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Friday, June 26, 2020

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 11:00am

Virtual Worship

Sermon Topic: “I’m Free” Sermon Text: Romans 7:7-13 and 21-25

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to

death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Romans 7:24-25a NIV

Given all that we face in this present-day moment, the pandemic, social unrest due to racism and

our own personal issues and challenges we often yearn or long for peace and freedom to escape

and not be bothered with the problems of life. While we cannot escape having problems, God

has given us a way to have true peace and freedom in the midst of life’s challenges.

Join us this Sunday, as we spend time with the Apostle Paul who shares the Word of God, and

from personal experience how Jesus invites us to experience peace and freedom that can only be

found inside our relationship with Him. In this life we often chase after things and people of this

world to fulfill and satisfy that which was designed by God to only be made whole and complete

in connection to Him. I look forward to being with you Sunday!

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 28:5–9 (Jeremiah condemns Hananiah for preaching peace while

God has exiled most of the people to Babylon.) Epistle Reading: Romans 7:1–13 (The purpose of the Law is to show the gravity of our sin.)

Holy Gospel: Matthew 10: 34–42 (Jesus warns that following Him must take precedence over every relationship.)

Summer greetings brothers and sisters-in-Christ! Last Saturday, we officially entered the

season of summer. While the sun rays under the Florida sunshine at times can be quite

oppressive, it is always my hope that we as the people of God will remember that we are

positioned to enjoy God’s rays of S-U-N and His S-O-N! We need both to survive and thrive in

this world. When the sun rays or life in general becomes overwhelming or oppressive – let us

remember the benefits of living in and under God’s S-O-N rays. Through Jesus we receive

God’s rays of love, forgiveness, mercy, hope, redemption, providence and eternal salvation

shinning to bring us that which only the Lord can give. As we prepare to close out June and enter

July, let us do so faith focused upon Jesus – God’s gift to us.

Saint Paul Lutheran Church

2730 West Edgewood Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida 32209

765-4219/Church 419-3853/Mobile

www.splcjax.org

Rev. James Wiggins, Jr., Pastor

Bereaved:Mrs. Marsharine Calhoun and family (Sister, Yolanda “Gail” Chatfield – Service 6/20) Hospitalized: Ms. LeTonia Solomon (St. Vincent - Riverside) Convalescing: Mrs. Naomi Mungin at home (Knee Surgery on 6/9), Ms. Dora Williams. Health Concerns: Chantel Williams, Mr. Ernest “Calvin” Alston, Ms. Lorraine Williams, Mr. Rashaad Tillman, Mrs. Alice Patricia Washington, Mrs. Viola Hartsfield, Ms. Ruby Williams, Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, Elder Simon Moorer, Jr., Ms. Serena Washington. Shut Ins/Limited Mobility: Mrs. Bettye White (health), Mrs. Ada Houston (health), Ms. Vivian Walker, Ms. Stephanie Mosley. Nursing Home Care: Mr. Herbert Morton (Summerbrook). Pray for Family and Friends of Our Congregation: Deaconess Loretta Wiggins’ father, Lorenza Reddick (hospitalized -Orlando, FL) Ms. Lorraine Williams’ sister, Sharon Garner (health – Heart Surgery), Mrs. Sharon Chatman’s sister, Sarita Grace (health) and her cousin, Susan Tillman (health), Mr. Dorsey Hutchinson’s brother, Theodore Williams (health – Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Mrs. Veliria Shuford’s brother-in- law and sister-in-law, Felton and Lillie Bivins (health- Montgomery, AL), Mrs. Chrystal Presley’s Godmother, Mae Jones (hospitalized – heart condition), Ms. Dorothy Wilson’s granddaughter Daryne Jenkins – returned to USA, Sylvia Hagans family member, Mr. Jerry Hagans (health), Mr. and Mrs. Larenza Mungin’s daughter, Ms. Angela Mungin (health), Mrs. Rebecca Marshall sister, Mrs. Minnie Graves Mitchell (health – nursing home), Mrs. Cynthia Gibson’s niece, Torrie Derrick and family (Japan), Elder Simon Moorer’s sister Vertrese Cornelius (health), Mrs. Betty Williams’ grandson (health), Deaconess Doretha Brown’s daughter Mrs. Sarita Brooks (health), Ms. Patricia Cherry’s aunt Ms. Marion Walker, Mrs. Marsharine Calhoun’s sister Ms. Anna Durham (health), Mrs. Doris Thornton’s sister Mrs. Edwina Harris (illness), Ms. Titus Davis and Mrs. Martha Hemphill’s friend Mrs. Priscilla Williamson (illness), Mrs. Chrystal Presley’s friends Ms. Sylvia Mosley Hughes (Atlanta, GA) and Ms. Sylvia Mitchell.

