September 2020

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Inside this Issue

DOVE TALES 2 BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES 2 PASTOR JEREMY 3 COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4 FINANCIAL STANDINGS 4

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY 5 SMALL GROUPS 6 Until further notice, please continue to PRAYERS 6 worship with us online on Sundays via COMMUNITY OUTREACH 7 Facebook or YouTube. FAMILY PROMISE LETTER 8 Join the men’s Army of One Bible Study MAXWELL’S MUSINGS 9 Tuesdays at 10am via ZOOM FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT 10 Bible Study with Pastor Jeremy Wednesday mornings via ZOOM at 10:30am.

Special dates in September, 2020 Labor Day, September 7 Coming in October Patriot Day, September 11 Pastor Appreciation Month  National Grandparents Day, September 13  World Communion Sunday, October 4 Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15  Reformation Sunday, October 25 First day of autumn, September 22  Reformation Day, October 31

LESSONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2020 September 6 Lectionary 23 Ezekiel 33:7-11; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 September 13 Lectionary 24 Genesis 50:15-21; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 September 20 Lectionary 25 Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 September 27 Lectionary 26 Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32

Dove Tales, Birthday & Anniversaries Holy Spirit

Lutheran Church Angels Corner 6670 W. Cheyenne Avenue We are all angels with Las Vegas, NV 89108-4931 only one wing. We can (702) 645-1777  FAX (702) 645-8107 only fly while embracing each other. —Luciano de Crescenzo Ballen Perez 9/5 E-Mail: [email protected] Ikaika Alcantara 9/8 Web site: Thanks… http://www.holyspiritlasvegas.org Joshua Anderson 9/13 … to Pastor Jeremy and Pastoral ELCA: www.elca.org Edie Bush 9/14 Intern Lourdes for leading our Sunday Dana Olson 9/14 WORSHIP SERVICES morning worship services, for the daily Jayda Caison 9/19 SUSPENDED UNTIL devotions (Facebook or YouTube), for Gordon Bogner 9/20 FURTHER NOTICE Bible Studies and book studies (Zoom) While COVID-19 procedures are in place during this COVID-19 crisis… Eric Olsen 9/20 Saturday Worship … to all who contributed to the LSSN Marsha Stephenson 9/23 peanut butter wars (Holy Spirit came Kellie Sims 9/24 Traditional 5:30pm th in 4 )… Anjahleek Bell 9/24 Sunday Worship … to all who contributed school Contemporary 8:30am Jackie Hopkey 9/26 Sunday School 9:45am supplies for NPHY and LSSN… Charlie Kesling 9/26 Traditional 11:00am … to the Children’s Ministry Team: Eileen Miers 9/28 OFFICE HOURS Gwen Jolls, Karen Pettit, Judi Jimmy McDonald 9/29 Monday-Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Hempel, Lynne Cavalieri and Edie Friday 8am - 12:00pm Bush for their three-day ZOOM Vacation Bible School… it has been CHURCH STAFF reported it was FUN!..: Pastor Jeremy Nausin … to Pastor Jeremy – special thanks Rich & Sandy Hughes 9/10/94 Pastoral Intern Lourdes Olson for his expertise and assistance with the Charlie & Norma Kesling 9/11/82 Office Manager Loretta Block technical part… Kevin & Kirsten Cannon 9/20/98 Bookkeeper/Youth Director Roy & Carolyn Cameron 9/22/78 … to all our faithful members and Kimberly Nickerson Greg & Amy Trunoske 9/23/00 friends who continue to contribute Custodian Mattie Thompson John & Trong Davis 9/27/69 Groundskeeper Terry West their offerings…

