we can make a difference
easier than we might think
not trying to save the world
but to honor our neighbor,
perhaps a stranger
someone we don’t really know
not knowing their situation
showing them honor, worth,
to elevate another’s status
to lift up our neighbor
offering them a kindness
that we would want for a
loved one
following the example of
Christ
offering them love,
compassion
lifting up a stranger
to elevate their status
beyond what the world would
see.
====
edited
August 16, 2014
to
elevate another’s status – v2
August
10, 2014
to
elevate another’s status
======
Worship
in the Park
======
praise
music led by
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church Praise Team
Director,
Chuck Loucka
&
opening
prayer, prayer over offering, benediction
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
sermon
blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
&
Prayers
of the People and Pastoral Prayer
and
songs of praise over the offering
by
Pastor Franklin Randall, Jr.
Patten
Pentecostal Church
&
message
by Pastor Rodney Lord
Pastor,
Freedom Gate Church
Pastor,
Valley Harvest Church
August
10, 2014
Patten
Academy Park
Patten,
ME
======
“A
Night to Shine”
======
-
6:30 Community Praise & Worship,
featuring Chuck Loucka on piano and special performances by special people to
benefit Resting Arms Ministry.
-
A Love Offering was taken.
the 5th Annual Prayer Chain for the Addicted on the West side of Main St.
- The church bells rang for a half hour and
- John Birmingham played and sang on the
Historical Society Porch.
- We ended with The Lord's Prayer TOGETHER!
- a night to Stand with your neighbor and pray
for healing.
-
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!
sponsored
by Jeremiah’s Corner
Jeremiah
29:11
led
by Ellen Alward Dickinson
&
Music
by Praise Team
led
by Chuck Loucka
&
opening
prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 7, 2014
======
Worship
in the Park, 2013
======
Worship
Service in the Park – 8/11/2013
Habakkuk
3:17-19 (NIV)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A17-19&version=NIV
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The
Sovereign Lord is my
strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.”
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.”
and
sermon “There Is Hope In Community”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
&
Habakkuk
3:17-19 (rewritten by me, one version)
17 Though the mills may be shuttered
and the forests are
empty,
though the fields do
not provide
their bounty, their
harvest,
though the young are
departing
for greener pastures,
18 yet I rejoice in my God
I will be joyful in
Christ my Savior.
19 The Creator of the universe is my rock
I am like the deer, its
hooves
steady on the Mountain.
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 11, 2013
&
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Jeremiah’s
Corner
========
Jeremiah
29:11
led
by Ellen Alward Dickinson
presentation:
“The
Power of Making Good Choices”
by
Lois Flewelling
from
Empowering Life Ministries
&
opening
prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 5, 2013
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