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August 1

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This Sunday

10 am: Worship Service

10:45 am: Coffee Hour

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Pastor's Corner

Friendship Rocks are making an appearance in worship this week. Are you familiar with these colorful gems that are found in gardens, parks and in surprising places? Paint pens will be available to design and decorate your own colorful rock. Plan to come early if you would like more time to paint, design stations available:

9am - Boulder Hall
10am - Sanctuary
11:15am - Boulder Hall

This all-ages art opportunity is part of our ongoing series REVELATION & RESISTANCE and this week we dive into the specifics of the 7 churches in Asia minor. You can get a jump start on that reading here: Revelation 2 & 3.

Ever onward,

Pastor Kelly

THANK YOU!

The Youth Car Wash Fundraiser was an amazing success, thanks to everyone who came out to support! Thank you all for your support and donations—your generosity made this event possible. The Youth were able to raise over $550, which will go toward their upcoming programs and activities. A huge shout-out to the volunteers who worked hard scrubbing cars and organizing the event.

Thanks again to the community for helping make this fundraiser a huge win!

Upcoming Events

August 2nd: Youth Mission Trip Starts

August 2nd: Parking lot restripe (Do not use church parking lot!)

August 3rd @5:30pm: 50th ministries celebration for David Mannock

August 4th @10am: Tai Chi (Boulder Hall)

August 6th @10am: Tai Chi (Boulder Hall)

August 6th @3:30pm: Dance Class (Boulder Hall)

August 6th: Youth Mission Trip Ends

August 11th @6pm: Women's Night Out Annette’s Westgate

Vacation Bible Camp

Vacation Bible Camp is in search of:

Youth/adult sized white lab coats to borrow
Adult sized safety glasses to borrow
A photographer to come on two or more days to take pictures of VBC
Kids to have fun and learn about God (Register Here)
Youth and adult volunteers

If you can supply any of these VBC needs, please contact Terri Crall.

What's new in the library?

Dream Town—David Baldacci (FIC B)

It’s the eve of 1953, and Aloysius Archer is in Los Angeles to ring in the New Year with an old friend, aspiring actress Liberty Callahan, when their evening is interrupted by an acquaintance of Callahan’s: Eleanor Lamb, a screenwriter in dire straits.

After a series of increasingly chilling events, Eleanor fears that her life is in danger, and she wants to hire Archer to look into the matter. Archer suspects that Eleanor knows more than she’s saying, but before he can officially take on her case, a dead body turns up inside of Eleanor’s home . . . and Eleanor herself disappears.

Long Shadows—David Baldacci (FIC B)

When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and her bodyguard have been found dead.

What at first seems cut and dry is anything but: Not only did the judge have more enemies than Decker can count, but the bodyguard presents additional conundrums that muddy the waters even further. Who was the real target in this vicious attack?

My Stomach Hurts: a memoir of stuffed feelings—Chris Duval (921 D)

Our own Chris Duval has written her autobiography. Funny, heart-warming, emotionally moving, and relatable, it’s a great way to get to know our friend better.

The Venice Murders—Merryn Allingham (FIC A)

The latest in the Flora Steele cozy mystery series. Set in Venice in 1959, Flora Steele and Jack Carrington have their belated honeymoon interrupted by murder and kidnapping, this time perhaps involving a friend from their home village in England. The library has the entire 11-book series, with a new adventure coming out this fall.

The Nightingale--Kristin Hannah (FIC H)

Another Northwest writer, Kristin Hannah tells the story of two very different sisters in occupied France during WWII. Their stories of resistance and survival are riveting.

The Omega Factor--Steve Berry (FIC B)

The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold?

UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts. In Belgium, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, stolen in 1934 under cover of night and never seen since.

Soon Nick is plunged into a bitter conflict, one that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years.

Several new library additions of mysteries by J.A. Jance, a Northwest writer. (FIC J)

Coming soon--

The First Gentleman—Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Is the President’s husband a killer? A pair of investigative journalists set out to answer that question about the NFL star-turned-political-spouse.

Strangers in Time--David Baldacci

London 1944.

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans.

Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of children to have been evacuated to the countryside, Molly has been away from her home for nearly five years. Upon her return, she’s confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there.

Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his bookshop, The Book Keep. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost.

As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive.