| A Midweek Message Hello Members of St. Paul,I hope this message finds all of you doing well and brings you hope and peace for the days ahead. Special thanks to Gaylord Lodegaard for writing this message for us this week. If you might be interested in writing a midweek message in the future, please let me know! In the peace of the Risen Christ, Rev. Aaron Baughman (interim pastor) IT’S SOUP…ER BOWL TIME!! We’re collecting SOUP for the LSS Food Pantry. Pease bring the soup (prefer cans) to the inside bin at church or a collection bin located in Rehbecks’ carport. Last year we collected almost 1000, let’s do our best to help out. Thank you.At-Home Communion for Everyone Would you like to participate in communion from home? St. Paul is now offering at home communion to everyone who is worshiping from home. Simply send an email to Jeanine at jeanine_secretary@sbcglobal.net or call her at 614-563-3230 to sign up communion kits will be blessed by Rev. Aaron before distribution. Be sure to note how many people are in your family. Our next installment will be for the season after Epiphany. If you are interested in helping with distribution please let us know! “Now, when all the people were baptized(by John, the Baptist), and when Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased. – An excerpt from Luke 3:21-22 |
 John baptizes Jesus in a detail of a 1970s artwork from the “Jesus Mafa” project in Cameroon At the start of his ministry Jesus received assurance from the Father and the Spirit. He was praying, later. His Christian ministry started, soon thereafter. Many men and women, in the past and in our time, have received an extraordinary assurance that their life could be transformed in doing good things for others. For many others doing the good things flowed from what they were taught in church settings or saw in the acts of their Christian parents. Either way – much goodness flows. Be part of what began in Jesus, be part of what flows from our Christian community, each day, any time you meet others and in all kinds of events. Let your thankfulness flow outward in all that you do. When you start a prayer in the morning, or whenever you have an opportunity to think about any aspect of your Christianity, let it challenge you to be part of the outward flow of goodness. And always rejoice in the little ways the wonderful things happen within you. Try a prayer, with that exact petition today, as you read this meditation. And follow it up on other days. See where it takes you, see how it changes you, see how it adds to the happiness and thankfulness. The world could be a better place. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.”, the song goes.My prayer: May God say of you as God said of Jesus, ” With Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, I am well pleased. – Gaylord Lodegaard Gaylord LodegaardLutheran Ministry in Cincinnati, Ohio and Muncie, Indiana from 1969 – 1977. Joined SPLC in 2020 with wife, Lynn. Daughters are Kate, Elementary teacher and Anne, retired Coast Guard Officer. Four granddaughters. 6111 Clubhurst Ct., Galloway, Ohio 43119. 614-878-8130.  This Sunday will be livestream ONLYInstructions to watch Live StreamYou don’t have to watch it live. You can watch it anytime during or after the service.You can go to youtube.com and search: “St. Paul Lutheran Church New Rome, OH” You can subscribe and get an email when we are live. It is also posted on our website and Facebook page.Facebook-www.facebook.com/stpaullutherancolumbusohiochurch website: http://stpaulnewrome.com |