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First United Sunday Update

July 26, 2020

The Latest Update on Our Worship Services

This morning we gathered with some of our church family members in the Sanctuary (with masks and safe distancing) for another wonderful worship service together! We also offered live streaming of our service on Facebook at 9:45 so we could all worship at the same time no matter where we were located. If you missed it, service recordings are available on our website and on our Facebook page.We hope you'll join whenever it's convenient for you.

Next Sunday, August 2, will be a special Confirmation Service for some of our young people and their family members. Due to our limited safe space, we will not be taking seating reservations for anyone else this week. We hope you'll join the celebration through the live streaming of our service on Facebook next Sunday at 9:45am . You can return to contacting the office for your seating reservations the following week. Congratulations to our special youth on their special day!

Each week our “Taking Faith Home” information provides daily readings, prayers, devotions, and service opportunities following the Lectionary readings. It's a great resource for you to use, especially while we are apart. Click here for this week's information.

Today's devotional comes from an online service featuring daily steps to pause, listen, think, pray,

and go. Think about adding their plan to your daily routine to start the day off with God. Visit http://d365.org . There's even an app you can download to your phone.

pause

By God’s grace, just as you are:

You are here.

You are known.

You are loved.

listen

At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people. The Lord proclaims: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness. As Israel searched for a place of rest, the Lord appeared to them from a distance: I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. And so with unfailing love, I have drawn you to myself.

Jeremiah 31:1-3

think

Expiration dates are real. I’m talking about “use by” dates. The disappointing thing about “use by” dates is that everything could look perfectly fine. The color is the same. But the smell might be a little off… and it might taste funny. It looks fine. But it’s not fine. And it’s certainly not good.

Love portrayed in a TV series may look fine, but it’s often actually spoiled because it turns people into objects. Or the love from someone we really want to love us may feel real, but it curdles when we realize we only feel loved when we do something they like.

But God’s love is not the kind of love that looks fine but has actually gone bad. Our verses today from the prophet Jeremiah, spoken then to all the people of Israel and now to us, tell us that God’s love lasts forever. There is no expiration date on God’s love. It is unfailing.

Tasha Gibson

pray

Loving God, thank you that your love never fails. Let your love sustain and preserve us so that we might share your love with those we meet today. Amen.

Before you knew it, you were loved. Now, let the love of God help you live like you are loved today.

TODAY - Heather Newell

Monday (7/27 ) - Gail Roest

Tuesday (7/28) - Sharon Carpiaux, Wally Heil, & Barb Kraus

Saturday (8/1) - Scott McCurley

Next Sunday (8/2) - Michella Bauer & Stella Deprez

Why not call, email, or send them a card?

We Need YOU!

There will be a Congregational Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, August 12, at 7pm for the purpose of electing Church Officers as well as changing our by-laws to include the use of technology for official church meetings and business. You'll be able to access this meeting by video on Zoom or by phone for audio. If you can't do either, you can request a written ballot from the church office by Wednesday, August 5 . You need to return it by Monday, August 10, so it can be included in the vote count during the meeting on Wednesday. There will be a separate email/mailing with more information closer to the meeting date.

> Bike Ride (Mountain Bay Trail) - TODAY 4pm

> Monday Zoom Check In - Monday, 9:30am

> Pastors in the Parking Lot - Tuesday, 10am

> Wednesday Zoom Check In - Wednesday, 7pm

> Pastors in the Parking Lot - Thursday, 10am

> Woe-Be-Gone (in the Parking Lot) - Thursday, 10am

> Men's Club Fruitcake Meeting (Zoom) - Thursday, 7pm

> S'Mores & Prayers Event - Friday, 6:30pm

> Sunday Worship - next Sunday, 9:45am in the Sanctuary & Facebook (recordings also available on website & Facebook by noon)

> Christian Ed. Ministry Mtg. - next Sunday, August 2, 10:45am

> Zoom Fellowship Hour - next Sunday, August 2, 11am

> Virtual V.B.S. (Zoom) - Mon.-Tues.-Wed., August 3-5, 6:30-7:30pm

> Agape Drive-Thru Dinner - Wednesday, August 5, 5:45pm

> Popsicles in the Parking Lot - Thursday, August 6, 6:30pm

> Congregational Meeting (Zoom) - Wednesday, August 12, 7pm

*Contact Pastor Meggan if you have questions about any of these gatherings

or if you want information about scheduling another meeting.

Your Support Keeps Things Going!

We're so grateful to all of you who've been keeping up with your offerings and pledges. We still need your support to keep our church activities running and the bills paid. If you haven't already, you can sign up for electronic giving on our website . If you prefer to write a check, mail it to the church at 605 N Webster Ave, De Pere, WI 54115 attn: Treasurer. Thanks again for your support!

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