16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 21, 2019

 “Subversive Power”

Colossians 1:15-29 (NRSV) (The Message)

•  8:08 a.m. – Contemporary Worship
•  9:00 a.m. – Breakfast served
•  9:45 a.m. – Sunday School
•  11:00 a.m. – Traditional Worship
  • Liturgist – Walter Gould
  • Children’s Church – Michelle Koeneke
  • Ushers – Retta Powell and Jim Ingram
  • We are grateful to have Jeff Derry play the trumpet in worship for us again this service.

Mission of the month – July mission projects are Back Pack Buddies, which gives school supplies to needy students, and Christmas in July Vacation Bible School gifts to ACIM. Donations can be made anytime during the month.

Announcements:

• 23rd – 9:00 a.m. – Presbytery Meeting at Trinity Avenue in Durham
• 24th
  • – 10:30 a.m. – Heavenly Hashings: C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce at Uptown Cafe
  • – 12:00 p.m. – Midweek Prayer
  • – 7:00 p.m. – Session
• 25th – 5:30 p.m. – Heavenly Hashings: C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce at Tobacco Wood Brewing Co.
• 28th – 12:00 p.m. – Nominating Committee Meeting

Our local book club is reading C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce, the story of a bus ride that takes passengers from hell to heaven. Come join old friends and make new ones all while indulging your reading pleasure. Please let Alan know if you are interested in attending.

Prayers for: Becky Baird, Isabella Baird, Michael Boyd, Ann Currin, Linda Diamond, Mike Diamond, Randy Downey, Diane Heath, Fred Heath, Hannah Hobgood, Sue Huggins, Judy Knight, Faye Newell, John Newell, Dottie Price, and Greg Price.

Happy Birthday to: None this week

“I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.
I will thank you forever,
because of what you have done.
In the presence of the faithful
I will proclaim your name, for it is good.” (Psalm 52:8-9 NRSV)

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