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Last Sunday (November 10, 2013), our treasurer, Adam Means, gave a brief financial presentation during the offering portion of our worship gatherings. You can access his Powerpoint presentation below, as well as a full recording of his presentation.
When Halloween rolls around, there’s a good chance someone will throw in a “Happy reformation day!” at the end of a conversation. Today does commemorate a significant event in the history of every protestant church worldwide. Nearly 500 years ago, an average monk made a statement that changed history.
Read about it here, and take a look through the archives if you have a minute. An excerpt:
What better reason for remembering this day. No, not Halloween. Rather, October 31st, and specifically October 31, 1517, as it marks the date of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. On this date, an obscure Augustinian monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenburg, because that was the usual custom of advertisement for the people’s attention. It was in effect a public bulletin board. Luther nailed the document up at noon sharp because that was the time of the most frequent feasts.
Full article: This Day in Presbyterian History
For the last several months we’ve been mulling over a slight but important change in the way we handle references to God in our gatherings. This Sunday, you might notice some changes in the way the service’s content is presented. For those interested, we wanted to make you aware of our policy moving forward:
For clarity and consistency, we will attempt to reflect scripture and songs as conveyed in the English Standard Bible and/or the Trinity Hymnal, where applicable. This includes both the worship folder and the overhead projection.
This means specifically:
- Pronouns referring to the Trinity are not capitalized; this is in accordance with the majority of Bible translations, with the general rules of the English language, and with the original Greek and Hebrew texts.
- Names of all members of the Trinity are capitalized, as are other proper nouns, even where they are not in the Hymnal or other popular music texts.
If you’d like to reflect on this subject, we found this overview from Randy Alcorn to be helpful. Glory to God. See you Sunday!
The seasoned gators got together this week for some fun. Here’s a slideshow Sharon Stankunas put together. Enjoy!
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We’re gearing up for the Missions Conference and Chili Cook-off, and I’m pleased to announce that there will be more than 20 different types of chili at the event. This is set to be the biggest cook-off yet, and I know competition will be fierce this year. If you’re not bringing anything, don’t worry about it! There will be plenty of food, and be on the lookout for some innovative new categories in the voting this year!
For those not familiar with our conference speaker, here is an extensive bio from RestoreLiberia.org:
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