Welcome to Christ Lutheran e-news, a weekly electronic newsletter which highlights programs and activities of our congregation. Feel free to .
 
The building is closed but the church is not! September 13 is "God's Work, Our Hands" Sunday, and our hands and feet and voices proclaim God's gracious reign in as many places as we are scattered. Choose a project, do your part, and take a selfie to encourage others. 

Stumped for an idea? See the September Reporter. Need someone else to take your picture? Contact Celeste Larson.
   
 
 
Next Thursday evening September 10 you're invited to a virtual Agape Feast. Prepare a (really) simple meal, then join your siblings in Christ for a time of holy conversation, with prayer, song, and poetry. See the September Reporter for details.
Music Notes
Tom Berryman, Music Director
Come early this Sunday to hear a beautiful setting of the African-American spiritual, "Deep River" sung by Gail Weston-Roberts. Arranger, Moses Hogan founded and led the superb Moses Hogan Singers from 1997 until his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 45 in New Orleans.   
 
Go to this url for an advance listening to his "Deep River." 
 
  
Adult Formation
 
BOOK GROUP, Monday, October 5, 7:30 pm via Zoom 
 
Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, depicts 19th century New York high society and its restrictive norms of behavior. Newland Archer, the scion of a wealthy "old New York" family finds himself attracted to free-spirited Countess Ellen Olenska, a former member of their exclusive circle who has just rejoined her family after leaving her cruel husband in Europe.

Engaged to May Welland, a member of elite society, Newland begins an emotional entanglement with Ellen that clashes with their order-obsessed society. Wharton draws on her own personal experiences as a member of one of New York's oldest families in this portrayal of the Gilded Age becoming the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

Join the group discussion by contacting Marianne Swenson [email protected].


Immigration Nation is a six-part documentary concerning Immigration  and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US immigration policy. Producers were embedded with ICE for a period of two years 2017-2019, with almost unfettered access to ICE operations.

Watch the series on Netflix, then join in conversation (via Zoom, naturally) to discuss. How does our faith as Christians speak to this issue, in all is complexity?  
 
 
What demands does it make of us? Where is God at work? We'll meet next Wednesday, September 9, at 6:00.
 
Contact Pr. Bourret for more information or an invitation.
Call to Action
 
It's primary day in Massachusetts. Be sure to vote today and each time that we have the right, the privilege, and responsibility to seek a more just community, nation, and world.  
 
Together with our siblings across the ELCA we can speak more effectively for our neighbors. 

Check out the ELCA Advocacy page here, and find out how you can amplify your voice on matters of social justice:
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
Twice rained out, we decided not to try to immediately reschedule the in-person, outdoor Evening Prayer service.  
 
We'll give it another go on Sunday, September 20. Watch for details.
READINGS FOR THIS WEEK - 14th Sunday after Pentecost
 
September 6, 2020

When church people refer to "Matthew 18," it is the gospel for this coming Sunday that they are thinking of, with its advice about how Christians are to deal with controversies within the believing community. The good news in the reading is especially the last line: that Christ is among us always. Come to receive Christ's gift of himself in word, sacrament, and community.

                  First Reading                      Psalm                     Second Reading                     Gospel
                 Ezekiel 33:7-11              Psalm 119:33-40             Romans 13:8-14             Matthew 18:15-20
Sing For Joy
Enhance your understanding of the weekly scripture readings by listening to Sing For Joy from St. Olaf College.  The Sing For Joy radio program, produced by St. Olaf College, has a simple mission: to explore the weekly themes of Christian worship by providing the best in sacred choral music and thoughtful commentary. The musical performances eloquently "do the talking," while the concise remarks from host Pastor Bruce Benson illuminate the meaning of the texts.
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