Sunday Bulletin

September 24, 2023 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
The parable we hear this coming Sunday might strike church-goers as troubling: what, shouldn't we get paid more for working longer hours?! The last shall be first? Come to worship, to meditate on the good news found in this story and to receive the meal of God's mercy.
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· 2023 -The Year of Story ·
The Year of Story Memory Verse:
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8).
Truth & Healing Movement
The ELCA's Truth & Healing Movement is an opportunity for this church to increase our understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. Over the next several months, there will be opportunities to learn, raise awareness and engage in other ways to impact hearts and lives across this church. We believe that the truth, and our knowing and embracing it, is the first step toward healing for all of us.

Truth & Healing Movement Introduced by Bishop Eaton on the ELCA website.
Over the next months this page will provide opportunities to learn the true history and current realities of Indigenous people. It is these truths, truths that have been ignored by most for hundreds of years, that will bring healing for both Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people.
Some of these opportunities will be calls to individual action, and some will be activities that congregations and small groups should coordinate and participate in together. All these opportunities can be easily promoted by sharing links on social media or other communication platforms.
Here are some initial activities that you can share with your circles and networks. Watch this page as well as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for additional opportunities to engage.
September 2023
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
September is the month of remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools for the ELCA’s Truth and Healing Movement. There will be opportunities to learn about federal Indian Boarding School policies and to address the ongoing trauma those policies have caused. As a church, we are committed to understanding our role in this tragic and sinful history so that we can journey towards healing together.
Class: “Introduction to the Truth and Healing Movement”
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has commenced its Truth and Healing Movement, inspiring us to grow in better and right relationships with Indigenous people and tribal nations on Turtle Island. This workshop will explore the truths we seek to learn and the healing we hope to experience, as well as how the movement began, among Indigenous people and within the ELCA. It will also explain the work the ELCA has done recently and how you can participate in this justice movement.
No pre-registration is required to participate. Just click "join the class" to attend.
7 - 8 p.m. Central time
Presented by Vance Blackfox
Class: “Indian 101”
The general population knows very little about the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. Even the most basic topics are often grand mysteries. This is by design; for centuries the colonial project has prioritized the complete erasure of Native people. “Indian 101” explains some of these basics to build a foundation for students to stand in solidarity with Indian people across the United States as we work together to dismantle longstanding systems of oppression.
No pre-registration is required to participate. Just click "join the class" to attend.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Class: “Indian 101”
7 - 9 p.m. Central time
Presented by Vance Blackfox
Saturday, September 30: National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools
Sept. 30 is the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. We will be participating in this National Day of Remembrance by wearing orange shirts!
This year we encourage you to support the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) by purchasing a NABS branded orange t-shirt from their online store.