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April 27 April Council MeetingThere was a great deal of excitement at this months Church Council Meeting. During our meeting we learned that Kevin Austin has been placed at our congregation from the seminary. We also had a chance to speak with Kevin directly - he called during the Council Meeting. Needless to say, there were many happy, smiling faces on our side of the phone.
Other Council business accomplished at the April meeting:
April 26 A New Pastor!We are excited to announce that the St. Louis Seminary has placed Kevin Austin as Assistant Pastor at Shepherd of the Hills!
This truly is an answer to the prayers of our entire congregation and we are so blessed that God has led Kevin to our congregation in order to fulfill his Call! I know there are a lot of questions about when Kevin when be joining us, so here is a brief timeline:
May 11th-14th - Kevin will be visiting our congregation and community. Look for more announcement.
May 27th - Kevin will be Ordained at his home Church in Texas
June 3rd - Kevin will be formally installed at Shepherd of the Hills!
The Lord is my strength and my shield, in whom my heart trusted and found help.
So my heart rejoices; with my song I praise my God.
Lord, you are the strength of your people, the saving refuge of your anointed king.
Save your people, bless your inheritance; feed and sustain them forever!
Psalm28
April 07 Last Supper TableauxOn Maundy Thursday we held services with our traditional Last Supper Tableaux. There have been many artistic intrepreations of this event – some of them available here - http://www.abcgallery.com/religion/lastsupper.html
It was interesting to learn about the men who were with Jesus at the Last Supper. It is also interesting what happens to these men as they spread the Gospel throughout all nations.
April 04 Holy WeekWhat a great time of year to reflect and celebrate all that God does in our lives.
I came across this Psalm of David (Psalm 32) while preparing for Services this week:
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. Of course David was writing several centuries before Christ, but isn't this a great description of what Christ does for us? We are blessed, our transgressions are forgiven, our sins are covered - all through Jesus Christ Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the Highest! April 03 SOTH Approves a Pastoral Call!On April 1st (Palm Sunday), we officially approved a resolution to call an Assistant Pastor from Concordia Seminary. This is an exciting time for us at SOTH and the Assistant Pastor position is integral to our mission and ministry preparation. Our Call request has been formally submitted. The results of the call process will be announced at an official ceremony on April 25th at the Seminary i St. Louis, and we will know whether any of the graduates will be placed at SOTH.
Please continue to keep all of those being Called in your prayers. |
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