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Lutheran Disaster Response

by Vicar Lisa

Last Sunday, we took up a special donation for Lutheran Disaster Response. Supporting disaster relief is something that John and I believe in, especially after we became victims of a flood in August 2016 when we lived in Louisiana. Seeing the devastation on the news of the large areas impacted by recent flooding and hurricanes is hard to watch. But Lutheran Disaster Response will be there, rolling up their sleeves alongside many other agencies to provide relief.

Lutheran Disaster Response is the ELCA’s ministry to provide short- and long-term recovery when disasters strike in the United States and around the world. Lutheran Disaster Response works closely with ELCA synods, global companion churches, Lutheran social ministry organizations — including Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and Lutheran World Relief — and ecumenical partners to develop responses that address local needs.

Lutheran Disaster Response awards grants to partners, giving them the flexibility to address the needs of impacted communities. It also provides technical assistance, training opportunities and accompaniment through the relief and recovery stages. Additionally, Lutheran Disaster Response works with communities in disaster preparedness, mitigation and resilience.

Lutheran Disaster Response remains hard at work long after the first responders are gone. Your donation today makes that possible. Thank you to all who donated on Sunday. If you were not there, or unable to donate at that time, you can also go to Lutheran Disaster Response site and donate. Thank you!

Serving 2nd Sunday After Pentecost June 2

10 a.m. Worship with Communion

Announcements

  • Heartfelt Thanks: We are honored to have Pastor Nicole Garcia leading worship this upcoming Sunday while Vicar Lisa is at seminary.
  • Fellowship Times: Join us after worship for our first Sunday potluck and Bible study, led by Mike McNeil. We look forward to seeing you there.
  • Bible Study: Our weekday study continues every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. This week, Pastor Becky McNeil continues a Kerygma study on Spirituality and the Lord’s Prayer.
  • Save The Dates: On June 16 and June 23, during fellowship, we will continue our Reconciling in Christ discussions in open cottage meetings. We will be asking two questions for discussion: “What do you love about Zion’s?” and “What opportunities and challenges do you foresee Zion’s facing if we become an RIC Congregation?”
  • Flowers: There are several days available this summer to sponsor flowers. Select the date in the flower book at the back of the sanctuary, write your name and the commemoration you want included in the bulletin. A minimum donation of $35 is encouraged and donation envelopes are in the flower book.
  • Prayer List Updates: We are updating the prayer lists for the summer. If you have changes for the current list or requests for additions, please let Vicar Lisa, Julie Wersal, or Jo Moss know.
  • Bee Blessed: The Women of the ELCA will be hosting a retreat entitled Bee Blessed (a fresh look at the Beatitudes) at Grace Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs on July 20.
  • VBS Info: Community Vacation Bible School will be from 9 a.m. to noon, June 10-14, at Fisher Peak Community Church on Santa Fe Trail. The theme is "Breaker Rock Beach — God's Rock Solid Truth in a World of Shifting Sands”. This is for children pre-K through sixth grade. Details and registration forms can be found at: https://www.fisherspeakcc.org/vbs.

E-formation – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 2

From this coming Sunday until mid-November, we celebrate standard Sundays, on which we gather, hear the word from the Bible, share the meal, and are sent out to be Christ’s people in the world. Even without special festivals, these Sundays are gifts to us that support and strengthen our spirituality. Every Sunday is our greatest feast, with its gathering of the baptized around the risen Christ for word and meal. This Sunday’s gospel reading considers what Christians mean by “sabbath.”

Mark 2:23—3:6

For Christians, the focus and meaning of any and all religious exercises is Christ. Life in Christ is pictured as the repair of a nonfunctioning hand, as God’s intended creation restored.

Deuteronomy 5:12-15

This reading is chosen to give background to the dispute in Mark about sabbath. Early Christians were renowned for their care for the poor. This version of the Third Commandment reminds us to heed and honor those who work for us. God has a mighty hand, whereas we, in one way or another, have a withered hand. The other version of this commandment (Ex. 20:8-11), read 13 weeks ago during Lent.

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

For these six Sundays we read semi-continuously through 2 Corinthians. Like the Jews, we are no longer slaves of earthly masters, but we are slaves of one another in Christ. Paul challenges the church to adopt a countercultural understanding of leadership.

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