Dear Brothers and Sisters at Messiah,
Blessed New Year -- and a blessed season of Epiphany to all of you!
SUNDAY WORSHIP AND CLASS SCHEDULE:
Our regular schedule of worship, Sunday School and Bible Class has resumed, with the Divine Service at 8:30 and 11:00 am, and Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:45 am. 11:00 am services are scheduled to be livestreamed at
Our website www.messiahgr.org
Our Facebook page www.facebook.com/messiahgr.
Bulletins formatted for use with our livestream are available for downloading and/or printing at home. These are posted on the Wednesday before each service at www.messiahgr.org/worship-resources
Bible Class is also livestreamed at www.messiahgr.org/adult-bible-class.
WHAT'S UP, WHAT'S COMING
(Details in our weekly announcements and in the January newsletter)
The annual Parish Leadership Workshop is this Saturday, January 14th. Continental Breakfast starts at 8:30 am, followed by the Workshop at 9:00 am. All officers, members of boards, officers of auxiliaries and other congregational leaders are encouraged to attend.
NEW! LIFT (Lutherans in Fellowship Together) meets to plan upcoming fellowship & service events this Sunday, January 15th after the 11:00 am service.
LifeLight: 1st & 2nd Peter begins Tuesday, January 17th at 10:30 am.
CARES (Caring, Active, Reaching, Encouraging Sisters in Christ) has resumed on Wednesdays at 9:30 am, continuing the book Chosen: A Study of Esther by Donna Snow.
National Lutheran Schools Week is January 22nd-28th; our preschool children will be our guest choir on Sunday, January 22nd at the 11:00 am service!
NEW! Our Savior Lutheran Church presents a Life Sunday Soup and Salad Lunch on Sunday, January 22nd at 1:00 pm. Vicki DeGrazier from the Pregnancy Resource Center of Grand Rapids will be the guest speaker. RSVP to carla32133@gmail.com or 586 383-5167.
Our biweekly Bowling League continues on Sunday, January 22nd at 3:00 pm at Northfield Lanes. Contact Joanne Gillette for more details.
LOOKING AHEAD
In the season of Epiphany, beyond the coming of the wise men and His baptism in the Jordan River, the light of Jesus dispels darkness wherever His Gospel is preached in sincerity and truth. His Word illuminates the power of the cross, uniting believers in the one Christian faith. To follow another besides Jesus would be complete folly; His call to repentance and invitation to follow Him resulted in an immediate response from Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John -- and it still does so today! When believers are in the company of Christ Jesus through Word and Sacrament, we see with the eyes of faith that through Him demons are defeated and diseases healed, for in Him the almighty power and limitless mercy of God is unconstrained. May we all grow together in Him, living out the truth, openness, reconciliation and mercy He brings throughout the coming year!
Yours in Christ,
Rick Krueger, Parish Assistant
