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Moses, Aaron, and Us

4/28/2021

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How are we like Moses and Aaron?
When the Lord ordered Moses to go to Pharaoh and ask him to let the Israelites leave Egypt, Moses had several questions for the Lord. Perhaps some well-founded insecurities. (Passages from Exodus 3:11 – 4:10) “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh? What if they ask me your name? What if they don’t believe me or listen to me? I am slow of speech and of tongue.” After the Lord answered all of these questions, Moses said (Exodus 4:13) “O Lord, please send someone else to do it.” At this point the Lord told him that Aaron his brother would help him, by speaking on behalf of Moses.
One thing I have learned from our Bible studies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays is that God can do anything, anytime, with anyone He wants - PERIOD! The Lord could have told Moses to go to Egypt and bring the Israelites out BY HIMSELF and it would have been done. However, God seemed to realize that Moses needed a little help, someone to walk with him on this journey. This is where Aaron (Moses’ older brother) comes in and together, well the rest is recorded in the Bible.
Okay, always enjoyable to reread Exodus, but what does this have to do with you and me? Good question. You may be aware that your session is currently searching for a new pastor. Searching for a pastor to nurture and help our congregation grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ is a significant task in and of itself. Add the restriction of not being able to physically meet with our congregation until we have a safer environment and it becomes a very difficult process.
As you might guess, session wants to be very deliberate about what we do and how fast we are doing it. It just so happens we are in this process on behalf of people we love and care deeply about. We want the best for them, and that may take additional time.
If you are still scratching your head going, what does this have to do with Moses and Aaron and us? Picture if you will, that our session is Moses. We have been charged with a very significant task, finding a new pastor for the most wonderful people we know. We (session) can do this on are own, but we are hesitant like Moses was. The Lord knew we need help and sent us “an Aaron” to walk beside us while we are in this process.
“Aaron” came to us, unsolicited, in the form of a question by our brothers and sisters at Calvin Presbyterian church. Was there anything they could help us with during our pastor search process? AMEN! Yes, was session’s response.
Over the last several weeks we have been blessed to have a variety of messages from gifted pastors in our area. One thing that has been missing is not having continuity in our sermons or a series of sermons on the same topic.
Beginning May 9th, Neil Trainer, Pastor at Calvin Presbyterian church is beginning a sermon series that Calvin will be sharing with us titled “Pandemic Practices”. We are very grateful for this opportunity to have our brothers and sisters at Calvin walk along with us during our pastor search process.
In exchange for the sermon message that Calvin will share with us, we have invited Calvin to share in our Tuesday and Wednesday Bible studies and monthly Women’s Association meetings. Details are currently being worked out.


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​Women’s Association News

4/28/2021

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Our April meeting was held at 11AM on April 14 via Zoom and hosted by Linda R. After an opening prayer and a short business meeting, we were joined by Brianna V and Marty H who gave an inspiring presentation about Mary’s Place. Their goal is to provide safe shelter to families with medically fragile children who would otherwise have no place to go and have to sleep outside or in their car. This includes car accident victims, family members undergoing cancer treatment, newborns, and children with various mobility conditions needing to use a wheelchair. Mary’s Place owns 5 apartment buildings scattered across King County providing 500 beds for mostly single parent families, but are seeing increasing numbers of multi-generational families with a handicapped senior member. Services provided their members include employment and budget counseling, nursing care and transport to medical facilities and outreach to those living in tents or cars. Their Women’s Day Center provides meals and activities for around 100 women per day. The Kid’s Club provides activities and help with school work and access to computers, scouts and counseling.  The Popsicle Place provides focused care with a nurse for the medically fragile and provides a safe place for preschoolers to socialize and play, with direct access to doctor and hospital care where needed. Baby’s Best Start provides housing for expectant mothers and newborns and gives access to supplies and resources to stay healthy. Their Make a Room project gives local organizations an opportunity to collect and donate household items for “graduates” of their program to furnish their own home when ready to move into more permanent housing.
 
We will collect our annual mission offering at our next meeting which will be at 11am on May 12. Please send your mission contribution to Treasurer Kathy M. We have invited Jan G, our missionary to Sweden to join our meeting and tell us about her life there while coping with the Covid-19 virus. Everyone is invited. 


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​When We Are Kind

4/28/2021

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Written by Monique Gray Smith, of Cree and Lakota descent, and illustrated by Navajo artist, Nicole Neidhardt.
 
This is a lovely book that is focused on one of life’s most simple and important lesson, Kindness.
This book has simple sentences that outline easy ways that we can be kind in our day to day activities, showing ways to be kind to our families, our communities, our elders, the earth and ourselves. I appreciated the emphasis that kindness is reciprocal, both given and received, and the importance of being kind even to oneself! In today's world, these are important messages suitable for all ages.

The illustrations depict mostly indigenous children, which is lovey to see. This book can be enjoyed, appreciated, and learned from by children of all backgrounds.
A perfect story time book for a Kindergarten class.
 
 
Please, won’t you sponsor this book for Westgate Elementary?
Cost $16.94


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​You’re invited to join us for Home Communion

4/28/2021

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While we cannot gather in person, we will gather over the internet to share the Lord’s Supper together. On Sunday, May 2nd, at 1 PM (followed by our usual check-in coffee time) we will gather via Zoom for home communion together. Please have your own bread (simple is best), and grape juice / wine or other beverage common to your home. You may “Zoom in” in from your phone, Smartphone, or computer. 

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Bible Study

4/28/2021

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​Our Zoom bible studies are starting a new series, “Heaven”. Heaven is hard for us to picture. We think of floating on clouds, singing praises and playing harps, or walking on streets of gold. While we know we want to go to heaven, we are a little nervous about what it will be like. In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study provide a biblical perspective on heaven--something richer and more exciting than we can imagine. We will meet on Tuesdays at 10 AM, and Wednesdays at 3 PM, with the same study each day. Please contact Kim in the office if you would like a study guide for the series. There is also an eBook available. Leadership will rotate among the participants of the group. You are welcome to join us whenever it works in your schedule. 

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21 Day Racial Justice Challenge

4/28/2021

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​Our group is alive and going well. We have almost hit our goal to provide Westgate Elementary with books that serve their BIPOC community because we know representation matters! This month we will meet on the 26th at 7pm via zoom and watch a Ted talk by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, “How racial bias works — and how to disrupt it” Please join us to learn and grow as a community.

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