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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. ( John 16: 13a)
Read Sunday's Lessons here.
I was giggling to myself this morning about how much time and energy early and medieval Christian theologians put into figuring out Christian Trinitarianism. Words like essence, nature, persons, and a really cool one - homoousios (substance). This was really meaningful and important work for Augustine, Origen, and other early Church Fathers. That being said, two thousand years later does anyone "know" who or how God really "is?" Is the Trinity's meaning something we need to know or is it something we should consider to inform our understanding of God's truest nature? It seems somewhat silly to think that we can figure out God via the tools of human reasoning and philosophy. Conversely, do we not learn more about ourselves and our truest nature by contemplating and reasoning about God. The Holy Trinity is therefore a very important means of nurturing our Christian faith. Life unfolds in greater beauty as we gain understanding about God and ourselves.
Perhaps this Sunday's chat  with children at our 10 AM service will provide all of us a better, if not more humorous understanding of The Holy Trinity, God's eternal essence, or some other remarkable theological topic. Perhaps we will wind up entirely somewhere else that God the Creator makes, Jesus the Christ embodies, or the Holy Spirit whispers upon us in those minutes. Regardless, it's certain that bidden or unbidden God's Trinitarian loving essence will be present with us.
Blessings Along The Way, Jim+
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| Come as You Are & Worship |
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Oklahoma Tornadoes
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LB Allen contacted us to let the church know that they are offering some diapers, baby goods, and clothing for relief efforts in OK. Matthew 25 Ministries in Kenwood is providing thousands of pounds of basic relief supplies to the people in need in Oklahoma communities.
Look for Episcopal Relief and Development's insert in this Sunday's bulletin to support Episcopalians efforts to provide comfort and relief in Oklahoma as well.
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Get the Word out!
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The faculty list is growing. The first registrations are coming in. Before you know it, camp will be happening and campers will be here to learn music, have fun, and maybe get something out of it spiritually too. Please help us to make our first camp a huge success by sharing the word with your neighbors and friends.
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 We're just nine days away from our June Extravaganza. Items for St. James' Yard Sale are beginning to arrive downstairs in the Open Space area. It's gonna come upon us like SOON! Please get with Garyne or John about you'll be volunteering. The pricing of the items will begin early next week. We'll be setting up very early on Sat. Morning, June 1. The next day, Sunday, June 2, is our  Church picnic at Harvest Home Park. Worship begins @ 10:00 AM. The music and Word will be uplifting and it'll be fun to celebrate Jesus' presence in a different setting. Then, the food, fun, and more music will begin. Both of these events should be lots of fun and a chance to welcome summer's arrival with one another. Cya then! Here's something you might just hear at one or both of those events.
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