Music Worship Leaders … to Janice Demaree and Bev Quirk Contemporary Rick Arroyo for their talent in making beautiful Bits ‘n’ Pieces Traditional Steven Wright prayer shawls… DIRECTORY CHANGES CHURCH COUNCIL … to those who continue to serve with our Community Partners: Sandy Mark Myers, Pres 702 498-1901 Addresses Hughes (Nevadans for the Common Cindy White, VP 702 243-5647 Good); Dean and Marcia Chapman BARNARD, Lisa Jim Cassidy, Sec’ty 630 388-8706 (Nevada Partnership for Homeless 9409 Eagle River Ct Michele Anderson 702-540-0637 Youth); and Victoria Toma (Three Las Vegas, NV 89166 Faye Bastarache 702-645-2497 Square)… Karen Pettit 702-417-4607 HARALSON, Lonna Janet Saterlie 702 658-8042 … to all our faithful and dedicated 10525 Blanca Peak Ave. Dick Moyer 702 610-9097 members and friends who diligently Las Vegas, NV 89129 Jeremiah Anderson Youth Rep work behind the scenes to maintain our HOOKS, Ursula Eileen Miers Recording Secretary church and its ministries in this 5424 Escaloni St Dean Chapman Treasurer unprecedented time… Las Vegas, NV 89149 Cell Phone 702 498-6749 Newsletter Staff … to Loretta Block who comes into the office each day to receive mail and [email protected] Editor/Layout: handle office incidentals. Jackie Hopkey – 702 255-9042 Phone E-Mail: [email protected] WALKER, Jessyka Proof: Ruth Ann Isaacs, Loretta Block IT TAKES MANY HANDS 702 521-7337 WORKING TOGETHER TO DO GOD’S WORK

September 2020 2 “That’s the Spirit” Pastor Jeremy Nausin

“Left-Handed Power” Jesus bends When they kept on down in questioning him, he this straightened up and said to moment, them, “Let anyone among you Jesus gets who is without sin be the first out of the to throw a stone at her.” way of the And once again he sight lines, bent down and and the wrote on the people ground. When they heard it, they went away, who have one by one, beginning with the elders; and come to Jesus was left alone with the woman stone this woman, must look at each other as well as the standing before him.- John 8: 7-9 “condemned.” Grace and Peace to you from God our Father from Jesus Jesus straightens up when pressed further, and with one Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen. statement, with one “left-handed power move,” Jesus I believe that the greatest threat to the Christian faith is does two things. 1. Jesus brings the truth to the surface. not those who claim that God is absent. I think the They have not come with true concern for this woman’s greatest threat to Christianity is the caricature that people behavior or care for her heart. They have come to trap who believe in God want to make God into; at times the Him. They have come wielding the Law of Moses. They way our thinking wants to force God to do it our way and come trying to take the place of God. He first calls them how that lives out in the world around us. The above text to remember that they in fact, are still not God. 2. Jesus is from a very tense situation that exemplifies this very ushers in a new reality for the law of God. Grace. thing. This is not a new threat to faith. Rather it is an Jesus tells them, if they do not have sin, fire away. And incredibly old threat. In fact, the first testament of our then again, moves out of the way. They are left there like Bible is chalked full of examples of how people were a group of judges. They know the people who are in this called to do it God’s way, and yet turned again and again group, knowing the things they have done and knowing to their own ways. By the time Jesus showed up, this had themselves, knowing each of the things they have done become tradition or law. Now a day, we just name it as that have grieved God’s heart. This truth that is known our “personal Jesus.” takes back the power from these people. The truth that Regardless of the time, human beings struggle with being none of them are without sin, disarms them. The elders able to reconcile truth, justice, and the nature of God and go first. They are too tired and too old to pretend they’ve often fall short of living into God’s intentions. And yet been perfect. Then one by one, they drop their rocks and while deserving of God’s wrath, God chose a different go home. Then Jesus looks at the woman, reminds her route. God chose to show us God’s truth, God’s justice, that she is worth more than what she has been taught, and God’s heart through Jesus. And Jesus showed us and commands her to live into this newly revealed worth. power. But this power was different, like a right hander’s You see my friends; it is hard to let God be God. At times, left hand, but stronger than any power before it. we may not like what God brings to the surface. But when One of the paradoxes of God’s truth is that those who we give ourselves again and again to the will of God; have come to know it are called also to not use it as a when we suffer our own cross and let our ways die with weapon. In this text, armed with the Law of Moses and the selves that only serve self, God fills us with Holy Spirit traps to ensnare him, the people come to Jesus having Power. Sometimes the ways we demand God should be, just “caught a woman in the very act of adultery.” The actually get in the way of God working through us. detail of these people catching her in the very act in the Sometimes the power we want God to wield on our behalf Gospel of John only goes to heighten the intensity of this needs to actually be turned around and pointed back at moment. This is not hearsay. This is proof. And the law the sender. So that we might be a part of true power. So says to stone any woman who is caught doing this act. that we might be a part of God’s heart. So that the power So… this should be straight forward…right Jesus? (*Cue we give ourselves to, might lead others to the Love in the buzzer that indicates you have the wrong answer.) Jesus Christ that will save their life. There is only one power that does that. And it is not our power. But it is a Jesus surprises these people who have come for answers power that invites us to join alongside it with our own. and every reader of this text. Jesus bends down. As you May all that empowers us be of God’s Kingdom first. imagine this scene, do not image people lined up shoulder Amen. to shoulder in a straight line before Jesus and the woman. Rather, more than likely, if they were coming to stone her, they would have backed her up against a wall or large stone, and then surrounded her in a semi-circular shaped formation, or even in some cases a full circle. When

