GLC - - - Connects!
Friday, June 12, 2020
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Introducing our summer theme: Unraveled
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What happens when our world falls apart? How do we press on when our tightly-knit plans unravel into loose threads? What do we become when our identity
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or the path we're on
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comes undone? In our unraveling, sometimes life surprises us with unexpected joy, love, and hope
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with a new beginning we couldn't have imagined. Sometimes we need God to unravel us, for we long to be changed.
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Lighting our candles together
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Bring a candle into the space where you worship and we'll light our candles together at the beginning of Sunday's worship.
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Job's Loss (Seeking Understanding When Everything Has Fallen Apart)
We will do our best to see this story of loss in a new way, and these times offer us a unique opportunity to do just that. We will start by thinking about why we feel so bad for Job, because generally when someone who is very, very wealthy suffers a loss, we don't feel this way. Why do we care so much about Job losing his stuff? Maybe it tells us something about our relationship to our stuff.
Good and gracious God, we are sometimes inconsistent in how we apply our ideals. Help us to orient our understanding to your way of measuring and to follow your Son, Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen.
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Celebrating Holy Communion
Drive-through
Sunday, June 14 after Worship - 11:00 am
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We will once again celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion! During this time we can take bread only and reverence the cup. We have spent months thinking through this and have put together a few options for you to choose how you celebrate during this season. Please read here for
instructions
on
how to participate
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Sunday School will start back up in the fall
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Thank you so much to all the families who joined us over the past few months for Zoom Sunday School! It was so wonderful to see your smiling faces and catch up with you each week. Now that summer is in full swing, our Sunday School program year has ended. We look forward to starting up the Sunday School program again in the fall, however it may look!
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WONDERING...REAL QUESTIONS FROM REAL PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GLC
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Is God proud of us?
God loves us. I don't know if proud and disappointed are helpful words to use. In the Bible, we see God challenging the people He loves to do really difficult, uncomfortable things. To take steps when they don't know where the steps may lead or when they know they lead to something hard. To take risks to care for others when we are afraid. Our country and our world are dealing with exceptionally difficult things. What is giving life and hope? That's where God is. And God loves us enough to want us to be there, too, even if it demands that we do some really hard work. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength! (Phil. 4:13) and YOU can too.
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Volunteers needed for Mother's Garden
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Our Mother’s Garden and other areas around the front of the church are ready for all to enjoy. To keep them looking beautiful, volunteers are needed to help with watering and weeding. If you are interested, and to get more information, please email
Sandi Bowgren
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Thank you!
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St. Andrew's Emergency Food Distribution
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The needs in West Chicago continue and our sister congregation, St. Andrew, is providing an ongoing emergency distribution of food to support the overwhelmed pantries in their community. We are joining with other area congregations to live out our generosity by supplying St. Andrew with necessary supplies.
Geneva Lutheran will be lead support for the Saturday, June 20 emergency food distribution at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. We are to provide food for 150 bags. Please sign up to donate on
Signup Genius
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If you prefer, you may make a monetary donation. Please make checks payable to Geneva Lutheran Church with a note for St. Andrews Food distribution. We will make sure the needed supplies are purchased.
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- For us to see the pain of others
- For us to hear the cries for justice
- For peaceful protests
- For police officers working for peace
- All who are hungry
- Those unable to pay rent
- Those grieving losses
- People finding new opportunities
- Those struggling with isolation and mental health
- Our leaders as they work to balance safety and activity
- Those suffering with COVID-19 and their families
- Health Care workers for safety and emotional support
- All people who support essential work
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Midweek Meditation
Wednesday, June 17 @ 7 pm
Bible Study
Thursday, June 18 @ 9:30 am
We'll look back at Sunday and ahead to next Sunday's reading.
Click on the
link
to join.
Food Packing @ Northern IL Food Bank
Wednesday, July 29, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
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Our Mother's Garden offers beauty and serenity to all who enter. Take a moment to enjoy our outdoor sanctuary at GLC. Just click on the buttons to watch these short video clips.
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If you have a picture(s) that you'd like to share of how you are living your #generouslifeinChrist please send to
Margo
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