HEPHATHA LUTHERAN CHURCH
1720 W Locust St.
9AM
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DAILY DEVOTIONS
Sunday, February 8
Pastor Mary Martha saying GOD BLESS YOU this Sunday.
Sunday is sometimes called “the 8th day of creation” because of Jesus being raised early on a Sunday morning (the third day). We worship on the day of resurrection…and we rise with Christ this morning into a new day and we raise our hearts before God. This morning we hear more of the Sermon on the Mount in worship…we hear Jesus teaching us that we are salt and light in this world. Worship is at 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and lunch for all follow worship. If you cannot attend church today in person, please sign on to ZOOM by going to hephatha100.com. And invite someone to join you!
Monday, February 9
Pastor Mary Martha encouraging you in faith, hope and love today.
When someone is baptized, we have a baptismal candle for them that takes it light from the Christ candle, just as we take our light from Christ. When the candle is presented to the child/their parent, I then say, “Let your light shine.” This part of our baptismal liturgy is from our Gospel passage from worship yesterday: Matthew 5:16 reads, “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Christ is the light of the world. We are called to shine his light in our lives, in God’s world. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE.
This Week at Hephatha
SUN. Feb 8 9:00 a.m. WORSHIP, SUNDAY DAY SCHOOL, and LUNCH FOR ALL
MON. Feb 9 NOON Near Northside Strategy (at Hephatha)
5:00 p.m. Teen Confirmation Class
6:30 p.m. Women’s Recovery Meeting (ZOOM)
TUES. Feb 10 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Praise
5:30 p.m. Bible Study (ZOOM)
WED. Feb 11 NOON Circle of Support Time with the Ellwangers and Project Return for those in re-entry --peer support, prayer, lunch, resources
FRI. Feb 12 NOON MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary
SAT. Feb 13 11:30 a.m. STRONG BABY SANCTUARY Please invite families with little ones and families with expectant mothers to join in!
COMING SOON
February 18 - ASH WEDNESDAY
Worship will be at NOON and at 6:00 p.m.
Let us look forward to our Lenten pathway with God and with each other.
Lunch will be served AFTER the NOON worship and dinner will be served at 5:15 p.m., BEFORE the 6:00 p.m. service.
February 22 - Celebrating Pastor Joe's Birthday
WE PRAY IN THANKS TO GOD FOR PASTOR JOE AND JOYCE!
Recent Worship Recordings
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Each week Mrs. Esther Brown, Hephatha's Counselor, provides tips on one page about how we can be better, kinder, and healthier.
Here are the last two tips she has provided. Consider checking out the new sheet every week. The sheet is posted by Monday. More TIPS can be found under "Our Ministries" then "Tips from Counselor".
