Nov. 22, 2023
Hello Village Family,
This is a special Wednesday edition of what usually is a Friday eNote. It's because tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And I thought it would be important to greet you before we gather together with family and friends, to give thanks to God.
So whether you're by yourself or with loved ones, wherever you are, I join you in giving thanks to God for all that God has given to us so generously. And I give you thanks for your giving, constant giving to the ministries of this church here in these walls and beyond. The most important thing is what happens beyond these walls. And your generosity enables that every single day. I'm thankful.
It was in 1863, you remember a number of you already know this, that President Abraham Lincoln, in the midst of our horrible Civil War, that he proclaimed this Thursday to be a day of Thanksgiving. He asked all Americans to fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the divine purpose, to the full enjoyment of peace and harmony, tranquility and union.
So in these days, it's good for me to recall the President's invitation in 1863 for all Americans to pray for God to create in us yet once again, the full enjoyment of peace and harmony, tranquility and union. I'm praying that for you, for us all, and for the whole world.
Have a wonderful, wonderful Thanksgiving celebration. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday, either in person or online, when the Rev. Caroline Barnett will be guest preaching in our pulpit [at the Mission Campus and Rev. Molly Ramsey at the Antioch Campus]. It'll be a marvelous day.
So friends, the Lord be with you. Take care.
Bye-Bye,
Rodger
Hello Village Family,
This is a special Wednesday edition of what usually is a Friday eNote. It's because tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And I thought it would be important to greet you before we gather together with family and friends, to give thanks to God.
So whether you're by yourself or with loved ones, wherever you are, I join you in giving thanks to God for all that God has given to us so generously. And I give you thanks for your giving, constant giving to the ministries of this church here in these walls and beyond. The most important thing is what happens beyond these walls. And your generosity enables that every single day. I'm thankful.
It was in 1863, you remember a number of you already know this, that President Abraham Lincoln, in the midst of our horrible Civil War, that he proclaimed this Thursday to be a day of Thanksgiving. He asked all Americans to fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the divine purpose, to the full enjoyment of peace and harmony, tranquility and union.
So in these days, it's good for me to recall the President's invitation in 1863 for all Americans to pray for God to create in us yet once again, the full enjoyment of peace and harmony, tranquility and union. I'm praying that for you, for us all, and for the whole world.
Have a wonderful, wonderful Thanksgiving celebration. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday, either in person or online, when the Rev. Caroline Barnett will be guest preaching in our pulpit [at the Mission Campus and Rev. Molly Ramsey at the Antioch Campus]. It'll be a marvelous day.
So friends, the Lord be with you. Take care.
Bye-Bye,
Rodger
We invite you to worship with us
Sundays at 9 & 11 a.m. (traditional worship) and 5 p.m. (The Gathering, alternative worship) at our Mission Campus
and 9:30 a.m. (traditional worship) at our Antioch Campus. If you can’t make it in person, you can livestream our services online.
and 9:30 a.m. (traditional worship) at our Antioch Campus. If you can’t make it in person, you can livestream our services online.
