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Collect for the week
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly
in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that
we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your
heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Readings for Sunday, Oct. 4 / Proper 22
Job 1:1; 2:1-10
Psalm 26
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
Mark 10:2-16
This Sunday...
We welcome Dave Buehring as our guest preacher. Check out Dave's website at:
www.lionshare.org
2-4pm at the Mission House - TOWN HALL MEETING with Rick Swisher (see box below for details)
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Flower Guild Workshop
SAT. OCT. 3rd / 9-11am
at The Mission House for more info or to get involved contact Roseddy Montgomery via email:
rmontgomery3@cfl.rr.com
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UPCOMING...
Scott Walsh and Jennifer Kent-Walsh invite you to a reception following the Baptism of Grace Elizabeth at Incarnation on Sunday, October 11, 2009. The reception (held directly following the 10:30am service) at the Clubhouse in Live Oak Reserve subdivision in Oviedo (1901 Live Oak Reserve Boulevard). An RSVP to
jkent@mail.ucf.edu is requested by October 2nd. Scott and Jennifer look forward to celebrating this joyous occasion with the Incarnation family.
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October 25th - Stewardship Sunday - more info soon.
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November 15th - Bishop Howe's Visitation
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SEE BOX AT THE BOTTOM FOR OUR WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND GATHERINGS
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Dear Friends,
I continue to reflect on the passage from James regarding healing, believing this is what God intends for all of us. It is fairly easy in this world to be broken, battered, wounded and diseased by circumstances and more. For many living with pain, be it emotional, spiritual or physical is a way of life and I watch many people cope the best way we can.
Jesus did not come to give us coping skills. The Son of God came to deliver us from disease and death. He bore these things in his body on the cross. The words from 1st Peter remind us,
"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed." (1Peter 2:24) We, in this life get only a glimpse of the depth of our deliverance and salvation. By His cross Jesus heals us and makes us whole, he mends the brokenness of our lives. True we may suffer in this world from the pains of these ailments that have yet to be completely banished; yet Jesus has accomplished our deliverance and by faith we believe that what He began He will finish. With what Jesus has already done, what He has already given, we know He is good for the rest.
So we hope for more healing, for a deeper deliverance and by faith we wait for our Redeemer to make us comprehensively whole in all we are. This is his design for us, for good things, for life, for strength for fullness of joy.
I believe we are tasting this at Incarnation and we are preparing a table for many to come and partake of the Lord's goodness. The mission of healing is in us and through us, to a broken world in need of mending, a lost world in need of being found, a diseased world in need of healing. What a glorious calling, may God grant us grace to be faithful in it!
Living, dwelling and rejoicing in the land where blessings abound!
Fr. Jon / Vicar
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A few things...
I encourage you to read through the email for details about upcoming events in our life. Alex Ghiglieri finished his Eagle Scout Project and we now have a beautiful walkway linking the Mission House to the prayer garden. You can thank him when you see him or by email at... aghiglieri@cfl.rr.com I am asking the congregation to join me, the Hagood family and a few thousand of their friends on October 17th / 8:30am there is a Buddy Walk downtown at Lake Eola for our own Kaitlyn Hagood - For info on the walk CLICK HERE and info on Kaitlyn CLICK HERE For more information email Erin Hagood (Kaitlyn's mom) at ehagood1@cfl.rr.com
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