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Worship:Epiphany 4c,2.3.13

Our worship service centers on Luke 4:18-30. Rev. Sterling Severns’ sermon is entitled, “Local Boy Makes Trouble”.  Worship leaders include Ram Peng, Children’s Choir, Denise Walters, Sarah Petty, Mamie Ruth Blanton and the church staff.

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A Community Read During Lent

Join the church staff in reading a novel during Lent (February 13 – March 28).  We will be reading and chatting about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.  This novel, written by Rachel Joyce, was published in 2012.  The story had its beginnings as a radio drama written by Joyce as she was dealing with the death of her father from cancer.  Though the story had its beginnings in sadness it is a delightful book that follows the journey of a retired Englishman who begins a pilgrimage to visit a former co-worker who is dying of cancer.  As he walks across the English countryside he encounters many interesting people and situations.

Grab a copy of the book and let’s read and talk.  It was released last summer so there should be plenty of used copies out there!  You can also get the book on your Kindle, Ipad or Nook.   Lent is a time of pilgrimage so we will be reading and discussing this joyful and challenging journey to see what we can learn from Harold Fry.

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Worship: Epiphany 3c,1.27.13

Our worship service centers on Luke 4:14-21, Jesus first sermon.  Rev. Sterling Severns’ sermon is entitled, “local boy makes good”.  Worship leaders include the Lisu Choir, Julie Gaines, Sanctuary Choir, Wint Wint Zaw, Carol McMurray, Anna Tuckwiler, and the Church Staff. The service concluded with the welcoming of our four newest church members and presentation of bread for the journey to Robyn Mosley.

We lift Robyn up in prayer in the days and months ahead as she begins a new chapter in her life and we will celebrate her legacy among us for years to come!

 

Epiphany Season 2013 2

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Worship: Epiphany 2b, 1.20.13

Our worship service centers on John 2:1-11, Jesus first miracle at the wedding at Cana. Mary, the mother of Jesus, seems to know something that her son either doesn’t know or isn’t ready to acknowledge.  Worship leaders include Christen Schumacher, Molly Huffstetler, Emily Byrd, Susan Sanford, Foster Solomon, Gail Welstead, Lawt Awng, and the Church Staff.

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Baptism Sunday, 1.13.13

Our worship service centers on the celebration of Jesus’ baptism and the remembrance of our own baptisms. Worship leaders include Samantha Denton, Megan Strollo, Andrew VB Thawng, Kathy McGraw, Sanctuary Choir, and the Church Staff. 

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Epiphany Sunday, 1.6.13

At Tabernacle we follow the Christian year in our cycles of worship. Each season of the year reminds us of certain truths contained in scripture and helps us focus on what is most important about following God. The lectonary is divided into three different years with each of the synoptic Gospels taking the center stage. The Gospel of John is divided and used during special seasons during all three years. We are currently in the third year; year C which follows the Gospel of Luke.

Today, marks the beginning of the Epiphany Season (January 6 – February 10, 2013). The Biblical basis for Epiphany is in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 2, verses 1-11. It is the story of the visit of scholars from a distant land to honor a new born child who would be important to the whole human race. Epiphany is a time for expanding the vision of Christian people. Stories of Jesus in the Gospels are emphasized during this season as we grow to see Jesus more clearly, it is like a light growing ever brighter.  The colors used are white, gold and green.

 

Worship Leaders: Dick Denzler, Samuel UC Lian, Molly Huffstetler, Kathy McGraw, and the Church Staff.