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Reach Out. Proclaim. Inspire.July 9, 2014
Families Moving Forward is a great opportunity to make a difference for our neighbors whose lives are in transition. We are hosting FMF guests for one week, July 27-Aug. 3. We would love your help in welcoming our guests, and making them feel well fed and cared for during their stay. You can sign up online, use the sign-up sheets in the narthex, or contact Sandy Dockter at sandymdoc@gmail.com.
 
Pictorial Directory - We'd love to see your picture in the new directory! Sign up today for your family's photo session. Read more below.
This Weekend - Pentecost 5

 

This weekend is the 5th Sunday after Pentecost. The readings include Romans 8:1-11 and Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23.

 

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: 'Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!'

Read more of Matthew 13 ... 

Summer Construction

Thanks for your patience during this renovation, which promises to make our church facility more welcoming and hospitable to visitors and guests. You can read about construction progress on our website

Keep our hard-working construction crew in your prayers in the coming weeks!
Let Your Light Shine: 2014-2017 Capital Appeal

Thank you to everyone who has already so generously responded to this appeal. As we approach our goal, our prayer is that all of our members will participate in it.

You can learn more about the capital appeal on our website, and watch a video about the goals of the campaign.

Thank you for your support of this appeal, and for your continued partnership in the gospel at St. Philip the Deacon!
Pictorial Directory

This summer we begin work on a new pictorial directory of our faith community. We will be taking family photos beginning in late July through September.

If you consider St. Philip the Deacon your faith community, we encourage you to be a part of the pictorial directory.

Make your appointment online today! There is no cost to you, unless you decide to purchase additional portraits. Each family who has their picture taken will receive a free 8x10 color portrait. Contact Cindy Carlson for more information
Service Opportunity: Meals on Wheels - July

If you enjoy visiting people and like to drive, the St. Philip team of volunteers welcomes you to join them as a delivery driver for Meals on Wheels. The time commitment is 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on weekdays, on a flexible basis. You may drive once, or several times during the month. St. Philip the Deacon will provide the drivers for the month of July. For more information, email Cindy Carlson or call 763-475-7115.
Play in the Park - Wednesdays through July 23

Join your friends and neighbors at the Park in God's great outdoors. Play in the Park is held each Wednesday morning, 9:30-11 a.m. at Plymouth Creek Park (3625 Fernbrook Lane in Plymouth). Play in the Park continues each Wednesday morning through July 23, with the exception of July 2. No registration required. It's summer outdoor fun for families of young children! Contact lnelson@spdlc.org for more information.
Service Opportunity: FMF - July 27

We'll be hosting Families Moving Forward at St. Philip the Deacon the week of July 27-Aug. 3. Volunteer Helpers are a key part of making this ministry successful. This a great summer opportunity to serve as a family!

Helpers can sign up online for various tasks online at our CareCalendar site or at the Servant Ministry table in the narthex. To learn more about signing up for tasks, visit our SPD website. Tasks that are available are:
  • Overnight Host
  • Host breakfast
  • Family games and crafts / Play with children
  • Prepare dinner
  • Host or co-host dinner
Email Cindy Carlson with any questions.
St. John's Retreat - Aug. 7-10

Our upcoming retreat St. John's is titled, Praying With Eyes Wide Open II: Discovering God's Artistry. Join us at beautiful St. John's University from Thursday evening, Aug. 7 through Sunday noon Aug. 10. Guest retreat leader is artist and professor Brother David Paul Lange. No artistic talent is needed to enjoy this retreat! Cost is $195. Contact Pastor Strand Patterson for more info. vstrand@spdlc.org. Friends always welcome!
Your Gifts Make a Difference! - Messiah Food Shelf

During summers, when children are home from school, the need is the greatest at the food shelf. Your contributions are appreciated more than ever. Prefer not to shop but want to help? Your check to SPD, with "Food Shelf" on the memo line, will be used to purchase fresh produce from Second Harvest. Messiah is working hard to provide healthy food for hungry people in their neighborhood. Thank you for sharing your blessings!
Volunteer at IOCP This Summer

Throughout the school year, confirmation groups have volunteered the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the IOCP food shelf and ReSale store. During the summer, this is open to anyone. The time is from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and any necessary training is provided that evening. Upcoming Wednesdays are July 9, Aug. 13 and Sept 10. For more information, email Cindy Carlson.
If you have questions about anything you've read here, or want to know more about St. Philip the Deacon and its ministries, please contact us at info@spdlc.org or 763-475-7100.
In This Issue
This Weekend
Summer Construction
Let Your Light Shine
Pictorial Directory
Meals on Wheels
Play in the Park
FMF Needs Volunteers
Retreat at St. John's
Messiah Food Shelf
Volunteer at IOCP
 
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Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion;


and to you shall vows be performed, O you who answer prayer!

To you all flesh shall come.

When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions.

Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts.

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation;

you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

By your strength you established the mountains; you are girded with might.

You silence the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.

Those who live at earth's farthest bounds are awed by your signs;

you make the gateways of the morning and the evening shout for joy.

You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it;

the river of God is full of water; you provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it.

You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges,

softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.

You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with richness.

The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy,

the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.

- Psalm 65:1-13
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