Vistas Update for June 19

This week at Mt. Carmel...

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We are here!!
The church is closed to visitors and the public but you can still reach us by phone and email.

Phone: 805-544-2133
Email: info@mtcarmelslo.org
or on Facebook at facebook.com/mtcarmelslo

Prayer requests may be sent to the church office by email or phone

OUR MISSION
Celebrating God’s grace through worship, learning and service.

Give Online

Online giving is now available from the comfort of you home or when you're on the road. Click the Give Online button above, or download the Give Plus Mobile App on you phone or tablet, to make a one-time offering or to set up a recurring donation. You decide how much to give and when.

Pastor Notes....

A Blessing for Fathers

As we draw near to June 21, I want to share a blessing for fathers that was posted by a pastor/friend, Clint Schneckloth, on his web page.

Gracious God,
pour out your Spirit on all fathers.
Grant to them keen insight into their children’s needs.
Help them to be faithful examples of truth and love.
Soften their hearts
so that they might hear their children’s cries.
Strengthen their resolve
to be men of commitment and faith.
In times of sorrow and disappointment
let them know that you are by their side.
In times of doubt and confusion
show them the way.
In times of happiness and joy
let them see your face
in all that is good and right and true.
In all times sustain them with the knowledge
that they are your beloved children.
We ask this in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Happy Father’s Day,
Pr. Richard

Please use the links listed here to join any of our worship services and Bible studies. We look forward to seeing you!

How to join a ZOOM meeting - Instructions

Link to SUNDAY morning Zoom worship
Sundays at 9:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 9128 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 892 1868 1679

- Link to WEDNESDAY Evening Zoom Service
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
For telephone: +1 669 900 9128 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 867 5095 6162

- Link to FRIDAY morning Bible study,
Fridays at 10:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 552 129 433

- Link to SATURDAY morning Bible study,
Saturdays at 8:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)

Meeting ID: 936 479 529

- Mt. Carmel YouTube channel, in case you missed a service.

Sunday Morning Schedule

In order to enhance our time together and our worship experience online we will follow a schedule for Sunday morning that includes an extended time before and after worship for conversation with microphones unmuted. During worship microphones will be muted by the host (except for the Sharing the Peace and Lord's Prayer).

9:00-9:25; Bring Your Own Coffee (BYOC) Fellowship with microphones unmuted
9:25: Announcements (microphones muted)
9:30: Worship
10:30 Post Service (PS) Fellowship with microphones unmuted
10:45: Adult Forum

Click the picture above for a full version of the Order of Worship

GATHER

Words of Welcome
Confession and Forgiveness
Gathering Song - Lift High the Cross - ELW 660
Greeting
Kyrie - ELW 151
Prayer of the Day
Children’s Time

WORD

First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-13
Jeremiah accuses God of forcing him into a ministry that brings him only contempt and persecution. Yet Jeremiah is confident that God will be a strong protector against his enemies and commits his life into God’s hands.

Second Reading: Romans 6:1b-11
In baptism we were incorporated into the reality of Christ’s death and resurrection. We have been made new in Christ through his death and resurrection to live freed from sin.

Alleluia Verse - ELW 174
Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:24-39
Sermon - Pastor Richard Rollefson
Song of the Day - Take My Life that I May Be - ELW 583

Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

Prayers of Intercession
The Peace
Offering
Thanksgiving for the Word
The Lord’s Prayer

SENDING

Sending Song - I Will Rise
Benediction
Dismissal

Adult Forum
Following worship

Stay tuned after worship on Sunday mornings for the Adult Forum. Each session features a topic of interest based on input from the congregation.

Schedule:
June 21 - Changes to Constitution Planned for Annual Meeting – Council
June 28 - Annual Meeting

Matching Gifts Challenge Benefitting the SLO County Food Bank

A couple in our congregation will match donations up to $2,000 made by members and friends to the SLO County Food Bank through June 30. The food bank is facing extra needs at this time and was thrilled to hear about the matching funds challenge.

Use this link to donate to the Mount Carmel matching funds challenge

If you prefer to donate to matching funds challenge by check, make your check out to the SLO County Food Bank. Write Mt. Carmel Matching Funds Drive on the memo line so that your donation will be properly credited. Mail to:

Food Bank Coalition of SLO County
1180 Kendall Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Please do not route your food bank donations through Mount Carmel. Doing so will delay your donation and make tracking the matching funds challenge donations difficult for the food bank to track.

Thank you to Mount Carmel for your always generous spirit!

Blood Drive Update

Thanks to all who participated in the blood drive on Tuesday. The local Girl Scouts co-sponsored with us and so all the spaces were filled and the blood bank met its goal! If you missed out, stay tuned. We’ve been asked to hold another.

Have recent events been on your mind, but you don’t know where to start? Are you feeling stuck in the left-hand column in the image above? You are NOT ALONE. And sometimes the best place to start is…right here.

Did you know that the ELCA is the whitest religious denomination in the United States? According to data from a 2014 Religious Landscape Study, the ELCA is about 96% white. In 2019, an ELCA pastor named Lenny Duncan published Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S., spurring the nationwide church to finally begin to self-examine. Join us for the opportunity for Mt. Carmel to be a part of this discussion!

On four Thursdays in July (skipping the middle Thursday because of the council meeting) at 6:30-7:30, we’ll be holding a book discussion group on Pastor Duncan’s Dear Church and you are invited to join. If you can’t join the discussion, you are highly encouraged to read the book, but it is a text that is best processed in a safe, respectful discussion space. To sign up or if you have any questions, please contact Monica at monicajholman@gmail.com.

As a sort of mini-preview of the book, please read Pastor Duncan’s June 12 interview with NPR: Jesus Was Divisive: A Black Pastor’s Message to White Christians.

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