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Weekly Nurture Devotion
August 31: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Read Luke 14:1, 7-11
Jesus warns his disciples about thinking too highly of themselves and assuming the best places at the party table are for them. He also told them that when they threw a party to invite those who are poor, blind, lame, not their friends and relatives who would invite them in return. What would happen if we followed these instructions? How would your party be different?
Worship -August 31 at 10:00 am
We welcome you to in-person or online worship services in the Sanctuary on
Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 10:00 am.
The Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis will be at the pulpit this Sunday. The Sermon is
"The Touch of the Master’s Hand ” .
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. When I feel afraid, and I think I’ve lost my way, still you’re there right beside me. Nothing will I fear as long as you are near. Please be near me to the end. Amen.
SCRIPTURE Mark 1:29-39
As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons. And the whole city was gathered around the door. And he cured many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him. When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also, for that is what I came out to do.” And he went throughout all Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
THE WORD OF THE LORD!
Thanks be to God!
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Upcoming Events
CENTS-ABILITY offering will be collected this Sunday, August 31. The next Cents-Ability Offering will be collected on Sunday, November 30.
RLPC OFFICE will be closed this Monday, September 1 (Labor Day).
HOLY COMMUNION will be celebrated next Sunday, September 7. For those who will not be able to attend in-person worship, please take time during the coming week to prepare for the Sacrament.
FOOD OFFERING SUNDAY is also next Sunday. Don’t forget that each Communion Sunday is “Food Offering” Sunday. You may leave your offering in the red wagon in the Narthex. All the collected food will go to Heart & Hand.
Urgent need for food!
Heart and Hand Food Pantry has an urgent need for food. They are asking for our assistance.
Their needs list follows:
Fruit, Rice, Beans, Jelly, Ravioli, Spaghetti Noodles, Crackers, Soup, Jiffy Mix, Ramen Noodles, Chicken Noodle Soup, or any other canned or boxed food.
There is also an urgent need for diapers of all sizes.