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We Are Church“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.” ( Acts 18:9)
This month I have been teaching a 5 week course for the Diakonia program called Christianity in a Lutheran Key. I love this course as it contains all the very truisms of the Lutheran faith as far as why we exist as Lutherans. One of the books that I have for required reading is Pastor Kelly Fryer’s book, “Reclaiming the “L” word.” From what I understand, Pastor David Pavesic used this book for a congregational study several years ago. It is a wonderful book to learn why we are the church. One of things we discussed in our class this past week is the idea that vital congregations know they don’t exist to meet their own needs… churches exist for the other. Have you ever thought about church that way or do you look at the church experience as a way to meet your own needs? ...... |
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Never Forget"Never forget." That was the mantra immediately following the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, a day that certainly remains dark for millions of Americans even as we observed the 24th anniversary this week. We should never forget. But we should also always remember what happened immediately after: sympathy and kindness shown to relatives of those injured and killed, communities coming together, a sense of national unity, a pause (however brief) in coarse national discourse, charities and churches rushing to provide aid, a renewed effort to try to gain a better understanding of conditions around the world. There is no better example of the kindness and charity shown on 9/11 than the acts of approximately 10,000 residents of the tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland. They went well beyond the call to provide housing, food, medical care, veterinary services, fellowship, for the nearly 6,800 passengers and the crews of 38 planes forced to land at their local airport when American airspace was closed.... |
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Manna Bags/GRACE centerThe packing of nearly 500 manna bags a week ago is the latest wonderful news involving Beautiful Savior's GRACE Center. Some numbers and background from the past year provided by Andy Anderson, the congregation council's vice president, go-to man and overseer of the Center: 2,100+ manna bags distributed through Beautiful Savior, DES (Cup of Cold Water) and CAP 43 times toiletries/ clothes have been given out from church 28 times clothes have been donated to various agencies, including Marana Family Resource Center, Salvation Army, and Goodwill. The GRACE Center supports.... |
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Children's Corner needs volunteersWe need people to devote one Sunday every eight weeks to teach in our Children's Corner. If you think you might be interested, but not quite ready to commit, please feel free to observe. We all value our young families, and they appreciate our work with their kids. There are many resources to help you succeed- see a partial list below. Thanks! Toby, Louise, Brenda, Mary, Lila, Judy Our current CC Team |
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Upcoming EventsSunday, Sept. 14—Bible Study in the conference room after worship. Tuesday, Sept. 16—Start bringing in your donations for the rummage sale, during office hours, 9am-3pm. Tuesday, Sept. 16—Monopoly Games Day at 1pm in the Luther Room. Join in the fun this month as we play Cat-opoly and Route 66-opoly. These non-competitive, abbreviated, hilarious, and educational versions will surprise and delight you! Thursday, Sept. 18—Choir rehearsal at 7pm. Chancel Choir is in need of male singers (tenors and basses)! Anyone who is interested in singing is welcome to join and you don’t need to know how to read music. Email jameshiggs@beautifulsavior.net with any questions.
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Sunday WorshipWelcome into our community today as we seek to follow the one who gathers us. We gather in the unity of Christ and are all invited to the Lord’s Table. He is the host —we are all guests. We celebrate that Jesus came to us and continues to come to us. In faith we receive the body and blood of our Lord and Savior. We believe that he did this “for you.” Join us in-person, on Facebook Live at Beautifulsaviortucson, and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88641186563 Meeting ID: 886 4118 6563 and Passcode: 188820 |
