| A Midweek MessageFebruary 10, 2021 Hello Members of St. Paul,Thank you to Gaylord Lodegaard for writing this week’s midweek message. Each week during Lent I am excited to share with you a new guest midweek message writer. Stay tuned! – Blessings Rev. Aaron Baughman (interim pastor) IMPORTANT UPCOMING WORSHIP INFORMATIONAsh Wednesday ZOOM Worship February 17, 2021 Join us for a very special Ash Wednesday ZOOM worship at 7:00PM. Follow the link from your email. If you happen to miss the worship, the ZOOM worship will be posted on our channel so you can watch it at anytime. IN PERSON SUNDAY WORSHIP RETURNS February 21, 2021 Starting Sunday February 21, the first week of Lent, we will be returning to in person worship. If you do not feel comfortable joining us in person, we will continue to live stream our services. Please remember that all social distancing guidelines still apply. Please wear a mask and sit in only the open pews. Please no congregating before or after services. We look forward to seeing you in person starting February 21! IN PERSON MIDWEEK WORSHIP begins February 24, 2021 Same social distancing guidelines apply as to our sunday worship. Join us for in person midweek service at 7PM. You are also welcome to join us via our live stream. Valentine’s Day Care Packages    A huge thank you to everyone that came out to put together our Valentine’s Day Care Packages! Also thank you to everyone who delivered them! “And he(Jesus) went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath; and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.When Jesus was later teaching near where he had been raised, there was authority in what he said. People who were listening thought the message was from God, that truth was being heard.” – An excerpt from Luke 4:31-32 |
 One reason Pastor Bill and now Pastor Aaron have sermons that find a base in Scripture, have sermons inspired by the Bible, is that they mean to transmit that same authority that starts in Jesus, comes from Jesus. It helps our ministers inspire us often. It helps our ministers remind us of our weaknesses and our strengths for every day and even for everlasting life. These truths, revisited often, aid us who gather at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, to follow, to witness, to help those in need, to share. And so we grow in certainty, in the right ways, in the right lifestyles, in righteous living that the whole of the scripture proclaimed 2000 years before Christ. And now we, 2000 years after Christ hear and try to obey the same. We are part of the wonderful ministry when we listen and also when it is each of our turns to say something.We are invited, pushed, sometimes demanded to speak with the authority, recognized by listeners in the time of Jesus. And some of us require a lot of pushing. But I do not think the Holy Spirit of God gives up wanting each of us to say important things to friends, to family, to those we are acquainted with, and even sometimes to those who are at present unknown to ourselves. We have overcome our fears of saying good spiritual things, sometimes, when we have asked for help from the One who sends us places where the words are needed. We should ask for such things simply, sincerely. Gaylord Lodegaard Lutheran 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.comAt-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. If you are interested in helping with distribution please let us know! |