I had been looking forward to the day for some time. I’d never been to the Lutheran World Relief Midwest Warehouse in Saint Paul and we had seven boxes of Personal Care Kits from Joy to deliver. It’s an ordinary building, and as I recall the sign outside looked kind of like it had been […]
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This Sunday is what the church calls Trinity Sunday. For the last 180 days we have focused on God the Father and learned about his love and how he created all things. We have focused on God the Son, especially as he took on human flesh and blood and was born into the world as
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We had another successful Plant Market. Thank you EVERYONE! Thank you those who dug and planted. Thank you those who bought and donated.Thank you all the volunteers. A special thanks to Ernie Schultz for growing and selling $804 worth of veggies. Thank you to Craig Orf for building bird houses and digging plants and Bobbie
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This week we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, the end of the first half of the Church Year. It is the last of the three major church holidays, the others being Christmas (the Incarnation of Christ) and Easter (The Resurrection of Christ). The world around us celebrates Christmas with cards and gifts and music that has nothing
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Sermon at Joy: Sunday/April 30, 2023 Text: John 10:1-10 In John 10, Jesus describes himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. This metaphorical language is rich with meaning and provides a powerful image of Jesus’ love and care for his followers. Today, we will explore the significance of Jesus
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It was wonderful to see all the coats you brought on Palm Sunday (“Coats for the King”) to be donated to the Salvation Army. Thank you for your generosity! And your generosity was wonderful to see as the piles of donations grew for the Personal Care Kits we’ll soon be taking to Lutheran World Relief!
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You’ve probably heard it before, maybe from a parent, maybe from a coach or a friend: don’t let it go to your head. You do something good, you have some success at something and people warn you to beware the big head. It is a very common and dangerous malady. People have lost friends, they
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The Stations of the Cross show us the last steps of Jesus on his way to the cross and crucifixion. For many years, the faithful have made pilgrimages to the holy city of Jerusalem to visit shrines there along the Via Dolorosa (“the Way of Suffering). The Stations of the Cross originated in churches around
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Joy continues to move on in our journey to calling a new pastor. At the Annual Meeting on February 12, we formed the call committee which will finish the last piece of the Ministry Site Profile and then review and interview potential pastor candidates, recommending a final candidate to the congregation. Serving on the Call
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We have received a January newsletter from our brothers and sisters in Malawi. You can read all the news in the document below. Since experiencing significant flooding in early 2022, the biggest challenge that the church and people are facing is from cholera. This disease, most commonly spread through contaminated water, has become widespread – nearly
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