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New Worship Series: “Well, That Was Unexpected!”
Our lives have been disrupted and changed by this pandemic. It has affected our relationships, our families, our activities, and our schedules. For many, it has affected work and income, savings, and expenses. We are left unsure and unsettled about what the future will bring.
These are certainly unexpected changes in our lives. The year 2020 is unfolding in ways that none of us imagined when the year began. How do we respond to these unexpected times? What does it mean for us to confess that Jesus is Lord of All, including this situation, and to seek to follow Him?
We begin a new worship series this Sunday: “Well, That Was Unexpected!” We will be looking at people from the Bible whom God led in surprising and unexpected ways. Their entire world was turned upside down, leaving them disoriented and cut off from the way things used to be. What can we learn from their stories that helps us in living out our story today?
Streaming Worship for April 19: The Call of Abraham
This Sunday we focus on God’s call of Abram (Abraham). God called him to leave his family and his homeland and venture to a new place he had never seen before. Not only that, God called Abram to found a family through which all the nations of the world would be blessed. Well, that was unexpected! What is God saying to us today through the story of the call of Abram?
Please go to this page (https://stjohnslutheran.net/live-streaming-worship-at-st-johns/) for information regarding the services and to link to the live stream itself. For all our services, we encourage you to download the worship handout prior to the service. The handout contains the words to the hymns and songs, as well as the readings, and the other components of the service. The handout also describes how to worship the Lord with your offering.
Children’s Church for Parents to Lead at Home: Please go to the streaming page (https://stjohnslutheran.net/live-streaming-worship-at-st-johns/) to download this week’s home children’s church. Or click on this link. https://stjohnslutheran.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-Week-9-April-19-2020.pdf
The Lord’s Supper to be celebrated during the April 26 Service.
We will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper on April 26th in the same way that we did for the Maundy Thursday Service. Please to go this page on our website for information regarding Holy Communion at St. John’s during COVID-19, as well as how to prepare. https://stjohnslutheran.net/the-lords-supper-at-st-johns-during-the-covid-19-crisis/ Also, take a look at this video with an explanation by Pastor Mike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNK0XJhQzRQ
Did you miss a service? Scroll to the bottom of the streaming page (https://stjohnslutheran.net/live-streaming-worship-at-st-johns/) to find links to recordings of all our streaming services, as well as the handouts.
Mission India COVID 19 Relief. We have been partnering with Mission India for 12 years to bring the light of the Gospel to the people of India. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has brought about a humanitarian crisis in India as well, as millions of day laborers are unable to earn money to feed their families. The Mission India staff and ministry partners in India are seeking to bring relief to these people. For more information and to learn how you can partner in this work, please go https://missionindia.org/relief/?referral=RF2004.EP2
Easter Sunday Processional
Thank you to all who submitted photos for our virtual Palm Sunday processional. To view the processional, please click here.
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