LCH E-News—September 27, 2007

From the Pastor

I hope you get this! I had hoped to send this Enews at least twice a month. However, we have had some battles with our mail server thinking that this missive is SPAM. Of all the nerve! In any case, we hope this new “fix” will work and we can regularly connect our members with this medium. Things are really hopping around the congregation and I hope you are able to participate in the many offerings coming up in the near future. Worship has been lively at both services and I continue to be amazed at the beauty and reverence that are part of worship at LCH. On September 23rd, congregation members gathered after an abbreviated 8AM service to read through Setting 8 of Evangelical Lutheran Worship. We hope to add this liturgy to our worship offerings in the near future and are in the process of looking for appropriate musicians. This is an experiment in worship, not a decision for the ages! Come and worship the Lord and see what God might be up to in your life.

RRR—Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

LCH continues to improve our efforts to be responsible stewards of our earth. Dedicated recycling bins are located near the Courtyard Entrance to Isenberg Hall. You can’t miss them as they are bright blue and labeled with the type of container they recycle. Please be sure to recycle everything we use on the church campus. Also, please try to minimize the use of disposable plates etc. as much as possible. We have a wonderful setoff dishes and washing can be a fun fellowship event. If you must use disposable plates/flatware for a church event, please use the considerable stock we have in the kitchen. There is no need to go out and buy more. (At last count we have enough disposable stuff for the next 25 potlucks!)

Mahalo!

Mahalo to everyone who has volunteered for the many projects and events around the church. God is using you in wonderful ways!

Youth Trip to Hawaiian Waters

Junior. High and High School students are invited to join the Hukilau congregations for an afternoon at Hawaiian Waters this Sunday Noon to 4:00. A car pool will leave from the church no later than 11:00 am (Call the office for exact times) or you can meet the youth at the entrance gate at noon. The cost is $18. Bring a check made out Joy of Christ or cash money.

Potluck This Sunday!

Join all your brothers and sisters for a potluck meal at noon in the courtyard. Ham will be provided.

Reading the texts:

The LCH Website is full of all kinds of cool stuff. Be sure to read the Heart Beat to learn more about the many features available to you. One of the newest items is that you can download the full text for the appointed readings directly from the website. How will you use it? Why should you care? This is a very convenient way to "look ahead" at the texts for Sunday. Study of the appointed texts before worship is a truly fruitful exercise!

Check out the readings at http://lchwelcome.org/musiclist.htm

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