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Link to the Mt. Carmel Summit Newsletter for February 2021
We are here!!
We'd love to hear from you. Please call or email with your questions or comments. 

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.
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Worship at Mt. Carmel
Please use the links listed here to join any of our worship services and Bible studies. We look forward to seeing you!
 
 
- Link to SUNDAY morning Zoom worship 
Sundays at 9:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 9128
Meeting ID: 849 4786 1947
Passcode: 591300


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

Passcode: 695333
RSVP here to attend in person

- Link to FRIDAY morning Bible study,
Fridays at 10:30 AM
For telephone:  +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 552 129 433
 
- Link to SATURDAY morning Bible study,
Saturdays at 8:30 AM
For telephone:  +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 831 5325 2589
Passcode: 690622

- 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 (except for the Sharing the Peace and Lord's Prayer).

9:00-9:25:Fellowship with microphones unmuted
9:25: Announcements & Prelude (microphones muted)
9:30: Worship
10:30: Post service fellowship with microphones unmuted
10:45: Adult Forum
Click the picture above for a full version of the Order of Worship
 
GATHER
Prelude
Words of Welcome
Confession and Forgiveness
Gathering Song -
Oh For A Thousand Tongues To Speak
Apostolic Greeting
Song of Praise -
Christ Be Our Light - ELW 715
Prayer of the Day
Children’s Time
WORD
First Reading: Isaiah 40:21-31
The Judeans in exile have a good reason to be hopeful: the one who will bring them to freedom is the God who created the world, the God who subdues the rulers of the earth and gives strength to those who are weary.

Psalm 147

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
God entrusted Paul with the responsibility of bringing the gospel to diverse people. Hence the focus of Paul’s ministry is not his own rights or privileges as an apostle but the privilege of serving God by freely sharing the good news of Christ with others.

Alleluia Verse
Holy Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
Sermon - Pr. Richard Rollefson
Hymn of the Day - Healer of our Every Ill

Affirmation of Faith
   We believe in God,
    the creator of all things,
    the giver of life and breath.

    We believe in Jesus Christ,
    born Emmanuel, God with us,
    baptized and revealed the most beloved Son of God;
    he sought to heal humanity by taking our brokenness upon himself,
    suffering for us,
    dying for us
    and being raised from the dead for our sake
    and for the sake of all the world.
    We believe that he will come again.

    We believe in the Holy Spirit,
    continually poured out refreshing our lives,
    leading us into a new day,
    ever-birthing the church, the body of Christ in the world.
    This Spirit is our soul companion and counselor of truth
    reminding us
    of the gift of faith,
    the ever presence of God
    and the promise of eternal life.
    Thanks be to God! Amen.



The Prayers:
Prayer requests: Sid & Beryl Bennett; Jeannie Ledford and family; Elsa Brody; Family of Jon Ericson; Family of Adele Frey (Marc’s mother)
Prayers for our church family: Treva & Harry Thornton; Burke, Jr. & Kathy Towle; Ken & Vicky Tway
The Peace / Announcements
Offering Prayer
 
MEAL
The Great Thanksgiving
Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Communion
Communion Song - 
We Come to the Hungry Feast
Prayer after Communion

 
SENDING
Sending Song - I Love to Tell the Story
Benediction
Dismissal

Thanks to:

Lector: Patti Frey
Children’s Time: Ingrid Frokjer
Musicians, Singers: Paul Woodring / Dave Becker / Joan Pedersen / Sue Haas-Clark / Patti Frey / Richard Rollefson
Adult Forum
Sunday, following worship

 
February 7: The Threat of Christian Nationalism - We will continue our discussion on Christian Nationalism led by Pr. Richard. We will use a podcast series produced by Christians Against Christian Nationalism featuring statements by Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Elizabeth Eaton, together with the Rev. Dr. Paul Baxley (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship), Diane Randall (Friends Committee on National Legislation), Sister Simone Campbell (NETWORK Lobby), and the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Haggray (American Baptist Home Mission Societies). You can listen to entire podcast series online at:
https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/podcasts-and-discussion-guides

February 14: Transfiguration Sunday - A Bible study on the Transfiguration from the Gospel of Mark. 
Church News and Notes
Monday Evening Book Discussion Group
Mondays at 6:30pm on Zoom


The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness
 by Marc Ian Barasch

The award-winning bestseller that helped launch an international movement (and inspired the film "I Am"). Acclaimed author Marc Barasch brilliantly explores the nature and practice of compassion: What can we learn from exceptionally empathic people? Can we increase our compassion quotient? How do we open our hearts to those who do us harm? What if the great driving force of our evolution were actually survival of the kindest? Drawing on science and spirituality, history and popular culture, bottom-line business and a high-sense of fun, here is a startling, provocative argument that a simple shift in consciousness "can change pretty much everything."

Books are available for purchase at:

amazon.com -- $4.99

Link to Zoom Book Discussion Group
Meeting ID: 862 7971 6007
Passcode: 419787

Join by phone: 1 669 900 9128
Community Outreach

Matching Gifts Challenge Benefitting the SLO County Food Bank

The new donation site is up and running. Please click the link below for more information.

Link to Mt. Carmel matching funds page

If you prefer to donate to the 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.

Thank you to Mount Carmel for your always generous spirit!

Click the picture to watch a short video
 
Volunteers from Mt. Carmel prepared to-go meals for college students on February 3. Please call or text Patti Frey at 805-235-1938 if you would like to help on March 3.
Opening Doors of Interfaith Understanding
Feb 8, 2021 07:30 PM

Dear friends!  Praying that you are all finding reasons to be hopeful at the beginning of this new year! For this very reason our February ZOOM Opening Doors Gathering will focus on Keeping Hope Alive! Each of our Steering Committee members will offer a few thoughts on how their faith traditions help keep hope alive for them. Will be a wonderful evening I know! Looking forward to seeing all your faces!
Much love, Rev. Luanne Griguoli 


Link to Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 834 1601 0808
Passcode: 530247

Join by phone: +1 669 900 6833 US
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