Gather in Grace • Grow in Faith • Go Forth to Serve
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Fourth Sunday of Pentecost
July 7, 2019
SUMMER WORSHIP TIMES
8:30 & 10:00am
Nursery available at both services.
Hospitality from 9-10:30am in Fellowship Hall
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Description of Summer Services
First and Third Sundays of July, August
8:30 am & 10:00am
Traditional worship using the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal.
Second and Fourth Sundays of July, August
8:30 am
Traditional worship using the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal.
10:00am
"The Gathering" using a musical variety led by the Praise & Worship music team.
Please note:
There is no Wednesday evening Oasis worship service during the summer schedule. It will resume this fall.
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In our Gospel message for Sunday, Luke 10 speaks of a mission to those who have not received the message of the kingdom Jesus brings. Galatians 6 speaks to how that same message of Jesus shapes the life within the body of Christ, the church.
There is an important mission to care for those who have already received the Holy Spirit and are part of the “family of faith” (v. 10). It is important—but not easy — to give and to receive care that includes a need for correction. We are to do so with gentleness, not forgetting our temptations to sin (v. 15).
The “law of Christ” (v. 2) is to carry another’s burdens. As the Lord is our Good Shepherd, we are to shepherd one another in all humility as part of the “new creation” (v. 15). To follow this rule or principle is to share peace and mercy with others (v. 16).
When has someone gently and lovingly given you important correction and guidance in the Christian faith? How have you tried to offer that same gentle and loving care to others?
Pray:
Almighty God, thank you for your care and loving guidance. Help us to provide that same gentle and loving care to others. Amen.
Source: Milestones Ministry
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"Summer"
ELC Photographer: Claire
Claire is 5 years old and this is her first time in Photo Club and her first time with a camera. This picture was taken in the Palm Dome part of the Conservatory at Como Zoo.
"This reminded me of summer," said Claire.
To take this picture she needed to go under the palm and shoot up towards the ceiling.
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First, I hope everyone had a satisfying Fourth of July... just enough fireworks, including the noisy kind! In our neighborhood, people who had bought their noise-making, fun-filled purchases a few weeks early couldn't wait to hear them... always happens. I hope the family pets didn't get too unnerved at the loud bangs.
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I have a question for you. Why is it so much fun to go back to places from our younger years and just see how they look now?
A couple of years ago my daughter and I went up to Milaca – my birthplace, and her grandma's house! Had found out who now lived there and even made plans with them to be shown the inside as it is now. It was fun to be in my old bedroom, see all the changes the present owners had made... exactly what we always wanted to do but never did!
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Even walls had been removed, dining room expanded, etc.. For a while we corresponded, and I sent pictures of how the old place used to look.
This next week Birdman, Bird Lady (me) and daughter are traveling up to
Many Point Scout Camp
near Ponsford, MN. It's maybe a five-hour or more drive.
Why go there? Well, when Birdman was teaching and needed a summer job, we lived at
Many Point
. He ran the Trading Post (grocery, etc.) as he knew how to manage a store, having helped my dad run the local grocery store while dad and mom spent the summer camping in Europe.
We had a cabin in the staff family area. Two bunk beds, kitchen, living area, but no inside toilet. Our three kids loved being there... all fun, and nice scouts earning merit badges by helping run the Trading Post, supervising swimming, doing fun things like “Deevil Feeds!” (a nice name for eating all the watermelon you can... Grossed me out.)
Keep in mind this is from 1961 through 1963, so some 55-plus years later what has happened to the place?
Next Monday we may find out, hopefully getting inside the grounds to see how it has all changed... or not. (Why can't things just stay the same ever?) I'd love to see the inside of the cabin once more, or the ‘C’ Lodge (conservation lodge) where young doctors sometimes helped “de-scent” skunks. Several times the patient was not sufficiently anesthetized) Unbelievably bad smell that lingers.
I will tell next time what we found, as I know TLC's scout troop spent time up there. At the time the name Transfiguration didn't mean anything to us... Just another group of scouties... coming in with fresh clothes and going home the exact opposite...ewww!
-Bloomington Bird Lady
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During the month of July
, we will be celebrating and drawing attention to Global Health Ministries. Our involvement with GHM began during the Ebola crisis in 2014 and has continued to date. Currently, we have volunteers that share their time and talents by packing, sorting and inventorying donated medical supplies that are shipped to hospitals and clinics all over the world. Individually we can support GHM financially as one of our mission projects.
At this time, we will focus on Liberia and our mission team members who are traveling there in December. Our travelers will participate in the suitcase ministry that allows travelers to literally carry supplies in suitcases to the hospital in Liberia. A representative from GHM will be present on one of the Sundays in July to share more on their program and answer any questions you may have.
