November 2015 – A Seminarian’s Letters Home

Posted by on Oct 29, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on November 2015 – A Seminarian’s Letters Home To the membership of Circle of Faith Parish: Greetings to you all from Evanston, IL! As I write this, the crops are mostly out. The leaves are their spectacular shades of crimson, gold and orange, but are steadily falling from the trees. Pumpkin spice is slowly giving way to peppermint. We’re in late autumn, the dark of the year, the dying time. November is historically the time when Christians...
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October 2015 – A Seminarian’s Letters Home

Posted by on Sep 24, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on October 2015 – A Seminarian’s Letters Home To the membership of Circle of Faith Parish: Greetings to you all from Evanston, IL! Welcome to another season of changing leaves, harvesting crops, hunting season, cooler days and longer nights! We are now officially in the fall of the year, and are preparing, as we always do, to celebrate Reformation at the end of October. Meanwhile, of course, it’s harvest time. On October 17, the Church...
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October 2015 – Pastor Anthony’s Letter

Posted by on Sep 24, 2015 in Pastor Anthony Christoffels' Monthly Letters | Comments Off on October 2015 – Pastor Anthony’s Letter Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “Saved by Grace, Gathered in Faith, Called to Serve.” Where have you seen/heard that phrase before? Hopefully you said that is the mission statement for Circle of Faith. It is also the words that circle the cross in our Circle of Faith logo. Have you ever stopped to think about these three short phrases? Saved by Grace This...
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October 2015 Ripples of Faith

Posted by on Sep 24, 2015 in Newsletter | Comments Off on October 2015 Ripples of Faith October 2015 Newsletter
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September 2015 – Pastor Eric’s Letter

Posted by on Aug 27, 2015 in Pastor Eric Midthun's Monthly Letters | Comments Off on September 2015 – Pastor Eric’s Letter Friends in Christ, Two years ago our three congregations, St. Peter, Trinity and Waverly, as the newly formed “Circle of Faith” parish spent a year around the theme of “Who are we?” We are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people. (I Peter 2:9) Then last year we focused on “What we do”, reflecting on the words; worship, pray, rejoice, share and fellowship. (Acts...
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