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Bulletin – 5th Sunday of Lent

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Dear Friends,

We move ever closer to Easter, and as we do; there is the reminder from the prophet, Isaiah that our God is great! Paul, in his letter to the converts at Philippi uses the terminology of the race and that we are ever-moving toward the finish line and  fullness of life with our brother, Jesus.  The evangelist John helps us keep everything in perspective with Jesus’ words to the crowd trying to trap him, “Let the one without sin cast the first stone.”

Come; celebrate with the All Are One community this week! Robert and I will be away this next Sunday and Pastor Dick Dahl will be standing in.

Peace and love to all,

Pastor Kathy

 

Readings: 

  • Isaiah 43: 16-21
  • Philippians 3: 8-14
  • John 8: 1-11

 

Note: 

Remember the pot-luck soup supper on March 19 after the 4:30 p.m.Mass–email Pastor Kathy aaorcc2008@gmail.com to sign up for the supper and indicate what you will bring–it will be a simple supper of soup, salad, bread and dessert.

 

Bulletin – 4th Sunday of Lent

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Dear Friends,

This week we are called to ponder the over-the-top love of our God in The Story of the Prodigal. This isn’t a giddy, bubbly love, but one based on truth–it’s tough love really that begs us to be our best –wants us to be our best. The over-the-top love of our God can only come to fruition when we make the choice “to go home” realizing that we can only be our best selves with God’s help.

Come; celebrate with us the love of our God that allows us t be so much more than we could be alone.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

 

Readings:

  • Joshua 5: 9, 10-12
  • 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21
  • Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32

 

Note:  Remember to sign up for the Soup Supper after the 4:30 p.m. Mass on March 19!

Bulletin – 3rd Sunday in Lent

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Dear Friends,

Lent moves inexorably onward just as our earth in Minnesota struggles toward spring. The dark days this past week seem a good symbol for how at times we must wade our way through the Scriptures of this Lenten Season. We must always remember that the true Words of God are embedded between and beneath layers so that we might discover the truth of them as we are able.  Sometimes we don’t want God too close, so perhaps the top layer suffices, but as we grow into a mature faith; we will want to dig deeper and find the simple truth that we are mightily loved by our God.  Come; ponder this truth this week!

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S. Our next soup supper pot-luck, Saturday, March 19 is coming up in 3 short weeks–let me know if you can join us!

 

Readings: 

  • Exodus 3: 1-8, 13-15
  • 1 Corinthians 10: 1-6, 10-12
  • Luke 13: 1-9

 

Upcoming Events:

March 1- April 8–Minnesota Food Share Month–please be generous!

Bulletin – 2nd Weekend in Lent

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Dear Friends,

This week is our Saturday Mass at 4:30 p.m. followed by a pot-luck soup supper.

We continue our journey to Easter in this second weekend of Lent. We are encouraged, as Sr. Joan Chittister says, “To put on the mind of Christ” and in so doing, “put on the broken heart of the world.”   Our hearts are to become “generous and merciful” she goes on.  And finally;  “We are not here to simply wait for heaven; we are here to bring it” [!]  Our mission is clear from a prophet in our time. May we each be blessed as we strive to be our best selves, bringing heaven to the God we meet in each other.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

 

Readings:

  • Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18
  • Philippians 3: 17–4:1
  • Luke 9: 28-36

 

 

Bulletin – 1st Sunday of Lent

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Dear Friends,

With this Sunday; we move into the first full week of the holy season of Lent–a period of six weeks given us each year to reflect and to pray–to consider how we might better live our lives following our brother, Jesus.  As we move through this period in our Church year, it will become clear that the world doesn’t always understand, nor appreciate the radical love that Jesus asks of each of us–his life of love and his horrible death–a direct result of how he lived his life of love and concern for all will be laid out for us to consider.  But it won’t end in death–he will rise to new life on Easter–a wonderful, faith-filled journey that each of us, in our baptisms, are called to follow.  May you be blessed during these 40 days to follow Jesus with faith and with love–Pastor Kathy

 

Readings: 

  • Deuteronomy 26: 4-10
  • Romans 10: 8-13
  • Luke 4: 1-13

 

Notice: 

Please remember this next week, Wednesday, February 17, 4:45 p.m. The Feast  at Central Lutheran Church–SEE DETAILS UNDER “NEWS ITEM.”