Our Mission Statement We of Joy Lutheran Church foster  grace-filled relationships with Christ through worship, fellowship, and service. Providing for and raising children in the faith Connecting to one another and providing support within our community of faith Working toward social justice both locally and globally

Notes of Joy - Week of August 29

This Week's Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God’s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” (John 6:63). Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We who were washed in the word when we were born in the font return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts.

Sunday, August 29 Worship In-person and Online 14th Sunday after Pentecost Our Sunday worship can be watched LIVE on the Facebook app at 9:30 am, or the recording on Facebook any time after 10:15 am. CLICK HERE TO GO TO FACEBOOK Link to Sunday bulletin

Pastor Sean's Installation Pastor Sean Avery will officially be installed as the full time pastor of Joy Lutheran Church on Wednesday, September 1st. Bishop Shelley Wickstrom will officiate. This is an exciting event in the life of our congregation. As a newly ordained ELCA minister, this will be Sean’s first installation ceremony and we are so proud to be part of his pastoral journey. All are welcome to join us in the celebration. Local clergy are invited to attend and vest. The color is red. Attendees are encouraged to wear red as well. (COVID protocol will be observed and masks are encouraged.)  Date: Wednesday, September 1st Time: 6:30 pm Location: Joy Lutheran Church Sanctuary

Church Shopping List If you're out and about and are willing to pick up something off our shopping list, we'd appreciate it! Bring your receipt to the office for reimbursement. Case of legal sized copy paper (The only place we've found that carries legal size paper by the case is Office Depot.)

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Way to go Charlotte!

Joy of Reading Book Club Our book club meets the 3rd Monday of the month.  We have a great group and it is a wonderful social time – lots of good conversation and laughter.  We welcome any and all who would like to come.  You don’t even have to read the book!   The next meeting will be September 20th at 6:30 PM.  Sue Weimer will be hosting.     Upcoming books are: September -West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge October - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult November - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin December - The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

Prayer Concerns & Requests For Illness: Joanne (healing; Carol Munk's sister) Diana Flaherty (healing) Carla Eisberg (healing; friend of Nancy D.) Dave Mitton (healing from hip surgery) Lisa Lind (healing, friend of Kristi Swain) Sharon Prien (continued healing through medical treatment) Jonny Hegna (continued healing) Skip Lange (Debby Bird's father) Stella Scamman (Kristi Swain’s aunt) For Grief: Family of Pastor Joe Alutius Family of Carol Hall (Eric Hall's mother) Special Concerns or Joys: Pastor Sean & Becky as they get settled in their new home & jobs

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Regular Church Office Hours Closed Monday Tues. - Wed. 10:00am - 5:00pm (office hours Sept. 7 will be 9:00am-noon) Thursday 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed Friday Pastor Sean's Open Office Hours, Wednesday 10am-2pm