Hi everyone! Pastor Gaylene here. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I just checked my weather app and it says 91 degrees! Break out the sweaters and warm socks!
Reminder…This Saturday is Burrito Saturday. Come on by and get some breakfast burritos, juice and hot coffee. There is no cost for these delicious treats, but donations are always accepted. These are the best burritos and coffee in town. You don’t want to miss out. We are serving from 8:00 until 10:00 unless we run out earlier. It has been known to happen. If you can spare some to help out with Burrito Ministry we could use some help in cooking, filling, setting up and tearing down. We would love to see you!
On September 8 from 10:00–? We will be filling Blessing Bags. These are bags filled with non-perishable food, water, juice, plastic ware, hygiene items, socks etc…We need lots of volunteers to help sort and fill the bags. We would love to see you.
I can’t begin to tell you all how the passing of Dolly Parton has made me so sad. She was an amazing singer, entertainer, philanthropist, kind hearted and so filled with joy! And her faith was unshakable. So I will tell you now that my sermon was somewhat inspired by her and her ability to love so many folks and the belief that we should do the same. The scripture passage is really a hard one.
In Matthew 18: 15-20 Jesus advises the church in a series of statements of how to manage conflict among the members of the church. But most of all these are pieces of advice, especially the first one is one we can apply to our own conflicts with family and friends. And no matter who it is in which we have conflict we should always love them. Jesus did! (And so did Dolly!)
Worship begins at 9:00 this Sunday for the last week. Beginning next week, September 13 Sunday School will resume at 9:00 with worship at 10:00. We are a come as you are bunch of folks where the coffee is the third sacrament. We welcome all who come through our doors. We celebrate the Lord’s Table each week and all are welcome at the table of grace, mercy and forgiveness. So…
Come and see.
Come as you are.
Come and worship.
Come and fellowship.
Here at Hope where the coffee pot is always hot! See you Sunday.
Love ya’
PGC (Pastor Gaylene Chrystie)
