Greetings!
Lately I've been thinking about the ways that people lash
out when they are hurt, angry or afraid.
Pain, anger and fear are powerful emotions...powerful enough
to transform a kind and compassionate person into someone so warped
with resentment and hatred that they are hardly recognizable to family and
friends.
Many times in a divorce, I will hear from one or both of the
spouses; "I never knew that this person that I loved so deeply for so many
years was capable of such evil."
Being a Christian doesn't protect us from these demonic
forces that would cause us to think and act in ways that are absolutely counter
to the ways of Jesus. Filled with
righteous indignation we destroy community, slander our neighbors and spread
our misery all the while, unaware of the evil that is powering our actions.
Yet, there is forgiveness and there is hope. Jesus, the one who casts out demons, calls us
to the cross to experience his love. Jesus, the light of the world, exposes our pain and renders it powerless
in the glory of his forgiveness. Called
out from the corners of darkness and anonymity, Jesus speaks our name and there
is life.
Tony
tony@cantonlutheran.net
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Fall Education & Programming Schedule
Sunday
9:30 am Worship
10:30 am Sunday ROCK
(children's education)
10:30 am Adult Faith Forums
Monday
7:00 pm Freshman Youth Group
Wednesday
3:30 pm ROCK (after school program)
5:00 pm ROCK ends
6:00 pm Wednesday ROCK (children's education)
6:00 pm Route 56 (5th & 6th grade youth group & education)
6:00 pm Club 78 (7th & 8th grade youth group & education)
7:00 pm WOW (Worship on Wednesdays)
8:00 pm Senior High Youth Group
Saturday
5:00 pm Worship in the Chapel
 9th Grade Confirmation
Weekly Mentor meetings on Sundays at 6:00 pm through the middle of October. Rite of Confirmation is October 31, 2010 at our 9:30 am Sunday worship.
7th & 8th Grade Confirmation
Monthly Sunday evening workshops beginning in October.
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Contemporary Outdoor Worship
Backpack Blessing for Kids
Potluck Picnic
Ministry Fairin other words... End of Summer Worship & Fellowship Celebration Join us on Sunday, August 22nd for worship on our west lawn including a backpack blessing for the kids followed by a potluck picnic and ministry fair where families can sign up for Sunday or Wednesday ROCK and all of us can discover new and exciting ways that we might be able to use our gifts in service to the church. You won't want to miss this great day. PLEASE BRING CHAIRS TO SIT ON AND A DISH TO PASS. WE'LL PROVIDE HOTDOGS, GREAT WORSHIP AND A SPIRIT OF WELCOME AND FUN.
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