St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Newsletter | August 2021 |
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Welcoming, Celebrating, Learning, and Serving |
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Thanks first
You may have noticed that I was away a good part of July. I was in Minnesota because my father died. I wanted to be there to help my mother take care of the many tasks and provide emotional support. I also had the opportunity to receive my own support through my mother and other family members. Thank you for the care and concern you expressed and thank you for your prayers. It means a lot to me to receive that support.
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Interim Process
As you may know, the interim process is not only a time for calling your next pastor, but is also a time of exploration. There are three main questions to answer, and I will remind you of them at different times. The three questions are: Who are we, who is our neighbor and what is God calling us to? The call committee is in the midst of answering that first question; looking at archives, asking people for their memories while at the same time asking about our viability as we look towards the future. You may be receiving a call from a member of the call committee to ask you about these things.
There is a desire to gather people for small group activities when it is possible, perhaps by conference call. We also hope to have an in-person event in October to eat brats and sides, and share our thoughts, concerns, hopes and dreams.
Please let me know if you have questions about this process and I will do my best to answer them or point to the person who can.
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Counties of San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday
Vaccination continues to protect against severe COVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta variant now infecting a small percentage of vaccinated people as well as many unvaccinated people, eight Bay Area health officers have issued Health Orders requiring masks indoors in public places. The Orders require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions, starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3.
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John Lewis: Days of Advocacy |
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A multifaith gathering, inspirational speakers, activities for children and adults including creating postcards to encourage voter registration, poster making and an anti-racism march.
Sunday, Aug 15th at 1-3 pm
Location: Central Park,
50 E. 5th Ave. in San Mateo
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August 1
Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
Psalm 78:23-29
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35
August 8
1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25--5:2
John 6:35, 41-51
August 15
Proverb 9:1-6
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
August 22
Josh 24:1-2a, 14-18
Psalm 34:15-22
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69
August 29
Deut 4:1-2, 6-9
Psalm 15
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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The Nature of Hope
The Nature of Hope, by Adrian Rogers and Tom Fox, combines stunning photographs of nature with devotional writings of God’s beauty, comfort and hope. Tom Fox’s photos, taken as he backpacked through regions of the Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountains, the Northeast and Tennessee, capture the grandeur of God’s creations. Adrian Rogers provides his thoughts, along with scriptures, to complement the photographer’s images, and in so doing, offers hope amid life's challenges.
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As we continue in this pandemic, with hope perhaps waning at times, the hope presented in this book vividly and visually expresses the beauty and wonder of nature surrounding us with the whispered promise of better days ahead. This donated book, at 231.7 ROG, may also be found on display. |
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“Hope is like the sun, which as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” – Samuel Smiles (1812-1904)
“Christ is our hope. His creation points us to His glory.”
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3 Emily Thomann
5 Eric Michal
7 Abbey Tidwell
14 Emma Quanbeck
14 Luke Quanbeck
14 Jenny Ruttenberg
14 Woody Cole
18 Erin Hetrick-Hohenner
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18 Kathy Gonzalez
19 Merle Kohr
22 Ben Brown
27 Andy Hohenner
27 David Barnes
28 Shirley Fitzgerald
29 Mereleen Brown
30 Klaus Reschke
30 Holly Wandinger
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