Mid-Week Pause Service, March 9, 2022

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Bring your Hopes, Bring your Doubts, Feed your Soul.

Pause Worship Video is posted below.

Service

Order Welcome – Travis Norvell

Healing Justice: The Struggle for Wholeness

Prayer – Travis Norvell

O Lord Hear My Prayer – in Ukrainian

The Northern Vicar (pastoral notes from the intersection of Northern Exposure and The Vicar of Dibley)  

This week I have been pretty much glued to the dining room table working on stewardship and budgetary items.
The Finance Committee creates the budget and stewardship information, my contribution is to find a story behind the numbers.  
The story behind the numbers is pretty amazing. Some highlights:  
-I’m mesmerized by our “reach” -248 subscribers to this email,
-1,900 engagements on Facebook since Christmas Eve,
-1,800 views on YouTube since Christmas Eve;
-10 visitors to in-person worship since we restarted in-person worship in Feb.
-The number of people who walk through our doors each week: 500!
-The uncountable cards, calls, and visits made last year. -The excitement around reimagining how we teach and nurture faith.
-The classes, neighborhood associations, counselors, and non-profit organizations that call Judson home.  

Let me be honest: yes, we have work to do as a church to become a thriving and flourishing faith community.
But we are heading in the right direction.

Also, I saw Carl Appelquist on Monday. He wanted me to say hello to everyone and give you his love.

Furthermore, (which is my favorite word) a review of my book was in Strong Towns today I share it because the author really
made my book look good not just for pastors but for those concerned about neighborhood life.  

Peace,  
Travis  

If you would like to make a donation to help with the situation in Ukraine I recommend One Great Hour of Sharing. Here is a press release from last week about OGHS and how you can donate.

Poem/Prayer for the Day by Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Your Soul’s Delight
There is a journey
you must take.
It is a journey without a destination.
There is no map.
Your soul will lead you.
And you can take nothing.    

Find Judson on the internet through our link tree, linktr.ee/JudsonChurch    
In-person worship this Sunday, March 13, at 9:30 am with a Livestream on Facebook.