Reflections from your Co-Pastor
September 3, 2020
Luke 5: 1-11
Have you ever been out fishing for hours and caught absolutely nothing? Then the clouds come in and shade the surface of the water, or you move downstream to a new fishing hole, and all of a sudden you cast out your line and you've got a bite. And it's a big one! As you reel it in, the previous few hours without a bite fade away. You've got dinner on the line! Well, at least that's how it felt to me when I was a fisherwoman in Wyoming. In my 20 years living in Wyoming, Laurie and I fished streams from Laramie to Jackson Hole and acquired quite a taste for grilled cutthroat trout, a great dinner when you're out camping.
Then we moved to Fort Collins in 2005 and have never fished since. I started to feel called to a deeper spiritual life when we first settled into our new home on Labor Day weekend. Now, fifteen years later, I'm a deacon and co-pastor of our community. God's promptings moved me as they did Simon Peter and the first disciples, to be a fisher of people.
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Yet I look back at all those hours waiting to catch cutthroat, hours spent in prayer and conversation with God wondering what my next step would be, how I could serve in meaningful ways, and just generally asking,
"What would you have me do God?" God knew I was open and willing to do God's work but led me to my calling once I was at a place in my life where I could say "Yes!" and where there was an Ecumenical Catholic Church that welcomed women as clergy.
The on-going conversation, listening, and openness to God whether fishing, walking in nature, sitting in church, cradled in your comfy chair at home, on your lunch break, while driving your car, or anywhere really, is what continues to inform our next step--actually our every step.
AMEN
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#BLACKLIVESMATTER
This week we mourned the death of Atatiana Jefferson and the shooting of Jacob Blake both victims of police violence.
Please pray for Jacob Blake, the families of these victims and for police reform to prevent further deaths.
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Discovery and Perspective
An open discussion of scripture
Thursday at 9:00 am
All are welcomed!
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This week's discussion is canceled so that all will consider attending the World Wisdoms Project Town Hall
Please see below for registration
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The final installment of the Town Hall series.
Town Hall 4: Activate "What Now?"
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World Wisdoms Project and Fort Collins Area Interfaith Council are teaming up to have a sustained and deepened conversation about race, privilege, white supremacy and how to make Northern Colorado – and our nation – a more equitable, healing community for all. Join us for the fourth and final event in this effort!
The Town Hall: #4
Thursday, September 3rd, from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
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Schedule - September Sunday Services
Sept. 6 - Deacon Rosean, 5:00 pm ZOOM
Sept 13 - Father Michael; 5:00 pm ZOOM
Sept 20- Father Teri; 5:00 pm ZOOM
Sept 27 - Pastor Jane; Outdoor Service at 11:00 am
If inclement weather, we will host a Zoom service
at 11:00 am. No 5:00 pm service
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Community Prayer Requests
Please pray for -
Healing prayers for Dianna Padilla, sister of Lisa Jones, who underwent surgery for cancer. For Lauren Roob, friend of Rosanna Batemen whose current chemo-therapy has stopped working and the cancer has spread. We pray the new biopsy will yield a new treatment. She has 3 children - ages 10-15.
For Liz and Ken Zornes and Family, friends of Sandra and Dick Life, whose daughter is struggling with addiction.
For the peaceful repose of the soul of David Heyman, a community member, and comfort for his wife, MaryAnne, and their family.
Please lift up Ted Boltz and his husband Fr. Frank Quintana; Ted was admitted to hospice care. Fr. Frank, a long time member of the ECC's Rocky Mountain Region, now pastors ECC Pastor of St. Oscar Romero Catholic Community in Albuquerque NM.
For Courtney, daughter of Jean and Tom Christen. Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe. For the continued recovery of Linda Joyce. The Kent family whose Mother Teri (community member) and Father recently passed
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Jim DeMuth and family for the loss of his sister, Pat DeMuth. For Jennifer Pfeister and family for the passing of her father, Bill McClellan.
Dona Bosse - community member. Julie Schoenbauer and family for the passing of her father and for the family of Edwin White, brother-in-law of Pastor Jane.
For the peaceful repose of the souls of Bill, Greg, and Calvin - friends of Deacon Rosean. .
For Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother. For Dani - Niece of the Cloyds. Mary Crosby – parishioner. For Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones and Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll. For Lynne Barnes and family.
And Leo Six – father of Michael Six, Mike Gudim, Margie Weitz, Suzanne King, Robert Browell.
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For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage. Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for better connection
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