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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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Residents 65+ Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is one of the most important tools we have to end the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage all SLO County residents to learn more about the vaccine, stay informed, and get the vaccine when it’s your turn – to protect yourself and help end the pandemic. Find the latest local information about the vaccine and what it means for all of us in SLO County by clicking on the image above.

Based on limited vaccine supply and risk of exposure and serious outcomes from COVID-19, the County of San Luis Obispo is vaccinating residents in phases by appointment only at three clinics in SLO County.

Find out if you’re eligible, and when and where the vaccine is being distributed 
Worship at Mt. Carmel
We'll continue our annual tradition on Wednesdays during Lent of sharing a simple meal followed by a service of quiet reflection. The diffence this year is that we will share our meal and fellowship online via Zoom. Bring you soup (or whatever you're having for dinner that night), and share some fellowship time beginning at 6:30pm. Pastor Richard will lead us in a quiet worship service beginning at 7:00pm.

Link to Wednesday Soup Supper and Service
For telephone: +1 669 900 9128
Meeting ID: 867 5095 6162
Passcode: 695333
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

**NEW**- Link to FRIDAY morning Bible study
Fridays at 10:30 AM
For telephone:  +1 669 900 9128
Meeting ID: 829 5418 7961
Passcode: 229122
 
- 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
9:00-9:25:Fellowship with (mics open)
9:25: Announcements & Prelude (mics muted)
9:30: Worship
10:30: Fellowship (mics open)
10:45: Adult Forum
Click the picture above for a full version of the Order of Worship
 
GATHER
Prelude
Welcome and Invocation
Litany of Confession
Gathering Song - Beneath the Tree of Life (vs. 1-3)
Apostolic Greeting
Kyrie
Prayer of the Day
Children’s Time
WORD
First Reading: Genesis 9:8-17
Today’s reading is the conclusion to the flood story. Because of human sin, God destroys the earth by flood, saving only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark. Yet divine destruction gives way to divine commitment. As in the first creation, God blesses humanity and establishes a covenant with all creatures.

Psalm 25

Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22
As God acted through Christ’s suffering and death to bring us to God, so God acts through baptism to save us from a sinful existence. This spiritual cleansing marks our new life in Christ.

Gospel Verse
Holy Gospel: Mark 1:9-15
Sermon - Pr. Richard Rollefson
Hymn of the Day - O Lord Throughout These Forty Days - ELW 319

Affirmation of Faith
     We believe in God:
     Creator of all things, 
     in heaven and on earth.

     We believe in Jesus Christ
     Who lived among us and shared our burdens. 
     Like a grain of wheat,
     he died that new life might grow in us.

     We believe in the Holy Spirit,
     The presence of God at work within us, 
     Who comforts us in our struggles, 
     strengthens us in faith,
     and bestows upon us the gift of hope eternal.
     Thanks be to God! Amen.

The Prayers:
Prayer requests: Sid & Beryl Bennett; Jeannie Ledford and family; Elsa Brody; Family of  Adele Frey (Marc’s mother)
Prayers for our church family: Carole Wheeler; Carol & Donley Winger; Paul Woodring
The Peace / Announcements
 
Thanksgiving for the Word
The Lord’s Prayer
 
SENDING
Sending Song - Tree of Life (vs 1-3; Lent 1) - ELW 334
Benediction
Dismissal

Thanks to:
Lector: Monica Holman
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 21: We are beginning a series from the ELCA study resources: Conversations on Race Relation. This will be a five-week discussion suited for Black History Month in February and for self-reflections during Lent. As the name indicates, the series will be open to lots of discussion and introspection so come and bring your ideas.

Click HERE to view the full document on the ELCA website.
Church News and Notes
Got Soup?

The Mount Carmel Youth group prepared a batch of soup mix as a service project for the congregation.

If you would like a jar of 5 Bean Soup Mix for our Wednesday Night Soup Suppers, please email Ingrid and she will coordinate delivery with you. ingrid.frokjer@gmail.com
The Friday Morning Bible Study has a new meeting link. Please click on the picture above to use this new link and join the lively discussions. Everyone is welcome! Stop by once in a while, or make it a habit and join in every week.
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


Chili Feed for The Front Porch

In case you haven’t heard, the Presbyterian church has a free coffee house, The Front Porch, located at the end of Foothill literally on the property line with Cal Poly. The Front Porch, through the support of community groups, offers a free “to go” dinner on Wednesdays.   

Our next service opportunity is on Wednesday, March 3. We make chili, coleslaw and muffins, package it up in quantities to serve 4, and deliver 20 bags to FP. This will be our third time and we’re getting more efficient.

We’ll meet at church at 10 a.m., and we’ll be done by 2 p.m. Some of the tasks can be done at home. We mask, we distance, we keep the window cracked for cross ventilation, and we have a good time gabbing.  

To help out, call or text Patti Frey at 805-235-1938. Thanks.

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!
A huge Thank You and virtual hugs to everyone who helped provide food to the families at Iglesia Santa Cruz. You're generosity and caring attitude helps keep food on the table for so many families that are unable to work because of Covid-19 quarentines. Special thanks to our Thrivent teams! Thrivent dollars helped us purchase additional items such as chicken, apples, oranges, and carrots to supplament your donations. We took over 1,000 pounds of food and other items to Santa Maria on Sunday, and had plenty of helping hands to help unload.
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