We are a worshiping community where everyone matters, everyone is loved, and everyone belongs. Everyone!
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Dear Friends,
Hello from down under! Jeremy, Ben, Patrick and I arrived in Sydney after seeing family in California. We are so thankful for gracious friends who are helping while we are away. We are also grateful for you, our St. Nicholas family and are holding you all in our prayers.
On a light note, you can follow flat St. Nick on our Instagram and Facebook page to see his Australian adventures. It is good, light-hearted fun… something many of us need right now…
So far, St. Nick slept through most of the 16 hours of airplane travel. He was thankful to get to Sydney and has had a day of sight-seeing and learning about the history of Australia including the indigenous civil rights movement. Flat St. Nick enjoyed seeing the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Botanical Gardens, and The Rocks – a neighborhood in the shadow of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
St. Nick has been mostly on vacation, although at the gardens he did get a little excited by all the Palm plants. He compared different types of palms and wondered which ones would be best for our Palm Sunday service. Who knew there were so many palms to choose from…
We hope you enjoy the pictures and the good-hearted fun! We will be sharing pictures here in our newsletter and on our socials. We hope they will amuse you and bring you a little bit of joy. We are thankful to have this time away to be inspired and renewed. We are also especially thankful that we have a community that blesses us so greatly that we can visit Jeremy’s family so far away.
Sending you all God’s Peace, Love, and Blessings,
Beth+
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Small Groups at St. Nick's |
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This past year we have created small group ministries in our men’s lunch group, the women’s bible study, the praying in color group, our centering prayer groups, and the bible journaling group. Small groups are important in the life of our faith community because they help us get to know one another, support each other, and grow in faith and friendship.
Often the best small groups and ministries come from people’s interests and passions. Are you interested in book studies, sign language, dinner groups, prayer groups, support groups, cooking, food pantry, outreach, or hiking groups? Why not start a small group here at St. Nick’s?
If you are intrigued or think you may be well suited to be a small group leader, please pray during this month of July. You can contact Rev. Beth in August and let her know about your ideas and what you think God may be calling you to offer our community of faith.
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Johnson Ranch Elementary School Drive |
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We are collecting supplies and writing thank you notes to assist Johnson Ranch Elementary get ready for the school year:
Nurse's Office supplies – ointments/creams, bandaids, peroxide, alcohol, cottonballs, q-tips, gauze, unscented hand lotion, boys and girls size 6 to 8 unerpants and shorts.
School Supplies – copy paper, two ply toilet paper, dry erase markers, highlighters, hand sanitizer, small snacks for break room, pens pencils, colored pencils, crayons, folders, binders, glue sticks and scissors.
Hand written thank you cards – thanking the teachers, staff, adminstrators for all they do.
Please place the items next to the food pantry baskets by the font door.
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Sunday, July 17: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Collect for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost:
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Sunday Worship
Invite your friends and family! All are invited to worship with us.
9:30am - Indoor Worship
This summer, we will have only our 9:30am worship, through Labor Day weekend.
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Prayer Group
Wednesdays, 9:30am
Come pray in color with us! This is a time of prayer and contemplation through words and art on the page.
Contact Hillys Lewis for information on where to meet.
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Church Administration and Volunteer Information |
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Don’t forget – Rev. Beth and Jeremy are on Vacation for a few weeks. We are thankful for the Rev. Nate Bostian and Stockton Williams.
In the event of a pastoral emergency, you can reach the Rev. Bryn Caddell at St. Michael’s in Blanco at 830-833-3052.
Thank you to everyone who is taking care of St. Nick’s while we are gone!
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2265 Bulverde Rd.
Bulverde, TX 78163
Phone: 214-213-0739
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