Hey Everyone,
I hope you are all well and enjoying the blessings of our mid-summer weather here in Lake City. We’ve got some new opportunities for learning, service, and worship coming up, so please look over our upcoming schedule for the week ahead.
Tomorrow night, Saturday, July 13th, we’ll launch our first ever Hiker Evening Prayers. Join us at 8:00pm at the Trail Hiker Center for a time of sung prayers, using the Chants of Taizé, Scripture, and Silence. If you’ve never been to a Taizé prayer service, I’d highly recommend joining us tomorrow night.
This Sunday, July 14th, is the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time and we’re headed back outside for worship on the lawn. This Sunday is also the start of our Summer Sermon Series: This is My Story, This is Our Song 2–The Sequel. That’s right, back by popular demand, this summer we’ll delve into eight popular hymns. This Sunday, we’ll explore the history, story, and theology behind the hymn The Church’s One Foundation.
Then, on Sunday night, July 14th, we’ll host our second hiker meal in the Trail Hiker Center from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. This week’s theme is THANKSGIVING! That’s right, it’s time to break out your favorite thanksgiving recipes for our Thanksgiving in July! I’m already scheming what I might put in the fountain. If you’ve never joined us for a hiker meal, we provide the main protein and everyone else brings a potluck dish in the theme for the night.
With that in mind, we are currently looking for three people to each roast a turkey for the hiker meal this Sunday. If you’re interested and able to roast a 10-15 lbs turkey, please text or call me for future instructions.
And, here’s what’s happening the rest of the week:
On Monday night, July 15th, we’re playing board games at the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. All are welcome.
Join us Wednesday night, July 17th, for our weekly Bible study. This summer we’re learning about the various denominations around the world. We’ll start our journey through the Christian traditions with the Orthodox Church. Join us at 5:00pm in the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center.
Still looking for a place to serve this summer? Check out the cork board in Darley Hall for a few new opportunities to serve in our community. We’re currently looking for folks for our set-up team and clean-up team for the trail hiker meals. You can sign up for one of the next seven hiker meals or all of them. We’ll also be looking for help cleaning up the chairs and hymnals after the Sunday morning service. For the rest of the summer, we’ll be asking the congregation to leave everything in the yard. We hope this will allow for more time to connect with one another and enjoy a time of fellowship with coffee and cookies.
Finally, we still have a few slots open for trail hiker hosts. If you’re interested in hosting, please check the cork board in Darley Hall. There you will find the open shifts for the upcoming week. And, if you’re curious about hosting, but not entirely sure, I’d invite you to chat with me after the service. It’s really an amazing way to demonstrate God’s love to the thru-hiker communities.
Sorry. One more quick and quirky thing… if any of you have one of those bubbly foot baths you’ve shoved to the back of your closet never to be seen again. We’d love to have a couple at the trail hiker center. If you do have one, please contact me first.
Here are your Zoom links and the order of worship for Sunday:
Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09
Wednesday Bible Study
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT09