Greetings,
The Thursday eMessage is
coming out a day early because Norma will be away for a few days starting
tomorrow. And this will be my last Sunday for a few weeks. I leave
for the North American Interfaith Network conference in Detroit on Aug 9.
I will be in Detroit for a few days, then I am going to Toronto for a few
days. Finally I will be coming back to St. Albert for a stay-cation with
my family. I am back in the office on Aug 26.
Sunday Worship
This Sunday
we are going back to the story of Jacob. In the passage for this Sunday,
Jacob wrestles with “someone.” In the course of the struggle Jacob is injured,
blessed, and given a new identity. Jacob does not give up the fight. He endures
the pain. In the end he prevails. My experience of our current
society is that we are constantly encouraged to avoid pain or struggle.
We must float through life in pain free ease. But we know that life is
not like that. There is pain and there are struggles. Are pain and
struggle signs of weakness and failure as today’s advertising would have us
believe, or are we being given an opportunity to work toward something
new? We will look at what Jacob does.
The reading
from the Gospel which I will focus on in the Time for All Ages is the story of
the Loaves and Fishes.
Time for All
Ages is called “Is it enough?” and my sermon is entitled, “Wrestling in Faith”
Weeding Bee
Tomorrow at 10:00 am. Come help weed the flower beds
and beautify the church. Bring sturdy gardening gloves and your favourite
weeding tools as well as a lunch. We will
enjoy some fellowship once the work is done. Everyone welcome!
Memorial for Carole
Hommersen
Some of you will know John
and Carole Hommersen. You may also know that Carole passed away on July
11. John has been in touch with me and we are planning a memorial for
Carole on Saturday, August 30 at 3:30 pm in the Lower Hall of the church.
The memorial will not be a “service” in the traditional sense. Carole
made a plan which John, their sons and I are going to follow as best we
can. John and Marian Tannahill are creating some “words of
remembrance” which will be shared during the memorial. If you have any
stories about Carole that you think might be shared (no garantees) please
contact Marian. Keep John, Paul and Sean in your prayers.
Children’s
Activity Packs in Church
Although
there is no Sunday School Program during the summer, we do hope that you and
your children still find the time to join us for worship on Sundays. We
will try to make the summer Services as “all age friendly” as possible.
But as a minister and father, I know that all people (and this includes adults
and children) are different and we won’t hit the mark with everyone all the
time. For the kids who may become a bit bored or restless, we have
activity packs available (ask a greeter.) These packs can be explored either in
the sanctuary or in the lounge. I am sorry we don’t have activity packs
for the adults, maybe you can share with one of the children. In the Activity Packs there will be colouring pages based on
the Sunday’s Bible readings. These can be taken home.
Spirit West
Prayer Chain
Spirit West has a
Prayer Chain, a group of people who have committed to continue our prayers of
concern from Sunday through the week. To be part of this ministry, email
your request to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com . You may also email a request for prayer to the same email
address. If you would prefer to talk to someone, you can call Marian T. at 780-487-2851
or Bonnie C. at 780-444-2230.
This
Week in the cycle of prayer of Edmonton Presbytery we pray
for
Ø A renewing and safe summer for all
Office Hours
Ø
Monday
to Friday 9:30 – 2:30
Ø Norma => 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Thursday
Ø Larry => 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Tuesday to Friday
Vacations
Ø Norma
=> July 31 – Aug 5
Ø Larry
=> Aug 9 – Aug 26
Hope to see you on Sunday,
Larry
(Rev.)
Larry K. Wright, CD, BA, MDiv
Minister
Spirit
West United Church
780-481-1406
Spiritwest.org
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