Making a difference
… shipping sea containers with a total of 2.8 million dollars in medical supplies and equipment in 2018; consulting programs for healthcare governance, leadership and management, educating leaders in nursing, medicine, administration and village health work; starting community health programs for maternal health, malaria prevention, clean water and sanitation.
Almost a century ago, in an empty field in Cameroon, a Norwegian missionary nurse prayed for God to bring a hospital. Today, in that very field stands the largest Lutheran hospital in Cameroon. Plus 3 more hospitals, 23 clinics and a dental and eye clinic that help 40,000 people a year.
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Is God Calling You North?
July 9 Deadline
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and their canoe adventure in the BWCA last year.
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TLC Youth and Adults! If you love camping and canoeing or would love to learn how, HERE IS YOUR CHANCE!
Our scheduled trip through the BWCA with Wilderness Canoe Base is happening the week of
July 14-20
and we have 3 open spots! Get word to Ben Cherland by July 9 and prepare to spend the best week of your summer eating well and playing in this amazing place.
Is God calling you North?
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NEW!!! - TLC Saturday Work Group
All are welcome to help with big and small upkeep and repairs in the church on Saturday July 13th starting at 8:00am. Childcare will be provided from 9:00am to Noon. Contact Erin at
[email protected]
to RSVP for childcare or Keith Olson at
[email protected]
for information on what projects this group will be doing and how you can get involved.
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Contribute to the
TLC Weekly
TLC Weekly staff are looking for both youth and adult "reporters" that would like to tell a story about life, an event or an anecdote inside or outside of TLC. Photos also welcomed. Submit your *story (and *pics) to:
[email protected]
*Subject to editor approval
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TLC’s Activities Group for Seniors and Friends
Birthday Club
THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2:00PM
FELLOWSHIP HALL
COME CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY, NO MATTER WHAT THE MONTH. WE'LL HAVE COFFEE, CAKE AND ICE CREAM AND SOME FUN THINGS TO DO AND TALK ABOUT. BRING A FRIEND OR TWO WITH YOU.
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UNPLUG OUTDOORS
Since you are going to unplug, get outside! It’s key not only for your health, but your peace of mind to get outside, breathe in some fresh air and enjoy nature a little bit. Go for a hike, a walk, a bike ride, relax in the pool, sit on the porch…whatever you do, just get outside for a bit every day.
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Missing Your Wednesday Evening Worship?
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Come join your friends and neighbors at Atonement Lutheran Church for
WEDNESDAY EVENING CAMPFIRE WORSHIP!
Gather at the outdoor campfire at 6:00pm to roast hotdogs and marshmallows; free-will offering to benefit VEAP. Worship at 6:30pm with guitar-led hymns and songs. It's a multi-church worship service with guest preachers. Come as you are!
Every Wednesday through August 28 at Atonement Lutheran Church, located at the intersection of 98th St. & Portland Ave. in Bloomington.
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VISIT THE PRAY-GROUND IN TLC'S SANCTUARY
TLC welcomes children and parents to worship together in the newly created pray-ground space in the sanctuary. It features a soft throw rug area with floor pillows, foam building blocks and more. There are two "pint size" tables and chairs - perfect for coloring activities and puzzles, all provided in the area. Families are encouraged to play and pray together during the service.
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Global Health Ministries procures and ships donated medical supplies and equipment to “help the hands that heal” in mission hospitals and clinics in low-resource countries. Most of these hospitals lack important medical equipment and even the most basic supplies, from bandages to exam gloves. Medical personnel are always in need of examination gloves to treat patients safely. You can help!
How can I help?
You can support the examination glove drive by purchasing and donating exam gloves and bringing them to TLC. Examination gloves can be purchased at any drug store or retail store like Target or Walmart for a cost of $6.00-$10.00 a box. Gloves should be nitrile, in sizes medium, large or universal fit.
Where will these gloves go?
Global Health Ministries sends a 40-foot container overseas every month. Shipments planned for the second half of 2019 include containers bound for Tanzania, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. All of the gloves donated by TLC will go directly to Phebe Hospital in Liberia, West Africa – also the location of TLC sponsored CCLL (Center for Changing Lives-Liberia) and home to Liberian native Philip Nushann.
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10-9? 10-4!
View past issues of the TLC Weekly.
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[CLICK HERE]
to visit the TLC web page where you can choose to read from the past nine months of weekly E-newsletters from Transfiguration Lutheran Church. This is also a great way to share TLC Weekly with those that don't receive it in email. Tell them to visit
tlcmn.com/tlcweekly
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-TAKING FAITH HOME-
WEEK OF JULY 7, 2019
Use this friendly tool to enrich your family times with conversation, rituals, prayer, blessings, and service ideas.
[Click Here]
for this week's edition.
