This Sunday, May 22, is the Sixth Sunday of Easter
This week’s sermon will be: New Jerusalem
This week’s readings are:
Message: Summer Faith Life
The church’s schedule is influenced by the local school’s schedule.
- Summer Programs like VBS. www.gloriadeihudson.org
o 2 in ‘22 - Starting the week of June 13
- Young families – vacation.
o As do many others since the weather is nicer.
Decreased attendance
- 2019
- June to Mid-August about 165.
- Mid-March to June about 220.
- Picks back up after the kids go back to school.
Decreased attendance does not mean that our faith life needs
to decrease.
- Word and Sacrament are a priority!
Some ideas to bolster your faith life in the summer.
- Find a local church on your vacation and worship with them.
- Add a time of prayer and Bible reading.
o
A Psalm every morning and evening.
o
Paul’s epistles.
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Pick a prophet – or Twelve.
o
Work through a Prayer Book
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A Diary of Daily Prayer by John Baillie (This link is for the modern version. If you want the original you will have to search somewhere like eBay.)
o
The Lord’s Prayer
- Read some “Christian” Literature
o
C.S. Lewis
o
Dostoevsky
o
Flannery O’Connor
o
A lot of great literature has strong Christian
themes.
- Practice some devotion to the Creator by serving His creation.
o
Garden
o
Watch birds
o
Take a hike
o
Clean up litter
o All with the thought of being fellow creatures.
The devil, the world and our flesh do not take the summer
off!
- We still need what Jesus gives.
- Give yourself some grace … literally!
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Dave Lutz