This Sunday in worship two students will be confirmed and one baptized. You may recall we had the strange experience of canceling worship due to the power outages in May and postponing confirmation, so we look forward doubly to this opportunity! Our text for the day recalls the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin told in response to some Pharisees complaining that Jesus was eating and spending time with people of “doubtful reputation” (The Message Translation). Jesus told stories in response to demonstrate the extent of God’s welcome to all. And being parables, there was also a twist – there was always a twist. Are we the lost or are we the ones complaining about the extent of God’s welcome? The good news, all belong and all are welcome in the fold of God’s love. 

Merged from Bulletin 09_14_2025