September 2020 3 “That’s the Spirit” Council President

Your spirit is not defined by all the negative emotions you are Mark Myers working through, but by how you respond to adversity. Your response has been so humbling and defines what it is to be loving people of faith. 1 Corinthians 13:4 On Sunday, August 30 at 11:00am, we will conduct a "Love is patient and kind; love does Zoom “Town Hall” meeting. We will be discussing where not envy or boast; it is not we are regarding dealing with COVID-19 and how we will be arrogant." meeting the spiritual needs of the congregation as we move into the fall. We also want to hear from you regarding your Romans 12:12 thoughts and concerns. It is important that all voices should "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be heard. You will receive an email from Pastor Jeremy with be constant in prayer." the link and instructions on how to join this Zoom meeting. I continue to keep your health, safety, and Pastor Jeremy needs your well-being in my prayers. help. The online worship services that Pastor has been As we endure this very strange journey providing for many months together, we find ourselves experiencing now, will continue once we many different emotions; fear, frustration, are back together in worship. impatience, weariness, anxiousness, despair, and many others The editing of these online services takes up a great deal of all at the same time. Our faith is being tested in a way that we time. Going forward we will need others to help with the have never known before. We have many questions. When editing. We are looking for volunteers who would like to will this pandemic end? When can we go back to our normal learn the video-editing software to assist Pastor Jeremy with lives? Is COVID-19 really as bad as we are led to believe? making the video ready for viewing. You do not need any In the midst of all our fears and concerns, I see a congregation previous experience. Training and assistance will be that is full of the Holy Spirit and facing this world-wide provided. If you are willing to assist the Pastor in this way, challenge with the courage that can only come from faith in please contact Pastor, Loretta, or me at your convenience. our creator. You wonderful people that make up the spiritual Please remember that this pandemic will end. Focus on the body of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church are the true time when we will be reunited and worshiping together. Keep embodiment of what it is to be children of God. faithful in prayer. Together we will come through this You continue to uphold the safety of others to the sacrifice of challenge and be a stronger and closer congregation. your own wants and needs. You continue to support our Thank you for your love and support. ministries and continue to engage spiritually through online Yours in Christ, worship, drive-through communion, and Zoom “Town Hall” meeting, and Zoom Bible studies.

FINANCIAL STANDINGS July 2020 Year-t0-date Ministry Program Income $ 31,049.97 $ 215,777.79

PPP Loan Funds Used $ 8,687.37 $ 37,810.43

Ministry Program Expenses $ 21,863.73 $ 177,641.98

Difference $ 17,873.62 $ 75.946.24

Debt/Retirement Income $ 3,714.00 $ 25,808.50

$ 480.17 $ 1,206.57 PPP Loan Funds Used Debt/Retirement Expenses $ 6,193.00 $ 43,351.00

Difference $ - 1,998.83 $ - 16,335.93

NET INCOME $ 15,874.79 $ 59,610.31

September 2020 4 “That’s the Spirit” Children’s Ministry

The Learning Team is committed to support the faith journey of preschool to adults through Christian Education and Fellowship

ell, pandemic time marches on. It’s hard to believe Worship service. This year however, we will give the 3rd that it is already September. As I write this on a 113 graders a Bible at the beginning of Sunday Wdegree day, I am hoping that September will bring a School so they will have a Bible to use for little cooler weather. I hope that you are all healthy and have their virtual Sunday School lessons. been able to avoid the COVID-19 virus. We will also provide each of our Holy Spirit Lutheran put on our very first ZOOM Sunday School students leaflets, family Vacation Bible School Friday, Saturday, Sunday—August 7, 8 pages, coloring sheets, etc. to use for each of and 9, with the sessions from 3:00 to approximately 4:00 each our Sunday School lessons. If you need a day. The theme was Parables of Jesus, focusing on a different Spark Story Bible or are a 3rd grader who parable each day. The children learned about Wise and will be given a Spark presentation Bible, we Foolish Builders on Friday, led by Lynne Cavalieri, The ask that you pick up your Bible and curriculum materials from Prodigal Son on Saturday, led by Edie Bush and The Loretta in the church office Tuesday, September 8 – Friday, Unforgiving Servant on Sunday, led by Gwen Jolls. September 11 from 9:30-12 noon. Judi Hempel led us all in song and Karen Pettit was our Older children who already have a Spark Bible, we will Zoom host and moderator. We all learned a lot about how this mail your Sunday school leaflets to you as was done this past Zoom thing works so now we’re ready to take on Zoom Spring. Watch for further information re: what time Zoom Sunday School!! About 10-12 children participated each day. Sunday School will be held and the link to join the Zoom It was so nice to see them again! meeting. Thank you to our great team of Sunday School teachers who have volunteered to teach Zoom Sunday School along with myself – Karen Pettit, Edie Bush, Judi Hempel, Lynne Cavalieri. It should be lots of fun! Thanks again to Karen Pettit and family for leading Summer Sunday School lessons via Facebook and YouTube! Hope you were all able to watch these as they were lots of fun! Thank you so much to Karen, Judi, Edie and Lynne for Looking forward to seeing all of you helping put this all together and for Pastor Jeremy for being children out there at Zoom Sunday there for us all! Thanks also to Loretta for handing out the School starting September 13! Keep VBS supply bags from the Church office. wearing your mask, washing hands and We plan to keep your distance! start our 2020-2021 Peace and Blessings to you all, Sunday School Gwen Jolls year via ZOOM on September 13. Plans are to have two Sunday Schools – one for PK-2nd Grade, led by Judi Hempel and Lynne Cavalieri and 3rd-6th grades led by Edie Bush, Karen Pettit and Gwen Jolls. Sunday School will be held every Sunday, however at the time of this writing we are not sure what time on Sunday they will be. We will lend our PK-2nd grade families a Spark Story Bible which is the Bible we use with our curriculum for our younger grades. It is a tradition at Holy Spirit to present all 3rd grade Sunday School students a Spark NRSV Bible during a

