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July 23, 10:30 at Coffee & Donuts,
Come help assemble the church cookbook!
A celebration of 100 years of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church!
![]() THIS TUESDAY! July 23, 10:30 at Coffee & Donuts, Come help assemble the church cookbook! A celebration of 100 years of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church!
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We're going to be sharing some resources this summer and Fall as the election approaches. Jim K discovered The Trinity Forum, which has lots of great resources. Here are two: Practicing Civic Discipleship VideoA recorded conversation to view any time. The polarization and confusion among Christians in this moment have left many unsure about how to pursue faithful engagement in public life. So what does it mean to follow Christ in the public square? How can we be formed to exhibit and embody Christian virtues in a way that reflects our primary citizenship in the kingdom of God? For Session held June 24, 7:00 PM, Register Here.
![]() STAR WORDS! Find out more about star words here. The magi pictured here gave us our star words on January 7. 2024 Star Words Amy L - welcoming Soren L - guidance Svea L - release Sigrid L - relationship Jim B - festivity Kaitlyn B - faith Evan B - journey Kara R - help Maisy R - repair Owen R - firmness Andy R - open Erin D - future Edie D - honesty Ellis D - listening Jason D - mystery Butch G - wonder Sue G - gladness Kristen J - forgiveness Bruce J - fellowship Anna - fun Nathan - newness Billy - freedom Jim K - heart Gary J - discipline Sheila K - eagerness Lisa L - memory Rachel F - focus Lisa J - song Wendy FM - renewal Erik FM - growing Coraline M - rest David M - rightness Joyce T - devotion Dick G- feeling Kelly S - restraint Linda D - promise Georgia M - fulfillment Barb B - gospel Renee B - venture Avery B - change Brennan B - path-finding Laura - worth Pat K - mercy Cassidy W - time Emma - ease Emily - bliss Kathy B - refresh Charlotte D - family Larry D - exuberance Barb D - serenity Lee S - invitation Andrea D - flexibility Helen T - abundance Ian T - happiness Mike F - passion Catie DS - goodness Terry G - readiness Sue H - witness Diane H - restore Scott H - reassurance Sherri H - devotion Grand D - waiting Brian R - seeking Ava R - zeal Jonathan D - confession Brittany D - gift Laurel D - liminal Rowan D – caring Pat F – glory Larry F - provision Bill W - play Erica W - music Imogen W - create Callie V - grace Michelle V - competence Vincent V - bless Tucker V - dare Oliver V - awake Nic V - amazement Ethan V - surrender Minnie V - together Kate T - concentration Mackenzie T – content Rachel S - attend Rachet M - speech Chris M - fullness Jen M - complete Robert M - imagination Andrew M - harmony Linda L -notice Theresa L -awakening Eleanor L - tender Kathy TJ - gentle Alan I - sustain Aleta I – testify Rosalie T – delight Anne C – giving Dave C – alive Lewis C – gentleness Ceci C – longing Kay H – awe Verlyn H – gentle (let Pastor Kara know if you would like a star word!) Sunday, June 30 9 am pancake feast (full breakfast) 10 am worship (bring a chair) 2149 Edgcumbe Rd, St Paul While some LNPC and Edgcumbe folks are in Berlin together,
the rest of us will be sharing worship in Edgcumbe's beautiful back woods, and starting off the day together with pancakes! Bring a chair, and come enjoy fellowship and outdoor summer worship. The LNPC cookbook components are being produced!
We will have a cookbook assembly party at our next Coffee and Donuts Tuesday, July 23, at 10:30 am Fun for adults and kids! Join us! Cookbooks will be available end of July by optional donation of $7-12! ![]() CLEARWATER FOREST CAMP offers camp options all summer long from day camps to sailing camps, and camp opportunities for all ages. See Brochure Here Particularly we want to highlight these THREE NIGHT OPTIONS June 30-July 3: Grands Camp and First Timer's Camp
LNPC Registered: Edie for first-timers!![]() SILENCE AND RETREATING are an important part of our life together at LNPC. And two of our favorite places and one of our favorite people were on the news talking about it! GO HERE FOR THE STORY! ![]() This Saturday, 10-2, lunch provided. Landscaping help needed at Amy Leafblad's house. "There has also recently been a toilet leak with damage into drywall in garage. If you have experience that may come in handy with that and are willing to take a look, please let me know (or (913) 951-9767)." RSVPs welcome but not required! Call for address or see it in the church directory! We're looking forward to:
We're Pausing:
Back to School Blessing & Rally Sunday Picnic, September 15 ![]() SPRING CHECK-IN: As the school year winds down and summer approaches, here's a communication (for all, but) especially for parents and grandparents of LNPC kids. I'd LOVE if we could all be in the same room for a conversation, so consider this a poor substitute for that, and please take a few minutes to read all the way through. Blessings to all families in this time of transition. (It's probably safe to put away the boots and mittens now!) Kara WORSHIP: Lately, the kids have been resourcefully meeting their needs for play, connection and ease by leaving the service and hanging out together in the nursery. This is lovely and understandable, and our kids are building relationships with one another after a long pandemic pause - this is so good. But also kids are a vital part of our shared worship - and by participating in worship they are absorbing truth about God’s love and their place in the family of God. When they are not with us, they, and we, miss out on sharing our most central practice of remembering all together who and whose we are. When kids start feeling overly restless or uninvested in worship, it’s on all of us big people to help re-engage them. As with all things children: what works for a while stops working, and we need to keep paying attention and adapting. So we’ll be trying a few new things that hope to meet them where they are developmentally and tap into their creativity and gifts. Our updated pew insert is helpful for those with kids and those without kids. Let's keep imagining together how we can empower kids to participate fully, and sharing our ideas! See our updated pew insert about children and worship See our theology of children PLAY: Free play is SO important (and so lacking in today’s world compared to our own childhoods!). Playing with other kids at church is a huge and formative gift that also teaches us whose and who we are. The joy on the faces of our little ones as they chase each other down the church halls is infectious! Our Fall and Spring Sabbath Retreats are extended times of free play, where--like the old-school, neighborhood, all-ages, kid pack--kids run rampant for a whole weekend, mainly just joining adults for worship and meals. How else can we make space for free play? Let’s talk together about how we can ensure our kids are getting the benefit of unsupervised play together. (For example: Do we want to set some Family Playdates, eg, pizza and free rein of the building? Meet up at parks? Other ideas?) FAITH FORMATION / SUNDAY SCHOOL: Our faith is formed even more by the shared routines we absorb and habits we practice together than by the information we take in. (eg, praying, singing, trusting, sharing milestones, hearing the bible read). But deliberate learning about scripture and our faith tradition is part of our formation too. After the pandemic, we discerned that between parents, kids, and the congregation, nobody had the capacity for Sunday school before worship services. So we've been incorporating some "lessons" other ways.
We are Church together, and we are all ministers. It's our job to keep asking, What is God doing now? and keep adapting how we are church together! |
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