November 2013 – Pr. Eric’s Letter

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in Pastor Eric Midthun's Monthly Letters | Comments Off on November 2013 – Pr. Eric’s Letter Dear fellow chosen ones, Last month we focused on the adjective/noun combination of royal priesthood that is one way to express our identity as Christians. This month we look at another, chosen race. Sometimes you fill out a form that asks for your race and you can check the box that says Caucasian or His-panic or Oriental or whatever. The word race refers to a group of people that have certain...
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November 2013 – Pr. Anthony’s Letter

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in Pastor Anthony Christoffels' Monthly Letters | Comments Off on November 2013 – Pr. Anthony’s Letter Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are coming to the part of our year when the world outside is beginning to look rather bare. The leaves are falling off the branches, the grass is turning brown, and the fields are empty. It can certainly appear to be an unenjoyable time of year. But this is actually time when we reflect on and are thankful for the many...
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October 2013 – Pr. Eric’s Letter

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in Pastor Eric Midthun's Monthly Letters | Comments Off on October 2013 – Pr. Eric’s Letter Dear fellow Priests, We are continuing our project of thinking about who we are as individuals, as three distinct congregations (St. Peter, Trinity and Waverly) and the Circle of Faith Parish. We have been looking at this verse, I Peter 2:9, that gives four images, each one with an adjective and a noun. 1…Chosen Race 2…Royal Priesthood 3…Holy Nation 4…God’s Own People Today we look at one of...
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October 2013 – Pr. Anthony’s Letter

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in Pastor Anthony Christoffels' Monthly Letters | Comments Off on October 2013 – Pr. Anthony’s Letter Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I first want to thank all of you who attend/hosted the cottage meetings. The attendance and participation at each meeting was wonderful! I heard many things that we are doing well at and once all of the information is organized we can certainly give praise and thanksgiving for the areas we are excelling in. I also have a long...
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September 2013 – Pr. Anthony’s Letter

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in Pastor Anthony Christoffels' Monthly Letters | Comments Off on September 2013 – Pr. Anthony’s Letter Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our new parish is now off and running, with a full paid staff. Pastor Eric came on board last month and now we are fully ready to journey on to wherever God is calling us to go. As we discern together where it is God is calling us to, I have been hearing that it would be good to start off by discerning who we are. Who are we...
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