September 2020 Church Bell
St. John’s Lutheran Church September 2020 Church Bell From the Desk of Pastor Clark Have you noticed how angry people are today? The vitriol on the news and on social media is maybe beyond anything I have seen in my lifetime. Why is that? Well, 2020 has been a perfect storm for anger, resentment, offense, etc. First of all, the worldwide pandemic has everyone scared and on-edge. Add to that the racial issues. Then, top it all off with a Presidential election, and you have the perfect storm! Beginning the weekend of September 13, we are starting a new sermon series entitled “The Defense against Offense.” Here we are going to be looking at wisdom from the Holy Scriptures about how to avoid getting sucked into the anger, hate, and resentment all around us. We hope you’ll join us for (Continued on pg. 3) 1 St. John’s Lutheran Church 302 NE 2nd Street Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: 763-682-1883 Fax: 763-682-1936 Noah’s Ark Preschool: 763-682-1883 info@stjohnsbuffalo.org Sharing a changeless Christ in a changing world. www.stjohnsbuffalo.org Rev. Ryan Clark, Pastor Tim Vergin pastorclark@stjohnsbuffalo.org 845-549-0730 elders@stjohnsbuffalo.org Kelly Thole, DCE, Director of Kyle Bjork, Head Elder Family Ministry Tracey Anderson kthole@stjohnsbuffalo.org Derek Annis Chris Ryan, Vicar, Director of Gregg Beckman Youth Ministry Bill Elletson Dave Haggerty cryan@stjohnsbuffalo.org Gabe Licht Katherine Clark, Dir. of Special Ministries, Peter March Assimilation, Small Groups & Youth Ryan Rutten katherine@stjohnsbuffalo.org Tony Sabraski Beth Peterson-Hane,
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