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The BibleAs a Pastor, I strive to lead people in stronger faith understanding and it starts with the Bible. I love teaching Bible studies…simple bible studies where we focus on each verse and line. I don’t think I ever have used a canned Bible study for any group as most of them are poorly written and fall into a more literal view of scripture. In the Lutheran Church, well, in the ELCA, we mainly teach the historical critical method in our theology with scripture. I love deep conversations in Genesis when the subject of creation comes up. Someone usually makes the comment that yes, “it reads that God made the universe in 6 days. But for God, a day might be a billion years.” Yes, but It’s still deeper than that. It’s still not what Genesis 1 is saying to us. We might also be talking about Noah’s ark... |
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Quarterly Congregation MeetingJoin us for our quarerly congregation meeting. We will be reviewing and voting on the BSLC Constitution & Bylaws changes and updates. We will be voting in 4 Congregation Council members with a term start date of January 1. |
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Fall Food Collection - Academy & ChurchBSLC Academy’s Fruits of the Spirit—The annual Fall Food Drive. At Thanksgiving, the Academy likes to teach and practice the "Fruits of the Spirit" with the students. They do so by hosting a food drive to benefit ICS (Interfaith Community Services) Each week in November, the students will be asked to bring in a designated food item if able. The donations will be collected in their classrooms and then brought to Chapel for blessings before donating them to the food bank. If you'd like to help our Academy kids, they are collecting the following items: Week 1: Cereal Week 2: Pasta noodles, canned pasta sauce (no glass jars please!) Week 3: Soup, meals in a can (Ravioli, Spaghetti-O's, chili, etc.) Week 4: Mac & Cheese Donation bin is in the narthex/gathering area. |
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Outdoor Worship & church picnicBeautiful Savior is planning an outdoor service followed by a church picnic. Long-time members will recall the fun and fellowship we enjoyed at church picnics a few years ago. We have reserved the ramada and tables at Denny Dunn Park, just down the hill from the church at 4400 W Massingale Rd, Tucson. DIRECTIONS: Directly west down Massingale Road which runs alongside Beautiful Savior. Watch stop signs at Oldfather Road; cross traffic does not stop! Park in the park lot. If full, park on Rae Avenue across the street. There is no parking on Massingale. Click here to view a map. NOTE: There will only be one worship service at 10am on Sunday, Nov. 9th at the park, with NO worship service here at BSLC. Thanks to Garrett Bryant the worship from the park will be livestreamed, see the church website or email newsletter for the link. Bring your own camp chairs or blankets to sit on the ground. For those who don't have chairs the church will have a limited number available at the park. If you wish to drink something non-alcoholic other than water, please bring your own. The church will provide hotdogs, hamburgers, and water. We are asking members to bring side dishes and desserts to share in order to create a delicious Beautiful Savior potluck of food & goodies! Sign up on the sheets in the gathering area (email the office) to bring: A team of Mark Mittelstadt, Andy Anderson, Al Steichen, Don Swanson and Pete Pederson are working hard to make this a success. If you have suggestions please contact one of them. |
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Sunday WorshipWelcome into our community today as we seek to follow the one who gathers us. We gather in the unity of Christ and are all invited to the Lord’s Table. He is the host —we are all guests. We celebrate that Jesus came to us and continues to come to us. In faith we receive the body and blood of our Lord and Savior. We believe that he did this “for you.” Join us in-person, on Facebook Live at Beautifulsaviortucson, and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88641186563 Meeting ID: 886 4118 6563 and Passcode: 188820 |
