Messiah Midweek Update
April 1, 2020
Messiah Lutheran Church
Auburn, WA
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"And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
Micah 6:8b
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Vine Maple Place Needs Help!
COVID-19 EMERGENCY - ITEMS NEEDED - The Coronavirus is already hurting moms and kids on the edge of homelessness by devastating their incomes. Please help us support our partners at Vine Maple Place by providing urgently needed basics:
Deliver items to 21730 Dorre Don Way SE, Maple Valley - Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.
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Palm Sunday Holy Week Worship Schedule
Palm Sunday worship will be live streamed on Sunday, April 5th, with the prelude beginning at 9:20am and worship at 9:30am. Check our website or Facebook page to join.
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services of worship, April 9th and 10th, will be online at 7:00pm both days. Watch for further details as Holy Week begins.
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Ideas for Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week commemorating Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem. It is tradition at Messiah for us to gather in the Gathering Space and process into the Sanctuary or Galli Hall raising our palms! Since we are following the "Stay Home. Stay Safe." directive, here are some ideas you can celebrate Palm Sunday at home.
- If you are getting groceries or running essential errands on Saturday afternoon between 2:00-4:00pm, there will be groups of 4 palms outside the church office door and you can grab some for your family to wave on Sunday morning.
- Your can gather branches from trees or evergreens in your yard and wave them during the Gathering Hymn.
- Click here to follow a YouTube video on how to make your own paper palms to help your family celebrate Palm Sunday.
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Gathering with Pastor Chuck
Pr. Chuck is inviting Messiah members and friends to connect and share in community together during Zoom conversations this coming week.
On
Thursday, April 2, at 1:00pm
there will be the first of a series of online Bible studies. Pr. Chuck will be leading these online studies of the Gospel of Mark for the next 8 to 10 weeks.
If you want to participate in this online event, please email Pr. Chuck at
chuck.harris@mlcauburn.org
. Pr. Chuck will then send you a link to the online gathering.
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Virtual Family Choir
Messiah is putting together a Virtual Family Choir for our Easter Sunday service. The hymn we will be singing is
Jesus Christ is Risen Today,
and everyone is invited to join us. A virtual choir is created from individual video or audio recordings of people singing, so we want you to send in a recording of yourself singing the hymn. The files will all be blended together in the editing process, so we promise no one will end up with a solo! For detailed instructions on how to record your video, click
here
or contact our Chorale Director Jan Nelson at
jan.nelson@mlcauburn.org
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Messiah Chorale Fellowship Hour
Messiah Chorale is meeting for a weekly fellowship hour via Zoom during our normal rehearsal time, Thursdays from 7:30-8:30pm. All are welcome to join. Topics of conversation range from choral music to coronavirus coping mechanisms and everything in between. It’s mostly just an opportunity for us to gather together. You can join us on Zoom:
Meeting ID: 9034601988
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9th Grade AOB Students
The 9th Grade Affirmation of Baptism Class is continuing to meet on Thursday evenings at 6pm via Zoom. They are working on their faith projects, bible verses and planning for AOB Sunday.
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5th/6th Grade Mission Sunday Planning Meeting
Our 5th and 6th grade Sunday School class is invited to join us for a zoom meeting on Sunday, April 5th at
11:30am
to do some planning for how we will adjust our Mission Sunday plans in light of the current COVID-19 situation. We will continue to discuss how we can best support our community during this time and look forward to hearing our 5th and 6th graders' ideas on how to make this possible! 5th/6th grade families, be on the lookout for an email invitation to this zoom meeting.
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Youth Scavenger Hunt
On Monday, April 6th at 7:00pm the youth are having a scavenger hunt via Zoom. Traci will send out the link on Monday morning. These activities are a great way to keep the youth connected. Please contact Traci if you would like to participate.
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Giving
As we continue to worship and meet online, our regular support of Messiah Lutheran ministries is a vital part of our community life.
Messiah offers five options
for our members, friends, and neighbors to give to our ongoing ministry. We encourage everyone connected with and inspired by our community of faith, whether in person or through our online resources, to give as the Spirit leads. We thank you for being a partner in ministry.