September 2020 5 “That’s the Spirit” Small Groups

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Over the years I have lost touch with Friendships are not always among many of those who I considered my BFF peers. Do you have a current older at the time. But, Barbara in Yakima, woman you consider a mentor or do you WA, will pull together some of our old have someone from your past that you First Baptist youth group for a reunion think of this way or are you a mentor to when I call her that we will be passing someone younger? Celebrate her! I have Circles of Friendship through town. She will do it in a a woman from Fairbanks now deceased heartbeat. I love her for that. Ann, who I think of in this way. id you know that the women of another friend across the country in Among your circle of friends, do you Holy Spirit should especially Fairfax, VA, will open her home to us for have a BFF workplace friend, an advice Dcelebrate girlfriends on Sunday, a night or two on stopovers returning friend, an always ready for fun friend, a September 20? It is National Women’s from a trip to Europe. Catching up with keep you on the right path friend, or a Friendship Day. I didn’t know this until I these friends is always a delight. friend who you trust to keep your secrets. read the September issue of Gather Thinking about these two friends, Take an inventory of your friends. Make magazine. The third Sunday in reminds me that my lasting girlfriends a list and note what kind of a friend each September has been celebrated as a have been from my church groups. is. Is there one or more that you are special day by women since it was Women of the ELCA uncomfortable with? Sometimes it is declared in 1999 by the Kappa Delta (WELCA) (and its difficult but necessary to disassociate sorority. Though not declared by predecessor bodies) yourself with a friend who is harmful. Congress or a President, it was created by has had a long Prayerfully consider before actually women for women. history of gathering unfriending someone. You may need to Many of you are lucky enough to women together for check it out with that trusted friend. have a biological sister; I do not, so support. Today there Now that we have looked at our girlfriends have always been very are many opportunities for girlfriend time circle of friends we are ready to celebrate important to me. I was fortunate to have here at HSLC when we can again gather. them. What will you do? a sister-in-law that I loved dearly and WITS (Women in the Spirit) on Tuesday Send a thank you card, wished that we had lived closer together. mornings, book discussion groups by email a note, make a phone She has since passed away and I miss her Dottie Morrison and Erin Nausin, the call, plan a lunch or coffee greatly. Gather Bible Study that I will lead on the date, or something else. I Throughout our lives we will have third Monday evening. Look for want to hear your plans. So many friends. announcements in the coming months. celebrate! Since I moved These are great places to develop lasting almost yearly friendships. Judi Hempel during my 702-586-1547 [email protected] elementary . years, I do not have a lifelong girlfriend.

Prayers of the Church

Confident of your responsive to our concern, generosity, and support for care and helped by the neighbors who are one another. Holy Spirit, we pray suffering financially, God of salvation, you promise to for the church, the are unemployed or deliver us. Give those who suffer a world, and all who are in need. are trying to keep strong sense of your presence and God of nations, you call us to live their businesses love. Accompany those who are peaceable with all. Give us ears to hear viable because of the uncertain, raise the spirits of those one another, even those we name as spread of the who are despairing, and heal the sick, enemies. Fill all leaders with mercy and coronavirus. We especially: Zoel Bastarache; Tim understanding, that they advocate and pray that we are Beasley; Jim Caison; Sheila genuinely care for those who are poor aware of how our Caison; Marcia Chapman, Jill and most vulnerable in their lives and struggles Chenicek; Richard Cohn; communities. are interwoven with We call on your spirit of love. God those of others and how our health and (Prayers continued page 9) we ask you to keep us mindful of and well-being rely on our shared care,