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ELECTRONIC GIVING HELPS SUPPORT TLC
It’s important to know that we can depend on financial support from TLC members during the Summer months. Electronic giving is fast, secure, and reduces administrative costs, allowing more of every dollar to support the important work we are called to do. You can give anytime, anywhere to specific funds with our GivePlus Mobile app (free from the app store). You can also schedule and manage recurring donations by visiting our website and clicking on TLC ONLINE GIVING icon at the bottom of any page, or
[Click Here] to start the process, or contact the church office.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
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Crunch Top Meat Loaf
By Mrs. William Wilkes
2 cups soft bread cubes
2 tsp melted butter
1
½ cups ground beef (raw)
½ cup catsup
½ cup water
1 egg (well beaten)
2 chopped onions
1½ tsp salt
2 cans peas, seasoned and cooked.
Toss 1½ cups of bread cubes with melted butter. Set aside.
Combine rest of cubes with remaining ingredients, except peas.
Pack loosely into deep, round 18" x 1½" glass baking dish.
Lightly press the buttered bread cubes into top of meat.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Cut into wedges.
Serve with hot, seasoned peas.
Garnish with diced tomatoes if desired.
Serves 6.
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For adults, youth and children. Test your knowledge of the Bible in each issue of TLC Weekly.
Answers can be found on the last section of this issue.
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Jesus sends out 70 to preach
1) [Jesus] appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but _______" (NRSV)
- the barns are empty.
- the day of reckoning is near.
- the reaper must have his share.
- the laborers are few.
2)
) "Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of _______." (NRSV)
- wolves
- lions
- tigers
- wild beasts
3)
"Whatever house you enter, first say, _______" (NRSV)
- 'Peace to this house!'
- 'Praise be to God, Almighty!'
- 'We come in the name of the Lord.'
- 'Come, follow me.'
4)
"Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 'Even the _______ of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.'" (NRSV)
- mud
- dust
- stench
- filth
Answers in the last/bottom section of this issue.
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There a number of items hanging on the coat racks in the west side Narthex and on the top of shelves. Plus, there are items such as earrings, glasses, etc., at the office desk. If you are missing something, please check these items to see if they might belong to you or yours. If they are still here on July 15, they will be taken to ARC Value Village.
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ALTAR FLOWERS
ONLINE ORDERING
There are still available spots
in July through December.
See the chart online.
The TLC website has a new and easier online form to order Chancel/Altar Flowers for any Sunday in 2019.
[Click Here] to access the form now, or visit
www.tlcmn.com later and look for the "Purchase Altar Flowers" button at the bottom of any page.
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Free Subscriptions, sign up to be a volunteer, request care ministry and more!
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ANSWERS FROM QUIZ EARLIER IN THIS ISSUE
1) [Jesus] appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but _______" (NRSV)
Answer #4: the laborers are few.
Luke 10:1-2
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The sending out of the seventy is mentioned only in Luke. Some versions of the ancient manuscripts say there were seventy-two instead of seventy.
Jesus had many more followers than just the 12 apostles (Acts 1:15, 1 Corinthians 15:6). Jesus sent these seventy out in pairs to prepare the way for Him and spread the Gospel message to the many towns and villages He had not yet visited personally.
2)
) "Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of _______." (NRSV)
Answer #1: wolves.
Luke 10:3-4
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Jesus warned the seventy that they would face danger and rejection from His opponents. The urgency of the mission demanded that they travel light and not waste time with long traditional greetings of everyone they met on the road.
3)
"Whatever house you enter, first say, _______" (NRSV)
Answer #1: Peace to this house!
Luke 10:5-7
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The pairs of disciples were to accept food and lodging from the people of the towns they visited. They were to give a traditional blessing whenever they were invited into someone's home.
4)
"Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 'Even the _______ of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.'" (NRSV)
Answer #2: dust
Luke 10:8-12
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Jesus gave these seventy power to heal the sick while they proclaimed the coming of the kingdom of God. Jesus also warned them that they would be rejected in some towns. But that rejection would not change the truth of the Gospel; Those who rejected the message would do so at their own peril.
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Changes in TLC's Transcripts publication.
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There have been several discussions in recent months regarding changes to the format and production of TLC's printed publication, "Transcripts." Because our e-newsletter, "TLC Weekly" is now providing more timely and accurate information, along with links to videos and several interactive polls and surveys, we are repurposing Transcripts into a quarterly magazine publication. It will still feature articles by TLC staff, along with information pertinent to the church liturgical year, and continue to be mailed (USPS) to subscriber's home or business address.
The remainder of this year will have an August/September/October issue, and a special November/December issue focusing on the holiday season. There will be no July issue, normally in your mailboxes next week.
Thank you for your continued support, comments and suggestions for all of TLC media.
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