Messenger 06/19/25

3rd Sunday After Pentecost

Amory Peck will be serving as our Worship Leader this week, and Linda Lambert will be our Liturgist leading us through the Opening Prayer and the Call To Worship.

This week’s scripture readings will be Romans 5:1-5 from the Message Bible

By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us - set us right with him, make us fit for him - we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand - out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise. There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary - we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

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Coming up next week we have:

Wednesday (6/25)

Men’s Breakfast - 7:00 am at Avenue Bread on James Street

UWIF Picnic in the Park - 12:00pm in Elizabeth Park

Sunday (6/29)

Christian Book Club - 10:30 am via zoom - Email office@gardenstreetumc.org to join

Sunday Worship - 2:30 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.

Prayers

Please Pray for:

• Peace for the World.

• Joy of community to celebrate the time we enjoyed with Kathy & Greg

• Prayers for Tad's sister-in-law, Janet, who is suffering from Covid and has Pneumonia

• For all the resisters, the protectors, the activists, and all immigrants, people of color, and LGBTQI's

Can’t make it in person? View the live on YouTube!