Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Helping Japan

In a video message released today, President Harrison announced that the LCMS has designated $200,000 to assist two Japanese Lutheran church bodies. He encourages everyone to respond with prayer and financial support for our brothers and sisters suffering from the effects of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
You may view the video here: www.lcms.org/?18463  

For all the latest updates on our LCMS response to the earthquake and tsunami, please visit here:  www.lcms.org/help

March 13 Announcements

OUR SECOND MIDWEEK LENTEN WORSHIP will be held Wednesday evening at 7 PM. Pastor Cook’s sermon theme will be “Lead Us Not Into Temptation.” The Guild will be serving a lasagna supper before the service, beginning at 5:45 PM.

WE HAVE LAUNCHED a new blog entitled White Creek Weekly. Our intention is to post our weekly announcements on the blog as well as provide links to sermon audio, Scripture readings, and other important news. You can view the blog by going to whitecreekweekly.blogspot.com.

DEPOSITS OF $260 to the school and $289 to the church have been made on behalf of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ Thrivent Choice program. A listing of those directing their choice dollars has been posted on the bulletin board in the front school hall.

THE CONGREGATION is invited to the wedding of Lorna Eckelman and Matthew Meyer this coming Saturday evening at 5:30 PM here at St. John’s. The reception is immediately following at the National Guard Armory, Freeman Field, Seymour.

THE FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR will present a concert of sacred music on Friday, March 25, at 7:30 PM at St. Paul, Clifty. All are invited to this free event.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

First Sunday in Lent

From dust we are, and to dust we shall return.

The sadness of this life is on our minds as we observe Lent, and as we witness the horrific tragedy in Japan.  The story of humanity is indeed saturated with grief and sorrow. 

Where is God?  Is He far away somewhere, watching our sad story unfold? 

We fragile beings can find our hope in only One: Jesus, who entered our story, and through suffering and love, changed the end of our story.  Listen to Sunday's sermon here, and take heart!