Reminder: Starting September 6—

   Sunday school 9:30 am
   Worship 10:30 am

Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord! 

Come one, come all….choir will be starting
 Wednesday, September 9^th at 7:00 pm.

Malaria Update:                                                

   In 2013 the Ad Council accepted the challenge to become a “Barnabas           Church” and raise $8,500.00 for the “No More Malaria” campaign  in the next three years.  We have only a few months left to try and reach our goal. 
     In 2013-14 we raised $6,001.00 
     In 2015 we have given $1,717.00, we still need $782.00 to meet our challenge.

DWIGHT WRITES

    I offer this prayer on behalf of each one who reads it and to all who are in any way connected with a community of faith.  Dwight
   O LORD, I know your holy desire is to bestow your gifts of love and grace upon us and the whole creation.  O Holy One, you want us to receive all that you have to offer so that our lives will be filled to overflowing.  When we are filled with your love and grace we will be moving in the direction of loving you more fully and loving your creation as you do.
    Lord don’t let us settle for less than all you give.  We confess that too often we settle for just having our names on the church books and we settle for worshipping you when it is no bother for us, and we ignore opportunities to love and serve our neighbor.  Forgive us and open our eyes to your faith and love that is unending.
    Might we enter fully into your love and grace, O Wondrous God. You have made yourself known most fully to us in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  We are filled with Thanksgiving and Praise as we continue to become aware that you still are creating new life out of death.  Be at work among us and let us receive you into ourselves and be at work in the world.  Thanks be to Thee!   Amen.
Dwight Grosvenor

Psalm 88:13-  

“But I, O LORD, cry out to you;
in the morning my prayer
comes before you.”
“In every position, a person
should pray”
 ~ Abbess Samthann  E.C. Sellner, Wisdom of the Celtic Saints -- Celtic Daily Prayer p.776
 
Faith is a gift.

 Faith is a gift

of the Holy.

Faith is a gift

of the Holy
settling
            in a still heart.

Faith is a gift

of the Holy
settling
            in a still heart
                        as a choice.

Faith is a gift

of the Holy
settling
            in a still heart.
As a choice
faith takes root
            in our lives.

 September Scriptures

 
6.   Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Psalm 125, James 2:1-10, 14-17, Mark 7:24-37
13. Proverbs 1:20-33, Psalm 19, James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38
20.  Proverbs 31:10-31, Psalm 1, James 3:13-4:3, 7-8. Mark 9:30-37
27. Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22, Psalm 124, James 5;:13-20, Mark 9:38-50

 September Responsibility list
You are responsible for your own replacements
Greeters                    
6.    Ray & Billie Wilson
13.  Danny & Kim Kirchhoff
20.  Dennis & Linda Nissen
27.  Milton & Laura Amos
Ushers
6    Robert & Bonnie Redding
13. Matt & Sandra Leighton,
            David & Susan Adams
20. Don & Amy Smith & Family
27.. Kenny & Kathy Perdue,
            Kevin & Donna Blair
Liturgist
6.   Joe Rush 
13.  Billie Wilson
20. Cheryl Grosvenor
27.  Shirley Adams
Communion
6 Joe & Kathy Rush