Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, June 30, 2013

For Paul, the freedom Christ gives is not permission to do whatever we want. It is the ability to be what we could not be otherwise. The power and guidance of the Spirit produce a different kind of life, one marked by the qualities Paul lists in today’s second reading, Galatians 5:1, 13-25. Join us for worship on Sunday with Holy Communion at St. Peter’s at 9:00am and at Messiah at 10:30am. Sunday School classes meet at Messiah at 9:30am. St. Peter’s Women’s Group will meet at 10:15am. Prayer of the Day: Sovereign God, ruler of all hearts, you call us to obey you, and you favor us with true freedom. Keep us faithful to the ways of your Son, that, leaving behind all that hinders us, we may steadfastly follow your paths, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 23, 2013:

Before God saves us in baptism, we are held prisoner to hostile spiritual forces. Some of them are known to us, and some are of our own making. Often we do not see or recognize the spirits that trouble us. As we come into God’s presence today, a word of liberation is announced to us. Join us for worship on Sunday with Holy Communion at St. Peter’s at 9:00am and at Messiah at 10:30am. Sunday School classes meet at Messiah at 9:30am, and at St. Peter’s at 10:15am. Prayer of the Day: O Lord God, we bring before you the cries of a sorrowing world. In your mercy set us free from the chains that bind us, and defend us from everything that is evil, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Saturday, August 10, 2013: St. Peter’s Yard Sale. Donations are being accepted now at St. Peter’s.

Sunday, August 23, 2013: Rally Day! Worship, food, fellowship and fun to celebrate the beginning of schools, then end of vacations, and the continuing of families and faith.