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Fear is a formidable force. It has power to shape responses, to color conversations, to create barriers, and to form not only individuals but whole communities. Fear is formidable yet not ultimate. Fear left solely in the hands of humanity may actually have enough power to make a world defined by itself.
BUT God, God in Christ Jesus of the cross demonstrates and gifts love in such a perfect way that fear can be relegated to a place of inconsequence. Love then, and particularly God’s love then is the defining character of response, conversation, people, and communities. Fear is formidable, God’s perfect love is ultimate.
Explore on each Wednesday of Lent how this promise comes to be with a soup/salad meal at 6:00pm and worship at 7:00pm (except for Ash Wednesday). See below for the location each week.
February 26, 2020, Ash Wednesday Worship, St. Philip Lutheran Church
March 4, 2020, Trinity Lutheran Church, Rev. James Davis
March 11, 2020, Glade Creek Lutheran Church, Rev. Laura Dunklin
March 18, 2020, St. Philip Lutheran Church, Rev. John McCandlish
March 25, 2020, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Rev. James Armentrout
April 1, 2020, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Rev. Ken Lane
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Help Wanted: Worship Assistants
Worship is central to who we are as people of God. We gather together each week to give thanks and praise to God for God’s love and faithfulness to us. We Hear God’s word proclaimed and receive the gift of Holy Communion. Worship assistants are an important part of our worship life here at St. Philip, and we are so grateful for all those who serve.
Worship assistant roles include: acolyte, reader, sound board assistant, clicker, usher, communion assistant and altar guild. Each of these roles are essential to our worship life together and we need people to serve in those roles. If you are interested in serving in any of these roles, please let our coordinators know. The worship assistant coordinator for the 8:30 service is Carol Dillman, for the 11:00 service Mary Jo Sahm, and Liz Leonard for the altar guild. Thank you for your consideration and your willingness to support the worship life of our congregation.
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The Growing Community at St. Philip
As a community of faith active in ministry, we expect to worship with zeal, serve the world with gladness, proclaim the good news of Christ Jesus, and grow in faith. We also expect for our community to grow. Knowing that God is moving in and through St. Philip we excitedly look forward to Sunday, February 23 (Also Anniversary Sunday), as we officially receive new members to this congregation.
You are a part of a growing community. Share your faith with someone you know. Tell someone about the ministry that you are passionate about. Invite someone to worship. God’s Spirit is moving through you.
If you are interested in joining the congregation at St. Philip please speak with Pastor Laura or Pastor David.
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St. Philip Church Calendar
Did you know St. Philip has an online calendar? All events and room reservations can be found on the calendar, as well as St. Philip Preschool happenings. This is an excellent way to keep up with what’s going on at St. Philip and when the building is available for your events or needs. Because ministry is thriving at St. Philip and part of the outreach of the church is to allow outside groups a space to meet, the building is often alive with activity. For example, a group that offers chair yoga to anyone in the community meets in the fellowship hall on Thursday afternoons at 3:00pm. Not only does the preschool occupy the four classrooms weekday mornings, it also uses the fellowship hall each weekday from 8:30 to 9:15am and 10am to 11:00am on bad weather days.
Because the church calendar is kept on Google, it can be added to your own Google calendar to keep it right at your fingertips. To add the church’s calendar to your own:
· On your computer, open Google Calendar.
· On the left, next to “Other calendars,” click AddFrom URL.
· Enter the calendar’s address in the field provided. The St. Philip calendar address is https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/officeadmin%40stphiliplutheran.net/public/basic.ics
· Click Add calendar. The calendar will appear on the left side under “Other calendars.”
It might take up to 12 hours for changes to show in your Google Calendar.
St. Philip’s calendar can also be found on the church website at www.stphiliplutheran.net/calendar.
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Live Like †hat: Love, Feed, Serve
Love, Feed, Serve is not slogan; it is mission, it is purpose, and it is identity. St. Philip is an active community of faith, compelled by God’s grand gift of love to share that same love with others. As we move into the year 2020 there will be new opportunities, new ministries, new challenges, new possibilities and all that new stuff should be greeted with faith and hopefulness. In the coming weeks all kinds of new will start to take shape.
Even as pastors and staff, step willingly into the “what’s next”, we want to continually give thanks for what has been. Thank you for your generous hearts! The pastors, along with church council, wanted to give thanks. Your financial generosity for our mission together at St. Philip is appreciated, essential, and inspiring. St. Philip finished 2019 with receipts exceeding giving last year by $9000! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
God’s Spirit moves as we were blessed to receive 26 new members to join in living out God’s mission in this community. This past year was so exciting in many ways:
· Called full time Pastor Laura to serve alongside us with faithfulness, energy, passion, and innovation.
· Rejuvenated faith formation for people of all ages.
· Expanded community partnerships for Feast at Philips.
· Bible study can now be accessed via video conference
· New liturgies shaping worship.
· New online worship experiences and platforms.
· New partnerships for community ministries
We can be bold to Live, Like, †hat. Your St. Philip council is committed to continue to be faithful with the resources entrusted to this congregation. Please keep being faithful. Please keep being generous. God’s got us so that we can – Live Like †hat.
Come enjoy a steak dinner with baked potato, green beans, fresh bread, and fine desserts. You can even choose to begin with a bowl of gumbo. But the best part is gracious pampering and service provided by our youth. Our youth will greet you at the front door, hang up your coat, seat you in the dining area, get your drink order, and find out how you want your steak fixed – all while you relax.
This event is not only a great time to catch up with members of St. Philip, but it is also a great time to invite someone to enjoy some great hospitality at your church (then be sure to invite them back for Ash Wednesday services the next evening). Tickets are available from any St. Philip youth.
This is an important fundraiser for the youth group so they can attend youth retreats for all ages. Tickets are available from Eventbrite and are $15 in advance/$18 the night of for adults, and $3 in advance/$6 the night of, for a kids hot dog meal. Add a bowl of gumbo to your meal for an extra $2. Yum!
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February 2020 Worship Servers
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St. Philip Invitation – February 2020
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Open Book Small Group
Mark your calendars for January 25 from 6-8PM for a new small group called “Open Book.” Come to the church for fellowship, a potluck dinner, and book discussion over dessert.. Childcare can be provided, if requested. We will be discussing Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown. The church will purchase the books by way of a Thrivent Action Team. If you have questions or an interest in this group, please contact Sue Huntington or Pastor Laura.