[Bslc-dist] Pastorgr@m

[Mark Bertermann]

Hello friends,

SUNDAY'S a-comin'.  Please take time to savor...
*	1 Corinthians 13
 "Assuredly nothing can so humble us before the compassion of God as the
abundance of his mercies; nothing so humble us before his justice as the
abundance of our misdeeds." - Francis de Sales in The Devout Life

Besides celebrating Holy Communion together, we'll have an opportunity to
discover our spiritual gifts.  Steve Watkins, missionary to the Navajo
Nation, will also be with us.

In the afternoon we'll have our Super Bowl Party.  I understand kick-off is
3:30, but pre-game stuff will start here at 2:30.  It should be a fun &
memorable experience.  Bring a friend.

The P.R.C. Baby Bottles flew out the door last Sunday.  If you didn't get
one, feel free to use any kind of container you please.  We'll be gathering
them back in on February 29.  (Did you know the PRC Center in Milwaukie was
totaled by burst pipes during the cold snap?)

By the way, if you've never done so, you might take some time to check out
our congregation's website www.bslc.com <http://www.bslc.com>  and/or our
synod's website www.lcms.org <http://www.lcms.org> . We always appreciate
your input regarding our site & you might find some interesting and helpful
stuff on the synod's site.

Something I read this morning I thought I'd pass along:

"Joy is what God gives, not what we work up.  Laughter is the delight that
things are working together for good to them that love God, not the giggles
that betray the nervousness of a precarious defense system.  The joy that
develops in the Christian way of discipleship is an overflow of spirits that
comes from feeling good not about yourself but about God.  We find that his
ways are dependable, his promises sure." - EH Peterson in A Long Obedience

Joyful in Him,
Pastor Mark



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