Our church facility is located at 410 H Street NE in Auburn, WA, and the zip code is 98002. Utilizing this address, you may
(option 1)
place your offering to Messiah in the mail slot on the north side of our church building. You may also
(option 2)
mail your offering to the same address utilizing the United States Postal Service. Our mail is checked daily. This is a great giving path for folks who enjoy the tradition and feeling of writing a check.
Messiah also
(option 3)
works with VANCO to allow you to give through our website online. This online option is easy to use and secure. You can track your giving here and access this option anytime and anywhere you are online. Click here
https://mlcauburn.org/give/
and scroll down to the Secure Giving Link.
Thrivent Financial is making it easy for Messiah members, friends, and neighbors to establish a regular habit and pattern of giving. Thrivent’s Simply Giving program
(option 4)
creates a consistent giving record, and you can set it up for any frequency and amount you desire. Click here
https://mlcauburn.org/give/
and scroll down to Simply Giving to download the form. Once completed, you can mail the form to our church office at the address above or simply drop it off.
Finally, Messiah is offering a mobile option for giving
(option 5)
. Just go to the App Store on your smartphone and download the GivePlus+ Mobile App. Once downloaded, the set up instructions are easy. Just make sure you find Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn, WA and set us up as the congregation to which you would like to give.
Here is the link for the video explaining how to use the app:
Thank you for creating a holy and consistent habit of giving for the ministry and mission of Messiah Lutheran Church.
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Messiah Social Media
Messiah wants to connect with you wherever you are! Make sure to check us out on all of our social media accounts:
Instagram: @mlcauburn
Twitter: @mlcauburn
YouTube: @mlcauburn
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YouTube Channel
Messiah now has a YouTube channel! You can view all of our video content in one place, including services, devotions, updates, and more. Subscribe
here
and you’ll be notified when new videos are available.
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Amazon Smile
Amazon Smile is a way for our Messiah community to support the church ministry every time they shop with Amazon. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you will find all the same Amazon products, prices, and services, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the price of eligible purchases to Messiah. Signing up is easy! You can find instructions at our website:
http://mlcauburn.org/give/amazon-smile/
or contact Jan Nelson at
jan.nelson@mlcauburn.org
for more information.
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Messiah Lutheran Church
410 H Street NE
Auburn, WA 98002
253-833-5280
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday
8:30am-4:30pm
Staff Directory
Pastor Chuck Harris, Senior Pastor
(206) 245-8626
Deacon Traci Vatne, Director of Faith Formation
(253) 797-5837
Savannah Phelan, Associate Director of Faith Formation & Partnerships
(406) 600-5165
Tia Monsen, Worship Manager & Communications Coordinator
(253) 334-6618
Lynne Inman, Administrative Assistant
(253) 740-9642
Pam Downing, Finance Coordinator
(206) 799-3130
Katie Walda, Organist, Keyboardist & Handbells Director
(925) 413-9052
Jan Nelson, Chorale Director and Website/Social Media Manager
(541) 556-7232
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Messiah This Week
Wednesday 4/1
7:00pm Evening Prayer Worship Service- Facebook/Website
Thursday 4/2
8:00am Devotion-Website/Facebook
1:00pm Bible Study-Zoom
5:00pm Spirit Fest Meal-Grab and Go 6:00pm Finance Team Meeting-Zoom 6:00pm 9th Grade AOB Meeting-Zoom
7:30pm Messiah Chorale Virtual Fellowship-Zoom
Friday 4/3
8:00am Devotion-Website/Facebook
Saturday 4/4
Sunday 4/5
9:30am Worship-Facebook/Website
11:30am Mission Sunday Meeting-Zoom
2:00pm Community Meal-Grab and Go
6:30pm Small Group-Zoom
6:30pm Small Group-Zoom
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Messiah Lutheran Vision
We are an inclusive community following Jesus, worshiping God,
striving side by side, and mending the broken places in all creation.
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Messiah Lutheran Mission Statement
• Engage our world from a deep, Jesus centered community life
• Embrace, welcome, and accompany people along life’s journey
• Enhance our understanding and practice of a life called by God
• Explore and connect in an ongoing process of growth in faith and spirituality
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