The Armor of God

With August upon us please pray for our children and families who are preparing to return to school.  And please “save the date” for our end of summer church cookout on Saturday, September 26 from 2-5 pm in Exeter.

 

We need at least three people to serve on a short-term committee. The Nominating committee needs to be formed bySeptember 1 to pray, recruit and nominate at least two members for the Board of Directors. This is a two month commitment.  See below for more details.

 

Some great social events coming up this Sunday (Opus One Concert) and Monday (Fightn Phils GLBT Night). See below for more details.

 

Please take the time to read the articles and information in this week’s “GOOD NEWS” including a change with our prayer list. Feel free to forward this newsletter to a family member or friend, or share it on your facebook page or twitter by using the “like” and “share” icons at the top of the page.

Take time to mediate on God’s word and prepare for worship this Sunday.  And as you meditate on them, consider the Question of the Week:

Ephesians concludes with a concise analogy, perhaps inspired by a glimpse of a Roman soldier, outfitted in armor, patrolling the grounds of Pauls prison.  In symbolism and in type, in the New Testament and in history, Christianity is always warlike. Is that not an astonishing thing? War imagery is so often used to describe the faith. The symbolism of the Christian life is filled with war and conflict, but it is not actual steel and iron that the Christian uses in spiritual warfare. It is the steel and iron of the spirit.  But he promises in the rest of this passage that if we put on the armor – OR PUT ON CHRIST – that we have victory, not just on Earth, but on all things even above the earth.    Also later it reminds us – as we have been talking a lot about here at All Souls, to PRAY – “on all occasions”, not just for ourselves – but for others as well.

The idea of spiritual strength continues in this weeks Gospel reading as well from John, as he reiterates the idea that the Bread of Heaven, provides a supernatural or spiritual strength above what this world can give.

Now is the time to start looking ahead to our Annual Meeting in November and looking for new persons to fill the board.  Every year, two terms expire – so we have at least two positions to fill, but we can also add more members to the Board of Directors.

We will be seeking new board members before our November Annual meeting – if you are interested in being on the Board of Directors, see Jerry Schearer, Fr. Henry, or any of the other board members for more information or to express your interest.   If you want to be part of the Nominating Committee that  we are not forming, please see Jerry.  This committee will be responsible to find at least two people to serve on the Board and then present these at the Annual Meeting to be voted on.

We love our greeters!  And we could use more!  They are the first impression for visitors and a welcoming smile when returners enter the chapel.  Its an important part of our ministry!

Kimmie Kalbach is our Greeter Coordinator.  She will be having a class after services, on Sunday September 13.  This is a mini-greeter class/ refresher class for anyone who currently greets or is interested in greeting.  So even if you just want to check it out and see if its something you might want to do – feel free!  See Kimmie for more details.

If there is another part of ministry you would like to know more about like setup/clean up;  Hospitality;  Lay-Assistant; Readers; Prayers; Chalicer; Offering Teller/Counter, etc….please see any board member! We need volunteers – at All Souls – EVERYONE IS A MINISTER – just find your part or parts!

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