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Welcome to the website for St. Jacobi Congregational Church!
We are delighted to welcome you to St. Jacobi, a place of community and spiritual inspiration for more than 160 years! With such a rich history to build on, we seek to be a church community that is growing in our knowledge of God's Word, our understanding of Christ and our awareness of the Holy Spirit.
Welcome
Sunday Worship 10:00am (September-May);
9:00am (June, July and August)
St. Jacobi Tidings ~ July 27- August 10, 2014
Devotion: Romans 8:26-39
If you have had a moment in your life when you knew that you needed to pray but your mind or body was too busy to actually stop and engage in prayer – than this scripture is for you! God understands our nature intimately because we are made in His image and because he walked and lived among us. In addition we have this gift of the interceding Holy Spirit. God works on our behalf when we love our Lord Christ Jesus. We get to join a team for God and then we are joined with everyone else who goes through the process of being called, justified and glorified. Nothing can separate us from the love of our God.
Reflection: If God is for us, who can be against us?
Prayer: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, not anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (v38-39)
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Sunday’s Lectionary Scriptures |
Next Sunday’s Scriptures |
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Genesis 29.15-28 |
Genesis 32.22-31 |
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Psalm 105.1-11,45b |
Psalm 17.1-7,15 |
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Romans 8.26-39 |
Romans 9.1-5 |
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Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52 |
Matthew 14.13-21 |
Prayer Requests
The health issues and needs of our congregation members & friends:
Marie, Wade, Campbell, Liz, Carol, Tony, Stella, Sue
Victims of violence in this world; Christians around the world;
Military servicemen and support services, and military families.
Church Calendar
July 27 8:30 Coffee; 9:00am Worship & Communion, Fellowship
July 28 Records and Archiving Group meets. Time: 1-3pm
August 1 Rummage Sale Collection begins
August 3 8:30 Coffee; 9:00am Worship
August 10 8:30 Coffee; 9:00am Worship
Additional Announcements: Rummage Sale Collection: The annual rummage & bake sale will be held on Sept 20, 2014. Collection of items will begin in the shed, from there things will be organized and moved into the fellowship hall. Please consider baking for our bake sale as well.
Archiving and Records Group: Our next meeting will be Monday, July 28 at 1pm. We will not meet on August 4 or 11, but will resume sorting records, scanning and recording digital documents on August 18.
T-shirts, Stainless steel mugs, etc. Any interest in mugs or reordering t-shirts? Please speak to Rev. Hillary or a church council member.
NACCC Annual Meeting: This update will be printed in an upcoming Tidings article. Please check back for details of the Annual Meeting of the NACCC.
Tidings: If you know someone who is not getting our Tidings newsletter but would like to be added to our email list, please let Rev. Hillary know. We are also willing to mail copies to those who are not able to attend worship – please just let Rev. Hillary, Rev. Pam or Julie Kluck know that you would like a paper copy.
The Covenant of St Jacobi Congregational Church:
We covenant to walk with one another to seek and respond to the Word and Will of God.
We purpose to walk together in the ways of the Lord, made known and to be made known to us.
We hold it to be the mission of the Church to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in all the world, while worshiping God as a striving for truth, justice and peace.
As did our fathers, we depend on the Holy Spirit to lead and empower us.
We pray for the coming of the kingdom of God, and we look forward with faith toward the triumph of righteousness and eternal life.
