Midwinter Power in the Spirit

Tuesday, February 4

We're glad you're a part of the Power in the Spirit online community this

week.

We will gather on Zoom with our Bible Study leader and workshop presenters tonight! The Zoom link to join is below. We will open the Zoom room at 5:30 p.m. After each evening's presentations, we will conclude with Evening Prayer at 7:05 p.m.

On behalf of the Power in the Spirit planning team, we would like to thank you for being part of our community this week.

Peace be with you,

Pastor Wesley Smith, Donna Gum, and Edith Blake

Power in the Spirit Coordinators, Virginia Synod

Reflections

Hope

Hasten to see Jesus

Observe the season

Promise of joy to come

Expectation of the Lord's birth

By Edith Blake

Photo Attributions:

Cross, Henri Edmond, 1856-1910. Landscape with Stars, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57008 [retrieved January 8, 2025].

Schedule

Tuesday, February 4

5:30 PM

5:45 PM

5:50 PM

5:55 PM

6:25 PM

7:05 PM

Zoom Room Opens

Welcome

Biblical Storytelling

Bible Study

Workshops

Evening Prayer

Tuesday Workshops

Hope Where you Might Think it Exists by Meghann Cotter, Executive Servant Leader at Micah

The Good News means that there is Hope even with people and in places you might not think it exists. Listen to how Hope fuels love and action, and keeps the faithful seeing the presence of God.

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? by Rev. Meredith Williams & Rev. Keith Olivier, Chaplains at Virginia Lutheran Homes

“Finding Purpose, Ministry, and Mission with Senior Adults

How can we, in the Family of Faith, help our senior adults find renewed purpose in their lives, Mission, and Ministry as they discover their new identities? Seniors are struggling with identity just like our youth are; who am I now that I am retired, now that I don’t live in the same home I’ve been in for 40 years, now that my independence has changed?

Bible Study Leader

Tuesday - Genesis 12:1-2 & Genesis 17:1-8

We will look at the meaning of hope and how Abraham’s life expresses hope. We will start with his story in Genesis 12 and continue through Genesis 17. Looking at his trust in God’s word and how we can take hope in God for our lives.

Edith Blake

St. Andrew, Portsmouth

Power in the Spirit Coordinator

Live Evening Prayer

We will close each day with a simple worship of evening prayer, giving thanks for God's holy presence as we gather in Bible Study, fellowship, and faith formation.

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Micah Street Church

Micah Street Church is an ecumenical faith community without walls that creates a sanctuary for those experiencing homelessness and those in the community seeking connection and spiritual growth. Each week, neighbors gather to hear God’s word, share in God’s love, and lift up their voices in worship together. Your gift supports the ongoing ministry of this vibrant faith community in Fredericksburg.

You can learn more about Micah: https://vasynod.org/new-ministry-starts/

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