And how lucky we were to have these former pastors with us to celebrate! All those great deep voices . . .
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sunday, April 25
Next Sunday, April 25 the day of of Celebration of our Consolidation there will be only ONE SERVICE at 3pm. There will be no Service at 10 am. Please spread the news and invite your family and friends, Bishop Marie Jerge will preside and preach at the service. Charter members will be received, a group of children will receive Communion for the first time, and Pastor Isaksen will be installed. There will be a reception after the service.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
A letter shared by Pastor
Dear Robert,
“I’m seeking protection, and I believe the U.S. government is saying they don’t care if I go home and am killed.” Joshua, a survivor of torture from Jamaica has spent over two years in a U.S. immigration detention facility. Joshua and his family have been targeted by gang members for their support of an opposition political party. An immigration judge has granted him asylum twice, but he still remains in jail.
There is little doubt that Joshua would be murdered if the U.S. government forces him to return to Jamaica. “It’s not poverty or hunger, why I fled, it was fear for my life.” What keeps Joshua going in the face of such a painful past and such an uncertain future? “Faith and belief in Jesus Christ and praying and fasting,” Joshua says.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) strives to be an answer to prayers like Joshua’s. Survivors of torture who seek protection in the United States are often detained before they have a chance to make their case for asylum or other forms of legal protection. Through LIRS’s national network of service partners, we help torture survivors endure the challenges of immigration detention, help find them legal representation and advocate for a more humane system. We are writing to ask for your help to assist people like Joshua.
Please lift your voice at the LIRS Action Center to urge your elected officials to support legislation that would protect detained torture survivors. And your gifts make it possible to fund services for newcomers who have suffered so much and whose lives are at risk.
LIRS is committed to providing support to individuals like Joshua and to giving a voice to those who are in need your support. Your gifts and your advocacy enable us to continue this important work as we assist those seeking refuge and protection in the United States .
Sincerely,
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
“I’m seeking protection, and I believe the U.S. government is saying they don’t care if I go home and am killed.” Joshua, a survivor of torture from Jamaica has spent over two years in a U.S. immigration detention facility. Joshua and his family have been targeted by gang members for their support of an opposition political party. An immigration judge has granted him asylum twice, but he still remains in jail.
There is little doubt that Joshua would be murdered if the U.S. government forces him to return to Jamaica. “It’s not poverty or hunger, why I fled, it was fear for my life.” What keeps Joshua going in the face of such a painful past and such an uncertain future? “Faith and belief in Jesus Christ and praying and fasting,” Joshua says.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) strives to be an answer to prayers like Joshua’s. Survivors of torture who seek protection in the United States are often detained before they have a chance to make their case for asylum or other forms of legal protection. Through LIRS’s national network of service partners, we help torture survivors endure the challenges of immigration detention, help find them legal representation and advocate for a more humane system. We are writing to ask for your help to assist people like Joshua.
Please lift your voice at the LIRS Action Center to urge your elected officials to support legislation that would protect detained torture survivors. And your gifts make it possible to fund services for newcomers who have suffered so much and whose lives are at risk.
LIRS is committed to providing support to individuals like Joshua and to giving a voice to those who are in need your support. Your gifts and your advocacy enable us to continue this important work as we assist those seeking refuge and protection in the United States .
Sincerely,
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Council Meeting - April 2010
- A consolidation celebration service will be held on April 25, 2010 at 3:00 P.M.
It will be led by Bishop Marie C. Jerge, who will reaffirm a church with the new name "Christ our Emmanuel Lutheran Church." There will be a reception after the celebration service in the basement. (There will be a clean-up/preparation morning for the Celebration on APRIL 24, 2010,10:00 A.M.) - Doug is taking pictures of the congregation for a directory. He is available in the parsonage photography unit, usually on Sunday, or by appointment.
- There will be a dedication of the rocking chair for the children's corner on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010.
- Christa will have a sign-up sheet available on Sunday, Åpril 11th, for anyone interested in serving as reader at Sunday services.
- CLUSTER PICNIC at Crellin Park, Chatham on August 15, 2010.
- Richard T shared his desire to become an ordained minister and thinks this calling will now be feasible through a new distance learning program. Pastor Isaksen has agreed to be his mentor through the application process and subsequent studies. Congratulations, Richard!
**Please note these are from the unofficial notes of the Council until they are approved at the next Council meeting.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter 2010
What a gorgeous day! Doesn't the church look beautiful with its new carpet and reconfigured seating? What a great photo, Doug! Betty looks perfectly content in the rocker donated by Heidi in honor of her mom. And who is that striking man in front of our brand spankin' new sign?
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