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Church Cancels Church- To Be The Church-Join the Service!
You can learn a bunch of theology by reading books by bread
bakers.
Some of my favorite writers/bakers are:
Peter Reinhart
William Alexander
and of course,
Father Dominic Garramone, OSB
Bake and Be Blessed: Bread Baking as a Metaphor for Spiritual
Growth
This coming Sunday, June 3, 2012 our congregation Bethany
Lutheran Church is cancelling its 8 and 9am services in order to BE THE
BLESSING. What that means is we have more than 750 people who are “skipping
church” and going out to serve in the community. Check out
for a list and map of projects all over the metro Denver
area.
What we are doing is similar to being “yeast.” Father Dom
writes,
“Yeast symbolizes the enlivening principle in our lives, the
core values and passions that make our lives worth living. For some people,
work is at the center of their identity, so much so that when they retire or
are no longer able to work, they lose their sense of self-worth. For others,
life is centered on sports or entertainment, or on the acquisition of wealth.
Other more positive values like family, creativity and service can be the
passions that give our lives meaning. For Christians, however, the yeast in our
lives should be the good news of the kingdom.” (page 33- Bake and Be
Blessed.)
When yeast is mixed with water there is what I consider to
be a lovely aroma. This Sunday I expect to “smell” the same aroma as members
and friends of Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 East Hampden, Cherry Hills
Village, CO go about “mixing” in our community.
I'm grateful for all of our "stars" in the community this weekend.
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