Last Sunday evening in worship Pastor Enten shared the reading posted above and also shared this hymn text:
O God, Come Sunday Morning
LLANGLOFFAN 7.6.7.6 D ("Lead On, O King Eternal")
O God, come Sunday morning, we offer you our praise.
We pray and take an offering; we seek to know your ways.
We love each morning service, yet wonder, when it's through:
Lord, did you even notice our honoring of you?
On Monday, children hunger; on Tuesday, victims cry.
On Wednesday, gunshots thunder, and so the days go by.
Indifferent, even scorning, we turn from neighbors' pain,
And then on Sunday morning, we worship you again.
O Lord, you spoke through prophets and told us what you seek;
For this is faithful worship — to help the poor and weak,
To work to bring your justice, to give the hungry bread.
In this we honor Sabbath — when all your world is fed.
We hear your wondrous promise, that as we follow you,
You'll make of us a garden to bless the world anew.
We trust what you have spoken — that joy and worship meet
When we repair the broken, when we restore the streets.
Biblical Reference: Isaiah 58
Tune: Traditional Welsh melody, from Daniel Evans' Hymnau a Thonau (Hymns and Tunes), 1865 ("Lead On, O King Eternal"; "Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers") (MIDI)
Text: Copyright © 2012 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
Email: carolynshymns@gmail.com New Hymns: www.carolynshymns.com/
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Pray about this...
“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.” --Letter to a Navy friend, quoted in Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965), p. 88.
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Earlier we shared with you the first three readings in the joint program “Black History 2020: Looking Back to Live Forward” led by Rev. LaDonna Nkosi, the new Director of Intercultural Ministries and Alexandra Toms, Racial Justice Associate in the Office of Peacebuilding and Policy. CLICK HERE to read the fourth reading written by Alexandra Toms, Racial Justice Associate in OPP
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Please respond to this survey
Living Stream Church of the Brethren is a part of the Pacific Northwest District of the Church of the Brethren which is in the midst of prayer and discernment regarding the future of the ministries of the District.
As a part of that process, all participants of congregations of the PNW District are being asked to complete an online survey that will serve as a resource for a Spring Discernment Event, March 6-7, at Camp Koinonia.
The survey is on-line at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PNWBrethren. This is not exclusively for members, but for anyone who participates in the life of one of the district faith communities. Even people who cannot or do not choose to attend the March event have a critical role in charting our future by simply completing the survey.
All responses need to be submitted by February 28, 2020. Thank you.
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From your chats on February 16. As Pastor Enten spoke about "Another Way of Living" the chat board came alive with your comments:
Rick Polhamus -- Enten, You made me think of the quote "Don't tell me what you believe. Show me what you do and I will tell you what you believe.."
Eric Miller - I am struggling with conflicting goals, being particular but universal, having clarity but being open to views of others (i.e. conservatives).
Mary Gorsline - I love the examples you have given, following Jesus. I find the current situation is frightening. But I don't have to act on the state or national level. I can start by how I conduct myself at my personal level.
Colleen Michael - This makes me thankful that I made the decision last week to participate in the Death Row Support Project as a 'pen pal'.......my partner in this ministry has been on Death row since 1999.
Janice Crist - Growing up in the Mennonite tradition, being peculiar meant looking different. I like how you presented being pecuiiar is how we live.
Barbra Davis - I was a BVSer in Israel/Palestine in the 90's doing street art with children in Acca. Some girls asked me if I was Jewish, Christian or Muslim. I asked them who they thought I was. They said you are not Jewish because you are here with us. You are not Muslim because you get down on the ground and play with us. You must be Christian. I loved how they came to know me.
Joe Detrick - Fun fact: "A Pecular People" was the National Youth Speech contest theme in 1962 or 63.
Mary Gorsline - I appreciate the uplifting, and heartening message. I need to be reminded I can pray for people in the government who lost their way.
If you missed this worship event or any other of our worship experiences, we invite you to listen to the recorded archive available on our http://www.livingstreamcob.org. Just click the green bar.
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UPCOMING WORSHIP with LIVING STREAM
March 1
Pastors Jen and Zech
Houser
"Entering the Wilderness"
Matthew 4:1-11
March 8
Pastor Enten
March 15
Pastor Debbie
You can revisit any of our previous worship services by visiting our archives.
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Living Stream Church of the Brethren affirms the image of God in all persons – of every age, gender identity and expression, race, ability, ethnicity, nationality, class, and sexual orientation – and celebrates each person’s call to serve the world and the church.
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Offerings and donations made to Living Stream CoB are always welcome by mail:
Living Stream CoB
500 N Emerson Ave Apt 413
Wenatchee, WA 98801-6638
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Thank you to all whose donations keep us streaming!
Recent Donations:
November - $712.00
December - $3,387.00
January - $1,050.00
Feb to date - $1,579.22
Monthly Budget: $1,300
2019 Total Giving: $12,693.65
Attendance
| Date |
Chat |
Live |
Total
Views |
| Jan 26 |
34 |
41 |
117 |
| Feb 2 |
24 |
28 |
83 |
| Feb 9 |
28 |
32 |
94 |
| Feb 16 |
26 |
28 |
52 |
(These statistics refer to the number of devices and may represent more than one person on a device. "Total views" includes archive views as well as drops and reconnects.)
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Participation in Living Stream Church of the Brethren for 2020
It is our practice in this online congregation to renew our participation annually. In this way, we allow participants the flexibility to come and go, and we can celebrate those who intentionally and actively choose to be on this journey of faith together year by year. You are invited to indicate your desire to participate with Living Stream COB by completing the following online form: Living Stream Participation for 2020. Thank you for being a part of the Living Stream Church of the Brethren!
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INVITATION FROM YOUR PASTORAL TEAM
Contact your pastoral team -- Pastors@LivingStreamCoB.org -- to volunteer to share your gift in worship -- be it a reading, a video, a gift of song, or a message. It is your willingness to share your gifts that makes our worship more meaningful and helps us to know each other better across the many miles.
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YOUR STREAM TEAM
Contact your pastors with any questions, concerns, suggestions, or to get involved in helping lead worship!
All pastors together: Pastors@LivingStreamCoB.org
Bobbi Dykema: Bobbi@LivingStreamCoB.org
Debbie Eisenbise: Debbie@LivingStreamCoB.org
Enten Eller: Enten@LivingStreamCoB.org
Jen Houser: Jen@LivingStreamCoB.org
Liz Bidgood Enders: Liz@LivingStreamCoB.org
Zech Houser: Zech@LivingStreamCoB.org
Newsletter Editor and Pastor Emeritus: Bruce Rosenberger: Bruce@LivingStreamCoB.org
Technology Issues? Contact Enten the Technology Deacon: Tech@LivingStreamCoB.org
Prayer requests? Email your prayer concerns: Pray@LivingStreamCoB.org
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