 and there are plenty of pancakes, sausage, and a whole ƚĂďůĞ ŽĨ ƉĂŶĐĂŬĞ ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐ͊ ŝŶŶĞƌ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ϱͲϴƉŵ͊ tĞ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ LJŽƵ ƚŚĞƌĞ͊

around the church Join us for Adult Christian Education Offerings at the 10:00 am Sunday School hour Revolutionary Parenting Based on the book by George Barna, Led by Kurt Faust Everyone has their ideas and opinions when it comes to parenting, but what kind of parenting is it that can best help your children become the people God intends for them to be. Come and share in this countercultural method of raising children. Whether you are struggling or have already “been there, done that" come and share your stories and gain support. Book and workbook will be available in class. Today’s Scripture Readings Come explore the lessons for today and discover insights into scripture. The discussion will explore the lectionary readings and help you to read it with a fresh perspective. God with Us Exploring Biblical Concepts in the Gospel of Matthew led by Pastors. This study will discuss the issues of Mission, Worship, Stewardship and Social Justice from the perspective of the Gospel writer. Beth Moore-Inheritance* Women’s Video Bible Study led by Leslie Benner and Teri O’Neil Join the ladies for some lively and engaging conversation. *This study will also be offered on Tuesday evenings @ 7:00pm. Men Welcome too! Biblical Budgeting And Other Practical Matters FPU Graduates... I hope our classes have gotten you on your way to Financial

Peace. During the course we hit on many areas that I know many of us would like to talk about and hear from others how they actually plan and figure out their budget, use the envelop system, pay off debt using the debt snowball , evaluate Insurances and Retirement planning and investments. Come and ask questions from others. We learn from one another. Maybe you would like to dig a little deeper into the spiritual implications of Financial Peace in a small group setting, join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00am in the Old Sunday School classrooms. (Downstairs)E..Follow the FPU Dave Ramsey sign. This is a great opportunity to discover God’s plan for us as it is revealed in Scripture. Class will be led by Pastor Gerald, guest speakers from areas of expertise and other FPU leaders.

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Sunday School Project The 4th grade class is starting an on-going service project, collecting lightly loved or new stuffed animals. Decorated barrels are under the Sunday School bulletin board at the bottom of the central stairs (by the pop machine) and by the 4th grade classroom. The stuffed animals will be distributed to local charities and service organizations, such as Shelter house, police station, and fire station. We have no end date at this time, and the animals will be taken to these organizations as they are collected. The students will be involved in sorting the animals and have opportunities to deliver them if families would like to volunteer to do so. Thank you for your support - We are excited͊

Ash Wednesday February 22, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time when we stop and assess how we’re doing in our walk with God. Lent helps us identify spiritual areas in which we can grow and sinful areas that we need to avoid. To repent, put simply, means to turn away from sin and turn toward God. We use ashes as an outward expression of our need to begin again. Ashes are a sign of physical death, as in “ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” We began as dust (a joyless and lifeless existence), and our bodies will return to dust until we are raised up by Christ. By receiving ashes and keeping them on, we publicly proclaim our intent to die to our worldly desires and live even more in Christ’s image, which we focus on during the season of “rebirth” that is Lent (a Latin term for “Spring” Our Services for Ash Wednesday will be: 7:00am, 12:00 noon, and 7:00pm.

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