SUNDAY BULLETIN | February 23, 2025

Today's Message: OUR BELOVED COMMUNITY

This Sunday, we'll dig into the profound practice of reflection and introspection as a path to living our most fulfilling lives. This journey inward involves employing spiritually driven discernment, a crucial ability to judge wisely and differentiate between truth and falsehood, benefit and harm, wisdom and folly. It's about aligning our intentions with thoughtful action, trusting that when we commit to what is right and true, our efforts will be grounded in something larger than ourselves. In today's world, saturated with information and diverse opinions, cultivating discernment is more vital than ever. It empowers us to make informed decisions, navigate life's inevitable challenges with greater clarity, and foster deeper, more meaningful connections with ourselves and those around us. Join us this Sunday as we explore this inner landscape and discover how to "keep calm and carry on" with a renewed sense of purpose and peace, knowing that our well-considered actions will find their proper course.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do,

  and he will establish your plans.

Proverbs 6:3


For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

ORDER OF SERVICE
SONG: "Be Cool, Be Calm" | Written by Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, & Sylvia Moy Caroline Smith
Welcome and Announcements Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes
Stepping Stones Lea Ann Koekenberg
Intro to Service Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes
Candle Lighting, Devotional Moment, Words of Welcome Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes
Centering and Prayer Becky Cheetham
SONG: "Everything" | Written by Christy Nockels & Nathan Nockels Brenda Freije
MESSAGE Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes
SONG: "Keep Your Head Up" | Written by Aijia Grammer & Andy Grammer Doran Nash
Closing Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes

DEVOTIONAL MOMENT


“The Peace of Wild Things” 

Wendell Berry


When despair for the world grows in me


and I wake in the night at the least sound


in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,


I go and lie down where the wood drake


rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.


I come into the peace of wild things


who do not tax their lives with forethought


of grief. I come into the presence of still water.


And I feel above me the day-blind stars


waiting with their light. 


For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.



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List of Services

OUR SERVING TEAMS:
The Good Earth Band Music Director: Doran Nash; Keyboards - Michael Read; Guitar - Michael Clark; Drums - Mike Kessler
Creative Team Creative Director: Dave Bradley, Betty Brandt, Becky Cheetham, Christina Fidone, Joleen House, Kimberly Morgan, Doran Nash, Marci Struble
Hospitality Team Hospitality Director: Tricia Frye, Kevin & Jessica Young, Konnie & John Schlechte, Tom Ford, Shannon Robinson, Beth Young
Technical Team Technical Director: Scott Carroll, Matthew Vire, Tom Ford, Arcy Clark, Jaco Carroll
Stepping Stones Program Coordinator: LeaAnn Koekenberg
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