September 2020 6 “That’s the Spirit” Community ~ Outreach

I Please let Sandy know if you are interested. Hello Holy Spirit! Thank you Sandy for all your efforts and It is definitely hot outside lately and a participation in keeping good reason to stay indoors. us informed of all the Hopefully, this will pass soon, and we meetings and the status Dearest Coordinators: of what the NCG is can get back to semi-normal. Pastor And I do mean dearest as I have Jeremy and I have been talking about doing. Stay blessed, missed you all so very much. I am certain things that we might be able to sending you a letter to communicate do to with Jennie Zweifel with you all some important changes Community (702)592-3540 to our interfaith partnership. We will Outreach Team while [email protected] no longer be hosting in congregations we weather the BUT we are in development at this COVID-19 crisis. I time of a revised support program that am asking for we will invite you to become a part of volunteers to join my in our effort to sustain and continue team and help us our interfaith work. move forward with these plans. If you This August will be my 16th year as feel like you could director here at FPLV and I could help in any way, never have imagined the challenges please reach out and connect with me YOU ARE INVITED!! that all of us have faced in the past by phone, text or email. I would love Join the Nevadans for the Common many months. As an agency we had to to hear from you. Good pivot and adapt our services overnight. Our families were immediately placed The Nevadans for the Common Addiction & Recovery Team for a Civic Academy on important issues in motel rooms to keep them safe. Good (NCG) have continued to meet And we paused our hosting program regularly and have sponsored a series related to substance use in our community. to keep you all safe. Finally, the fog of workshops to address Housing and has lifted enough for us to begin a new Education issues. NCG workshop: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 way to work together. Housing + the Economy at the Guinn 7:00pm to 8:30pm Center took place on August 10, 2020. Register at: https:// Please read the attached letter (next We learned that between 272,000 and us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ page) and please do call me with 327,000 Nevadans are at risk of tZYlcOipqT4vGdx1svo- questions so I can explain how excited eviction, particularly affecting those sJBGsfqJ_YvB6fn7 we are about this program in with low incomes, people of color, and development. Please know you mean And you will be sent instructions for the world to me personally and Family the undocumented. NCG also learned how to connect to the meeting. that many are still experiencing the Promise. I hope that all of you have effects of the recession. Rental been able to remain safe and secure assistance from the County and State during this time. I look forward to do not even come close to covering Many parts, one body hearing from you. Call my cell the need! NCG has been meeting and Through the 702-416-8607 or email me with any will continue to meet in small groups teaching, support, comments or questions or just to say with County Commissioners and key sacrifice, worship hello. Nothing is the same without Legislators, as well as communicate and commitment you and we have all missed our with their individual Congregations to of the church, weekly emails and packing up families gain a better understanding of how utterly ordinary to herd your way. housing has affected them. people are Blessings to All! Terry Ruth Lindemann If you are enabled to do some rather Executive Director interested in Family Promise of Las Vegas learning more extraordinary, even heroic acts, not on the basis of their own gifts and Mobile: 702/416-8607 about this issue Office: 702/638-8806 or becoming involved, please contact abilities, but rather by having a Sandy Hughes at (702) 326-7835 or community capable of sustaining sandydhughes196@ gmail.com. Christian virtue. The church enables There will be an Education workshop us to be better people than we could held on Monday August 31, 2020. have been if left to our own devices. —Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon, Resident Aliens 7 September 2020 “That’s the Spirit” (Community Outreach continued from page 7)

September 2020 8 That’s the Spirit” Maxwell’s Musings

“When we long built in baby sitters with two new sets for life without of grandmas/grandpas, two aunts and difficulties, two uncles to watch over baby Calvin. Jimmy and Nancy were so lucky remind us that oaks grow strong they were able to FaceTime with in contrary winds and diamonds Calvin and Grandma Krissy. They are made under pressure.” brag that he’s a good looking boy. —Peter Marshall The only problem they face is the COVID-19 is parents will be calling him Calvin, but still ruling Jimmy has insisted from the very the world beginning of her pregnancy, he will be after six and Christopher Curtis. He was beautiful calling his new great-grandson Little months. upon arrival weighing in at 7 lbs. and 19 JIMMY Curtis. The parents do not see Wonder if ¾ inches. the humor in that!!!! Hopefully by fall we will ever Because of the COVID-19 they will be able to travel to Arizona to see the end restrictions only the father was allowed hold and kiss their baby boy Curtis and of this in, but new grandpa, grandma, and uncles of course their granddaughter and horrible and aunts were patiently waiting for his grandson-in-law. GOD is GOOD. pandemic? arrival after 27 hours of labor. Their Mary West asked me to send along Keep praying daughter-in-law Krissy and Katelynd’s her heartfelt thanks to her Holy Spirit that a brother and sister stayed for an extra family for all the messages of prayers solution will be found to cure this awful week to help with the new arrival. They and words of sympathy for the loss of her condition; keep wearing those masks and had just purchased a 125-year old home 91-year old brother, Fritz. Fritz was a try to maintain social distancing. BE and were just starting to re-model. veteran of the Korean War, having SAFE! Krissy is very talented on home served in the Air Force and retiring after Amidst all this pandemic distress, remodeling and in her proud grandpa’s more than 20 years. there was exciting opinion, could literally have her own TV Another month has passed my news for the show. So she is going to teach the new friends, and I am missing everyone. Jimmy and Nancy parents how to swing a hammer, etc. Keep praying that an answer will be McDonald clan. Christopher is a US Border Patrol found to conquer this coronavirus so we July 30 saw the Agent and has been assigned his new can enjoy each other’s early arrival of duty station in Douglas, Arizona. This is company again. CALVIN SCOTT where the kids purchased their new, but Your friend, CURTIS, their old 4,000 sq. ft. home. Maxwell first GREAT – Katelynd is a high-end hairdresser in grandson. Calvin the Queens Creek area southeast of Phoenix and has been traveling one week was welcomed into this beautiful world of ours by their granddaughter Katelynd a month for her clients. She will have

