March 2015 Ripples of Faith

Posted by on Mar 3, 2015 in Newsletter | Comments Off on March 2015 Ripples of Faith March 2015 Ripples of Faith
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March 2015 – Pastor Anthony’s Letter

Posted by on Mar 3, 2015 in Pastor Anthony Christoffels' Monthly Letters | Comments Off on March 2015 – Pastor Anthony’s Letter Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Well, the 40 days of Lent have begun. But what does the season of Lent even mean? When you hear that we are now in the season of Lent, do you think, “Oh, now I have church twice a week”? Or, “There’s food at church every Wednesday night in Lent.” Or I bet most of you are thinking the same thing I am, “After Lent comes Easter,...
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March 2015 – Pastor Eric’s Letter

Posted by on Mar 3, 2015 in Pastor Eric Midthun's Monthly Letters | Comments Off on March 2015 – Pastor Eric’s Letter When Jesus began to teach the disciples how to pray he told them not to heap up empty phrases and use lots of words because God their father knows what they need. Then he taught them what we now call the ‘Lord’s Prayer’. The phrases are short and simple. They are utilitarian. This prayer is not a fancy sports car or a large RV, it is a pickup. It gets you where you need to go...
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January 2015 – A Seminarian’s Letters Home

Posted by on Dec 29, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on January 2015 – A Seminarian’s Letters Home To the membership of Circle of Faith Parish: Greetings to you all from Evanston, IL! Winter is definitely here now. It’s bitterly cold, there is snow on the ground, and our Christmas celebrations have come and gone. Or have they? If you’re reading this prior to January 6th, it’s still Christmas. If it’s anywhere between January 6th and Transfiguration Sunday, it’s the time after Epiphany, that...
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January 2015 – Pastor Anthony’s Letter

Posted by on Dec 29, 2014 in Pastor Anthony Christoffels' Monthly Letters | Comments Off on January 2015 – Pastor Anthony’s Letter Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. In January we begin another new year, 2015 years after our savior’s birth! We also begin a new season of the church year, Epiphany, and we direct our focus onto a new word, FELLOWSHIP. With three new things in January (2015, Epiphany, and Fellowship), what greater way to begin and celebrate these new things than with a party!...
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