Dear disciples in Christ,

So the call goes forth from our Lord, but not just to follow Him, as though all we do is kneel at His feet and receive His gifts.  We know this to be a constant and regular need and He feeds us powerfully with His Word and Sacraments.  We know that.  But His call also goes out to us, “Who will go and work today?”  In other words, He serves us with His means of grace in Divine Service, so to empower us and move us to go and serve our neighbor in love.  That service of love is in every single vocation He places us.

The need now sounds forth from me (Pastor) to you that you consider two special areas of service for our Lord in His church:

 Working with our new Orphan Grain Train branch here in Terryville (33 S. Main St.).  The dedication/grand opening is Sunday, June 1st at 4:00PM.  (If you plan to attend, please RSVP the church office (860)582-0723.  Yes, there is still much work to be done to gather items and build up funds to process our first shipment, so we are a ways away from that, but we have work to be done. So as the cry goes forth for volunteers to help, will you answer that cry?

If you can come to our Board of Outreach meeting this Thursday, May 8th at 9:00AM, please do so.

What a blessing it is to serve Christ!

Pastor Kotila

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Jr. Confirmation meets for Test #2 this evening at 6:30PM.

Church Council meets tonight at 7:30PM.

Wednesday AM Bible Study on PRAYER continues at 10:00AM.

Thursday: Bd. of Outreach will meet at 9:00AM.

                  Bible Study at 6:15PM

                  Choir at 7:00PM

Saturday:  Open House at Pineshore Bible Camp in Westminster, MA from 12noon til 4PM

Sunday:   Happy Mother’s Day!

                 9:00AM  Divine Service

               10:15AM Altar Guild

               10:30AM  SS and Youth Bible Study

               10:45AM  Pastor’s Bible Study on PRAYER

Two Great Mother’s Day gifts/events:

Bristol Choral Spring Concert is this Saturday, May 10th at 4:00PM at St. Paul Catholic High School on Stafford Avenue in Bristol.  Tickets are $10.00.

The Concordia College Choir of Bronxville, NY will provide a concert this Sunday, May 11th, at 7:00PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Danbury, CT.  The concert is free, however you will have opportunity to give a freewill donation.  Immanuel is located at 18 Clapboard Ridge Road in Danbury.

Babybottle Boomerang starts this Sunday, May 11th and runs until Father’s Day, June 15th.  Donations will go to the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Unionville.

Congregational Meeting is Sunday, May 18th at 10:30AM.

SERVING THE LORD THIS WEEK:

Ushers:  Brian Lassy

               Karl Lassy

Pastor Kotila