“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

Luke 14:23 NIV

I’ll be downtown a couple of days a week simply doing what the Lord asked us to do.

Last Week’s Update…stay connected!

Hi fam,

We had a beautiful service Saturday. Praise God for Justin stopping by and giving his life to Christ and getting baptized!!! More info below

Logistics

Served: ~90
Last week's leaders: Kenny, Jody, Geoff
Next week's leaders: Kenny, Bryan
Next week's preacher: Bryan
Gifts

Last week's: socks and string bags
Next week's: Hygiene

Looking Ahead

Nobody is signed up for lunches or to volunteer yet this week. Can you help us out?

Service

What a beautiful day Saturday. A big hat tip to Bryan for packing the lunches and preparing the storage unit for an easy load-in at U-Haul. College football has started again which means I'm back on my early Saturday morning work shift. As such, I don't get to U-Haul until a bit later than I'd like. I didn't get the truck until 10:30 but thanks to Bryan's work on Friday, it took just 30 minutes to load with Geoff and we were out of there by 11. We could use help loading on Saturdays. The lunches are packed for the day but we can always pack for next week if folks show up to help.

We were greeted by such a huge group of Hillside Church in Bristol (among other folks). There must've been 30 people of all ages that came out! Special shoutout to the Beamans, Scott and Cyndi, for the great work they do leading Hillside's multiple community efforts.

Many hands make for light work, and we were barely finished unloading the truck before we had the entire place set-up. It gave us all the chance to mingle for a while before starting service. Benson excitedly introduced me to a new parishioner, Gloria. Last week, we said goodbye to Rocky the city bus driver, one of our treasured members who got assigned a new route that took her away from us. This week, Gloria her replacement, came to join us wearing a John 3:16 shirt and is already excited to spread the word throughout the week on the buses!

Geoff led us in the readings as Al, Ed, Tony and one other lady (whose name I forgot) read the passages with such grace. I gave a word that I felt God give me last week about "How much more" based on the half-dozen times Jesus says in the gospels "if [such and such happens], how much more will God do this for you!" I reminded everyone they are God's masterpiece, loved and valued more than anything in the world.

A fellow named Justin came up to me as we were in a time of prayer. He mentioned he was by the library and heard my preaching, so he came out because he felt God calling to him. He said he's always known God, but he wants to follow Him. I asked if he had given his life to Christ before; he said no. So I called everyone in, Justin affirmed his new faith, Benson prayed over him, and then we led him in baptism at the fountain - the best baptismal font in the city! All praise to God. He said he just got out of the shelters into permanent housing and asked for a Bible. I gave him one, as well as a first 30 days book from the Alpha program.

After communion, we had a wonderful feast! Bryan ordered pizzas for everyone. We had a lot of folks come out today but everyone patiently waited in line - one of our volunteers mentioned how grateful everyone seemed. And so we all feasted on some Joey’s from West Hartford (thanks for the discount on 17 pies!) and as God would have it, there was just enough. The Jacobs also brought baked ziti and meatballs, Everyone left full.

A beautiful day! God is the best.

Kenny

From the Community Churches

So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth.

It broke his heart.

Genesis 6:6

I hope this image upsets you. I make no apologies….

This is not a neutral photo.

It will infuriate many and make others weep.

Last week at one of the Independent Adult Living communities where I pastor a church I was asked why.… so we prayed hard and our hearts broke over the latest senseless deaths. The elderly don’t understand what happened to the country they fought for and died for. So we circled our chairs and we wept and prayed. There is a spiritual war and the Church is not fighting it. We are here now in this present age to live out Heaven on Earth. Are we?

Hear me, this is not a rally against gun ownership. This a follower of Jesus who desires God to heal our land.

How about you?

Who have you circled your chair with and prayed and wept over the brokenness of our nation and the world?

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