Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In this email:
Sunday School and Bible Study: In Person and Online
Worship for Sunday, March 7
A Prayer for a Time of Waiting
Sunday School and Bible Study: In Person and Online
Sunday School for children in preschool through grade 2 continues this Sunday, March 7, at 9:45 am. In Sunday School, children will continue to learn how God Protects His People in Egypt and the Exodus.
LifeLight Bible studies also continue as follows:
The Book of Daniel, led by Shirley Hoese, Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am
The Gospel of Luke, led by Dan Bohlinger, Wednesday evenings at 5:15 pm (before Lenten Midweek Vespers)
Our Sunday LifeLight class is currently on hold. Watch for updates about when the Sunday class (Ruth & Esther, followed by The Time Between the Testaments, led by Randy Gerke) will resume.
Please note that masks and social distancing are required for in-person Sunday School and Bible classes.
My online devotional study for March 7th, based on the theme "Return from False Witness", is already online. Click here to watch the study; click here to read Matthew 26:57-68 (the focus of this session); click here for a study guide.
Worship for Sunday, March 7
Divine Service for Sunday, March 7th, the Third Sunday in Lent, will be led by Pastor Bill Cate. There will be two identical services at 8:30 and 11 am. The 11 am service will also be livestreamed, simulcast at www.tinyurl.com/messiahgryoutube, our website www.messiahgr.org and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/messiahgr.
You can help us prepare well and ensure social distancing by letting us know your plans to attend this Sunday! You can RSVP by calling or emailing the church office (616-363-2553, goodlans@messiahgr.org) or by clicking here to sign up. Please click here if you need to review our ongoing precautions for in-person worship (including our face mask requirement).
A Prayer for a Time of Waiting
O Lord, give us an abiding trust in Your good will, that no impatience or suffering of mind or body may weaken our faith in You. Teach us to say, “Thy will be done,” and to accept Your holy and gracious will in all things. Out of the shadows of our doubts and fears, bring the light of Your great mercy toward us.
Through Word and Spirit You both enlighten the minds and sanctify the lives of those whom You draw to Your service. Look with favor on the seminaries of the Church, blessing those who teach and those who learn, especially those men completing their studies for the pastoral ministry. Bless also all district presidents and seminary workers charged with placing graduates in congregations.
Send us the pastor you have chosen for us, according to Your will and in your time, that by the teaching and preaching of Your Word all the baptized at Messiah may grow in Your grace and wisdom, apply themselves with ready diligence to daily life and faithfully fulfill their service to You and to their neighbors, according to Your will; through Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Yours in Him,
Rick Krueger, Parish Assistant
