Special thanks to Pastor Robert Neeb for leading worship in my absence last weekend. I was out of the office for most of the week, working on/around the house, and (more important) getting in some great fishing (there is no other kind!). Saturday, I took some time to work with Lutheran sisters and brothers in the Rebuilding Together house that was sponsored by the Dayton Conference, and "captained" by our own Doug Hammer, with organizing help from Lee Scamp and Donna Gorrell. 76 Lutherans (yes, that's seventy-six) showed up to help, with 20 of them being LCOS member-disciples! A power-point slide show will be running in the narthex this weekend before and after worship, so you can see the work that was accomplished by congregations working together, which happens to be the theme of our lessons in worship this weekend.
This weekend, our Social Ministry Committee is sponsoring Cereal Days – bring one or more boxes of cereal (hot or cold) to worship and place in the grocery cart in the narthex. This is one more way we can help feed the hungry population in Dayton.
And . . . this Sunday, the Youth are hosting their annual Mothers' Day Brunch (yes, one week early) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. Proceeds will go to help fund their annual mission work. This summer, the youth will be attending the ELCA Global Mission Event, at The Ohio State University.
Thought for the week:
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Come together in worship this weekend, when we can celebrate God's boundless grace-filled imagination for each of us!
In Christ,
Gary
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