(Prayers continued from page 6) bring reconciliation. Help us overcome evil Charisma; for Kelly Stephenson’s with good. daughter-in-law, Kelly; for Sandy Tim Fox; Darin Franklin; Robin God of all grace, you give us Hughes’ sister, Mickey; for Howard Holman; Olivia Hopkey; Rena Jordan; everlasting life. In love we recall your holy Olson’s son, Jimmy Dean; Nancy Norma Kesling; Suzanne Klimek; ones who now live in your undying light. McDonald’s father, Art; Cathy Adams’ Donna Lawhead; Karen Pettit; Bev & Please give peace to Jennie Zweifel and all family, Chris and Zoey; Victoria Keith Quirk; Tommy Savola; Corey mourning the death of her brother, David; Toma's daughter and son-in-law, Jackie Schaefges; Mary Torstenson; Nancy to Jo DeRousse and all mourning the death & Dave; Dick Moyer’s 104-year old, Wier and Mary Wonola. of her husband, Carl; to Mary West and past POW, friend, Vince Shank; Janet We pray for those homebound… family mourning the loss of her nephew, Zak’s grandson, Brandon; Jimmy Roy Cameron; Lillian Dilworth; Helen Howard; and to Michael & Cindy King McDonald’s, brother, Johnny; and Geraci; Susan Hicks; Jo Jirousek; and mourning the loss of their granddaughter in Clare Levin’s grandson, Connor; We June Wall. a tragic car accident. In remembering, give also pray for Traci Alvarz and Alvin God of community, you call us to us a foretaste of the feast to come. Flippen. rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering and We also pray for Lauren Barnett’s In the certain hope that nothing can preserver in prayer. Make our congregation friend, Edie; Loretta’s sister, Terry; for separate us from your love, we offer a workshop of your love. When we quarrel, Jenny Knox’s sisters, Carmen & these prayers to you, through Jesus Christ Vickie; for Betty Kovach’s son, Scott; our Lord. Amen. for Janet Hayden’s granddaughter, September 2020 9 “That’s the Spirit”

Food for the Spirit

LAZY CROCK POT LASAGNA PREP TIME15 minutes, COOK TIME 3 hours, 8 servings 1 lb lean ground beef 1 small onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning Salt & pepper to taste 1 large jar (45 oz) high quality pasta sauce 4 cups mozzarella cheese 1 large package (25-30 oz) cheese & spinach filled ravioli (uncooked) (or cheese ravioli) Brown ground beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until no pink remains. Drain any fat. Stir in Italian seasoning and pasta sauce. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Spray the inside of a 6-7 qt crock pot with cooking spray. Layer sauce, ravioli and cheese. Repeat layers ending with cheese. Cover and cook on low 3-4 hours.