Let us pray for all Coronavirus victims and their families.

Mid-Week Bible Study and SPLC Sunday at 6pm

Take the month of July Off Please pass the word that our mid-week Zoom bible study as it has done in the past, will take the month of July off for vacation. “SPLC Sunday at 6pm” will also take time off during the month of July. We look forward to gathering again in August, when we shall also resume our Sunday worship in the sanctuary, at 10:00am. During July you are encouraged to continue to read daily your Portals of Prayers devotional booklet. Also, pray for our church family as we enjoy vacation or staycation.

Online Sunday 11:00am virtual worship to hear an encouraging Word from God.

On Sunday, June 21, at 10:00am in the church back parking we had our monthly

drive-in worship experience. Worshippers were able to sit comfortably in their vehicles

to worship, pray and hear God’s Word together while practicing social distancing. After service members lined up in their cars

as they prepared to leave the church grounds and received the sacrament of Holy Communion touched and distributed only by the pastor. Also, special gifts were provided by Youth and Worship

Ministries to our awesome SPLC fathers.

Worship

and

Holy Communion

Birthday Surprise!!!

June 21, 2020 District Family Group #3 held a Birthday Surprise Parade for some of their ederly members:

Mr. Moses Bronson Ms. Ada Houston Ms. Dora Williams

Thank you District 3 for staying connected to your district family.

Greeting congregation

Hope everyone is enjoying this time with family and friends.

If you are accessing the church, please remember to arm the alarm

system upon leaving. Turn off the non-essential lights and lock all doors

including the hallway door. Let's work together to keep our church house

secure and reduce the utility cost.

Have a great week,

M.O.C.S. (Monitoring, opening, closing and security) Team

Confirmation Essay

Racism and the Church

– What can we do?

At this unparallel time in our nation we find ourselves

fighting the Pandemic of COVID-19 and the roots of

racism that brought about the murder of George

Floyd, Ahmaud Arbrey and Breonna Taylor and so

many others over the generations and centuries of this nation.

It is my hope that The Church, the Body of Christ, especially the White evangelical church in

all denominations will finally rise up and be the voice of reason and truth to give biblical

guidance to an ugliness that for to long has been coddle by their pastors and

congregations. If the “White” church in America had not historically embraced slavery, Jim

Crow laws and white supremacy and said unequivocally this is not right, things would be

totally different today. I invite you to see some of the statements against racism that have

been written by our National Church body the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

President Matthew Harrison and others. To visit click on this link (LCMS-racism). May God

continue to bless our nation and people as we all work to overcome this sickness that has

lasted to long. Pastor Wiggins

Please submit all announcements and events for SPLC News Blitz

to alstona8@comcast.net by 2:00pm on Wednesday.

On Monday, May 18, 2020 the Board of Trustees met for its quarterly meeting. During the meeting it was decided that during COVID-19 we would continue to offer drive-in worship and Holy Communion at 10:00am once a month in our church parking lot. The Summer schedule is as follows:

Sunday, July 5th – Independence Day Weekend We will continue to offer our virtual online worship experience each Sunday. We give thanks to God that he allows us to gather for worship and the sacrament while practicing social distancing guidelines.

Drive-in Worship and Holy Communion – Update!

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