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Your weekly newsletter from Faith Church
July 4, 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FAITHOUGHTS Why I Worship by Sarah Cutcliffe I was recently asked, “Why do you attend worship?” I am not sure about you but I can’t say that I have given this much thought. The question made me reflect on why I find myself in the pew on Sunday morning. I was raised attending Sunday service with my family. My mom led the charge and set expectations that unless you were on your deathbed, you go to church. I have a fond memory of my cousin visiting and breaking his only pair of sandals right before we left for church. My cousin assumed that he wouldn’t be coming since he had no shoes. My mom surprised him by saying, “Jesus doesn’t care if you are barefoot.” He stood with our family barefoot that summer Sunday as I giggled at my mom’s conviction. Ritual has a powerful way of making us, in the best case feel at home, feel love & feel comfort. Worship keeps me feeling close to those I love as well as to past positive experiences. Besides connecting me to who I was, going to worship also helps me consider who I want to be. I can focus on prayers for others, on music that glorifies God, and on fellowship with the congregation. I also model behavior for my children. I want to instill in them what it means to be a part of a congregation and I can make church feel like an extension of home. I want them to learn why we worship, why we cherish sacraments and how our thoughts and actions touch other lives. When I sit in the pew I think about the Christian, mother, and community member I choose to be. Most importantly, I worship because it is a fundamental in my relationship with God. By showing up on Sunday, God and my community see that I prioritize my relationship with the Almighty. Just showing up isn’t enough to live up to the title of Christian but it is a foundation step. God is always is there for me. Coming to church to worship is a small way to reciprocate my love. Why do you attend worship? No matter your reason, know that you are loved by God and this community. Sarah Cutcliffe is a member of Faith. In her daily ministry she develops medical records systems at the University of Chicago. She’s at sarah.e.cutcliffe@gmail.com [mailto:sarah.e.cutcliffe@gmail.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summer Song Leaders
Join us at 9:00 am Sundays to practice songs to be sung in worship that day. Come every week or when you’re available. We will sit in pews during worship and come up to altar area to lead singing. Questions? Contact Rob Travis at rstravis@gmail.com or Jed Jedlicka at patorjed1981@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No book studies this week Groups resume the week of July 8. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VBS update and thank you! Thank you for a great two weeks of Vacation Bible School. Over 225 kids were in attendance, with more than 50 crew leaders, station leaders, other adult leaders. It wouldn’t happen without you! Thanks to all those who attended, helped, and gave. Bags of school supplies went to Aunt Martha’s this week and $550+ is on its way to moms and kids in Zambia for nutrition & health needs. You made a difference. God is good! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-9 Luke 9:51-62
In This Issue
Faithoughts Summer song leaders No book studies this week VBS updates Scripture Readings
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This week at Faith
Thursday Office closed Friday Office closed Saturday 9:00 Altar Preparation Sunday 7/7 9:30 Worship 7:15 NA Meeting Wednesday 7:00 “Belief” Bible Study I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serving on Sunday, July 7, 2019
Serving God in Worship at 9:30AM
Presiding Minister: Pastor Amy Wiegert Assisting Minister: Scott Showalter Children’s Message: Maria Arndt Lector: Karen Aronson Choir Director: Jeff Silhan Musician: Rob Travis Communion Deacons: Donna & Terry Norris Acolyte: Jake & Max Quirke Ushers: Lee Brauer & Tony Falvo Altar Attendants: Ruth Alpers & Noralee Sandala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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