Volume 152 | Week of January 18, 2021
This Week at Incarnate Word
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail



Due to continued health and safety concerns, there will be no "in-person" gatherings until further notice.



Click Here for our most recent online Sunday morning worship service.



We will continue to provide updates as more information is made available. Click below to find out more from the NYS Department of Health including Test Site information.
Prayer for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 18th
Congregation Council
Monday, January 18th
The Congregation Council meets on Monday, January 18th at 7 pm by Zoom. Please keep our elected leaders in your prayers for continued discernment of our mission: "In the City for Good."
Choir Fellowship
Wednesday, January 20th
Though currently unable to meet in person, folks from the choir continue to meet by Zoom every Wednesday at 5:30 pm to share in mutual love and fellowship. You never know what mystery guest will show up at these gatherings.

"The Music of Poetry"
Wednesday, January 20th
As a complement to our discussions of Unsettling Truths and the podcast Who We Are: Racism in American, this Wednesday at 7:00 pm we will gather by Zoom to read together poetry by contemporary Indian and African-American poets. The music of poetry offers another dimension to understanding and appreciating the lived experiences of others. A selection of poems will be emailed to participants on Monday.
If you have not joined us previously and would like the poems emailed to you, please reach out to Pastor Doug at dougstewart@incarnatewordelca.org
Meeting ID: 845-1222-9672
Passcode: 107559

Or you may call in by phone: 1 (929) 205-6099
IW Building Team
Thursday, January 21st
Our Incarnate Word "Ad Hoc Building Team" will be getting together by Zoom on Thursday, January 21st at 1:30 pm to continue discerning and discussing the need for capital building projects in the months and years to come.

Thank you to those who are helping lead us in these conversations: Jim & Jane Haefner, Glen Suckling, Brian Roulin, Linda Northrup, Linda Clark, Ray Elliott and Thatcher Lyman.
Stewardship Team
Thursday, January 21st
The Stewardship Team will meet on Thursday, January 21st at 7:30 pm by Zoom to continue working on this year's Stewardship emphasis. Be looking for more news about this exciting campaign in the coming weeks! Thank you to Kelley Madden who continues to lead our Team valiantly! If you are interested in being part of our team, feel free to be in touch with Kelley Madden or Pastor Doug.
Looking Ahead
January 24, 2021
3rd Sunday after the Epiphany

1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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Zoom Fellowship
Sunday, January 24th
Though still socially distanced, we invite you to join us in fellowship each Sunday morning by Zoom. You may "drop" by anytime between 11 am and Noontime staying for as little or as long as you like. What a great chance to re-connect with one another and to renew friendships.

Meeting ID: 829-6018-0934
Password: Coffee

Or you may call in by phone: 1 (929) 205-6099
RIT Campus Ministry Thanks!!
Thank you to all who have partnered with us this year in providing nutritious Sunday evening meals for the folks of RIT's Campus Ministry. As the second semester begins, you are once again invited to be a part of this wonderful outreach ministry.

Because of Covid restrictions, all meals must be professionally catered, costing around $200 per week. All donations of any size are deeply appreciated! If you are interested in helping fund these feeding efforts, you may send a check made out to the Synod, with "RIT Sunday Evening Meals" in the memo line.



Upstate New York Synod 
Attn: Treasurer 
PO Box 160
Syracuse, NY 13214



The students and chaplains truly appreciate your generosity and ongoing assistance throughout this trying time.


~ Patty Elliott 
Dominican Republic Healthcare
Chocolate and Coffee Sale
Delicious and fair-traded coffee and chocolate from Coffee Connection and Equal Exchange are available for order, raising funds in support of Joanne Petersen’s Dominican Healthcare Ministry.

Orders taken any time. Deliveries resuming this week!
Pastor's Ponderings
An Unlikely Rebel
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