Jesus calls us to love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves. But who are our neighbors? This summer we will be dig more deeply into that question, exploring who our neighbors are right here in Roseville to neighbors across the globe. Join us Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.
Social Concerns Committee and Adult Education Committee will host a book discussion of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, during Adult Forum Sunday mornings May 5 and 12. Pastor Betsy reviews the book and reminds all to attend the discussions.
Through a Poverty Simulation sponsored by Do Good Roseville, Pastor Betsy Hoium and others assumed assigned roles at the high school one Saturday. Pastor Betsy became a homeless 19-yr. old mother with a one year old son, navigating bus passes, food stamps, and other life scenarios. She tells of her experience seeing poverty up close.
“What are God’s dreams for the world?” This is a question that we posed to the 7th and 8th grade Confirmation students recently. The Confirmation students are studying the Biblical Narrative this year and spent the day at church on Good Friday. They assisted with the Good Friday Family Service, served as the clean-up crew for the grilled cheese lunch, and they got their hands dirty as they created a model of the empty tomb for Easter Sunday worship.
Approaching Holy Week and Easter, our theme “Telling Our Story” really comes into focus. Pastor Betsy asks how is Jesus and his story part of our story. To hear his story, she encourages reading the story in Matthew 21:1-10 and in chapters 26-28. How has our theme and reading his story impacted you?