Dear Saints!
We will have a Lenten Study beginning after worship this Sunday and ending after worship on Palm/Passion Sunday. I will bring a light soup and salad this Sunday to kick us off. We will study the new book by Michael Lindvall, titled Knowing God's Triune Story. Michael Lindvall is a Presbyterian pastor and also an accomplished author, perhaps best known for his book, The Good News From North Haven: A Year in the Life of a Small Town.
Lindvall's new book, Knowing God's Triune Story, is our PC(USA) Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow's choice for Lenten Study for 2010.
Please pass this information on to those who do not have email or who you know do not check their email regularly.
I look forward to seeing everyone in worship on Sunday, and seeing those who are able to join us in our Lenten Study after worship.
All God's Good Gifts!
Rebecca
Friday, February 19, 2010
More Information about Our Lenten Study
Hi Again,
Here is more information about the Lenten Study book we will be using. Hope you can join us.
Rev. Rebecca
Join the many Presbyterian churches across the country participating in the Moderator’s 2010 Lenten Study. Knowing God’s Triune Story, by Michael Lindvall, tells the story of our Maker. It examines why the Trinity consists of three persons and reflects on how true knowledge of the Trinity affects our relationship with God.
Praise for Knowing God’s Triune Story from Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow
218th General Assembly Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow says: "What a wonderful read from Michael Lindvall this Lenten season! Knowing God’s Triune Story: The Moderator’s 2010 Lenten Study unlocks the Trinity from the church’s abstractions by interpreting it as a short-hand symbol for the long narrative of God. Lindvall examines how the three persons of the Trinity form the unity of God’s embrace of humanity. This 2010 Lenten devotional builds a strong foundation in knowing the story of God and I would recommend it be part of your congregation’s spiritual discipline in preparation for Resurrection Day."
— Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow
Here is more information about the Lenten Study book we will be using. Hope you can join us.
Rev. Rebecca
Join the many Presbyterian churches across the country participating in the Moderator’s 2010 Lenten Study. Knowing God’s Triune Story, by Michael Lindvall, tells the story of our Maker. It examines why the Trinity consists of three persons and reflects on how true knowledge of the Trinity affects our relationship with God.
Praise for Knowing God’s Triune Story from Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow
218th General Assembly Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow says: "What a wonderful read from Michael Lindvall this Lenten season! Knowing God’s Triune Story: The Moderator’s 2010 Lenten Study unlocks the Trinity from the church’s abstractions by interpreting it as a short-hand symbol for the long narrative of God. Lindvall examines how the three persons of the Trinity form the unity of God’s embrace of humanity. This 2010 Lenten devotional builds a strong foundation in knowing the story of God and I would recommend it be part of your congregation’s spiritual discipline in preparation for Resurrection Day."
— Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Good Mourning
The grief hit me yesterday and hit me hard. It took the form of an ache in my neck and shoulder. Although the physical pain is gone today, the emotional residue is still present. I'm feeling very "serious" and vaguely disappointed, without a known cause. And I am preoccupied, distracted, forgetful.
I need to pay attention to my grief, to engage in "good mourning" as my friend, Allan Cole, professor at Austin Seminary puts it. I've ordered a couple of extra copies of his book by the same name for us to pass around during this time of loss.
One of the most powerful things Professor Cole says in his book is that whenever someone we love dies, it brings back to us all the other losses we have suffered in our life. I think this is where that sense of preoccupation comes for me. I know I've lost, more than once, and I become, literally, scattered.
We all need time to collect ourselves after we lose someone we love. How long will this take? I don't know, but I am going to make an effort to listen extra closely to myself and to God during this time and to you all. I encourage you to listen and talk with one another, too.
I need to pay attention to my grief, to engage in "good mourning" as my friend, Allan Cole, professor at Austin Seminary puts it. I've ordered a couple of extra copies of his book by the same name for us to pass around during this time of loss.
One of the most powerful things Professor Cole says in his book is that whenever someone we love dies, it brings back to us all the other losses we have suffered in our life. I think this is where that sense of preoccupation comes for me. I know I've lost, more than once, and I become, literally, scattered.
We all need time to collect ourselves after we lose someone we love. How long will this take? I don't know, but I am going to make an effort to listen extra closely to myself and to God during this time and to you all. I encourage you to listen and talk with one another, too.
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