Grain for the Sheep
Shepherd of the Hills Newsletter 
January 2016

"Said the night wind to the little lamb, "Do you see what I see what I see? Way up in the sky little lamb, Do you see what I see? A star, A star, dancing in the night with a tail as big as a kite, with a tale as big as a kite." (Do You Hear What I Hear)...
 
I pray you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! So why, you might ask, did I begin with a Christmas carol? Well, first, let's remember that it is still Christmas! And assuming you read this not long after it is published, it will remain Christmas all the way through the 5th of January that is the 12th Day of Christmas. Yet, while celebrating the birth of our Lord, this Christmas carol begins in celebrating - a star! This star however, was not just any star in the sky, it was the Star of Bethlehem. The same star that revealed Jesus' birth also led the Magi, or the three wise men from the east, to the newly born savior.

DID YOU SEE WHAT I SAW??? A mere two Friday's ago during our "Christmas Vigil," or more commonly Christmas Eve service, did you see something different? Like the three wise men, did you notice something out of the normal?....

Click here to read more, to find out the answer from 
Pastor Rick.



The "Aha" of Epiphany
 
 
The Season of Epiphany is January 6 ~ February 26.

Epiphany means "manifestation"...the making known, or the 'Aha' of coming to know Christ, our Lord. During this Season we celebrate the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles-that is, to all nations. Some Christian traditions celebrate three great epiphanies: the magi's adoration of the Christ child, Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River, and his first miracle, in which he changes water into wine. The word and sacraments are for us the great epiphany of God's grace and mercy. We go forth to witness to the light that shines brightly in our midst.

January 8 ~ The Baptism of our Lord

Feb. 26 ~ The Transfiguration of our Lord,  
the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday


Follow the star to
Shepherd of the Hills 


Worship
Sundays at 4:00 PM

Pastor Rick Egtvedt
301-501-5218

Will O' the Wisp
20160 Garrett Highway
Lakeside, below Ace's Run
Deep Creek Lake

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Epiphany
House Blessing
 
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2016 IN REVIEW

January ~ Epiphany and Snow 
    
  
February ~ Mid-Week Education with Bishop Matthew Riegel 


Lent, Prayer Around the Cross
  
 
March ~ Easter  



L.A.F.F. (Life After Forty Five) Dinners on the 2nd Tuesdays of the Month
(January 10, 2017, will be held at El Canelo Restaurant in Oakland at 6PM)
 
 
May, June ~ Merger Discussions with Emmanuel Lutheran, Bittinger
 
 

Summer Brunch
 
Late Summer ~
Decision to Follow God's Call to continue Mission Outreach (on our own) at Deep Creek Lake, Worshiping at Will O' the Wisp
         
 

Mid-Week Bible Study continues to meet in area homes, each Wednesday.


October ~ We welcomed new members Kay and Wayne Stuckey, and bid farewell to  founding members, Bob and Marcene Huebner.  
 
 

November ~ Welcoming our new pianist, Leah Broderick DeLauder 
  

Advent ~ Bringing "Prayer Around the Cross" to Emmanuel, Bittinger, St. Paul's Lutheran, Accident Parish and St. Peter's Catholic Church, Oakland
 

Our Musicians: Cindy Bessey, guitar; Sammi Bessey, flute; Leah DeLauder, piano; Ruth Seib, recorder; Jim Luedeke, hammer dulcimer 


Christmas 2016
 




   
      
   

 
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God-what is good and acceptable and perfect."  Romans 12:2 


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