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Hello, CLC Youth and Families!

I'm visiting Hoops & Homework on Thursday-anyone want to come with me? I'm going to meet with the new director, Jeff Boyd, and take a look at the gardens our generous congregation donations funded. And observe how the kids' program works in the summer.

I'll be calling you on the telephones to see if you want to come! Midday, probably around noon, this Thursday. I can drive you as long as I have at least 2 of you. 

Peace and cool air be with you all-Gail, your Yo & Fam Coordinator

Please forward to Pr. Bourret any thoughts as to topics/Bible studies/books you're interested in pursuing once the Adult Forum resumes in September.

Last week news came that the White House is considering setting the ceiling for refugee resettlement for Fiscal Year 2020 at zero-this at a time when the number of people fleeing civil strife, gang violence, drought and deadly poverty is at its highest since the end of World War II.

Biblical faith demands that we care for the sojourner and alien among us. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, which was established in 1939 and has helped more than 500,000 refugees become Americans, is our partner in the critical, life-saving ministry of refugee resettlement.

Please consider contacting your congressional representative expressing your concern about this issue. A sample text, drafted by LIRS, follows:

"I'm your constituent from [City, State], and [as a person of faith], I urge you to affirm the right of all people to seek asylum and protection. Central American families - men, women and children - are fleeing to safety wherever they can.

This must be treated as a humanitarian crisis and refugee situation, rather than an as an immigration enforcement issue. I call on you to terminate the administration's latest asylum ban that denies protection to individuals who do not first apply for protection in at least one country through which they travel en route to the United States.

I urge you to do everything in your power to ensure the administration processes and welcomes asylum seekers, stops returning asylum seekers to harm, and ends detaining children in inhumane conditions.

Natick Days is a long-standing community event and a terrific opportunity for shy Lutherans to introduce ourselves to the community. We're looking for teams of CLC-ers to staff our booth on the Natick Common on Saturday, September 7, for up to two hours. You'll get the very minimal training you need to run the pig races game, or invite folks to do some bucket drumming.

Please speak with Pr. Bourret or Dave Ripp is you can lend some time.

READINGS FOR THIS WEEK - Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

August 4, 2019  

Today's texts offer instruction and encouragement for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the "unhappy business" of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to elevate our thinking, seeking the "things that are above." To that end we seek the sustenance of the Lord's supper and the encouragement of God's word.

Sing For Joy

Enhance your understanding of the weekly scripture readings by listening to Sing For Joy http://www.stolaf.edu/singforjoy/ from St. Olaf College.  The Sing For Joy radio program, produced by St. Olaf College , has a simple mission: to explore the weekly themes of Christian worship by providing the best in sacred choral music and thoughtful commentary. The musical performances eloquently "do the talking," while the concise remarks from host Pastor Bruce Benson illuminate the meaning of the texts.