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Announcements for the Week of July 6, 2025
Welcome to worship at Chain of Lakes Church. Today Pastor Paul is sharing a sermon called, “The perils of Christian Nationalism.” Communion will be celebrated. Everyone is welcome to the Table. We are also launching the “Pack the Pantry” campaign to bring food for HOPE 4 Youth.
Elementary aged children (K-5th grade) are invited to participate in the Kids’ Church, and babies – preschool children are invited to participate in the Nursery program every Sunday. Children aged 5 and under can be checked in at the nursery before service, and elementary aged children will be dismissed during the service. Please fill out the check-in form in the nursery with your cell phone and child info. Parents will be contacted via text if your child needs assistance during the worship service. At the end of the service, please pick up your kids from the Nursery and Kids’ Church areas.
7/6, Sunday, 10am – One Worship Service
7/8, Tuesday, 11am – Staff Meeting
7/8, Tuesday, 4:30pm – Small Group/Adult Enrichment
7/8, Tuesday, 5:30pm – Connection
7/8, Tuesday, 6pm – Communications/Marketing
7/9, Wednesday, 6:40pm – COL @ MN Twins
7/10, Thursday, 9am – Senior Fitness Fun
7/10, Thursday, 10am – Bible Discussion Group
7/12, Saturday, 9am – Bible Discussion Group
7/12, Saturday, 9am – Hope 4 Youth Anoka
You and your friends are invited to join Chain of Lakes Church at the Minnesota Twins baseball game on Wednesday, July 9. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. We have 40 seats reserved and our church name will be on the jumbotron in the 4th inning! If you’d like to buy tickets, mark the Communication card or email Laura at info@colpres.org. Please mark how many tickets you would like.
“Reading Through the Bible” discussion groups are continuing this summer. On July 10, 10am, the Thursday group led by Sonia Larson and Kathy Brevig will meet at the church. On July 12, 9am, the Saturday group led by Judy Chesla and Kathy Brevig will meet at the church. Anyone reading through the Bible this year is welcome to attend. Discussing what we’re reading, sharing our questions, struggles and insights, makes the Bible more relevant. You don’t have to sign up – just show up or talk to any of the leaders.
The votes are in! The congregation has voted on their favorite Scriptures about which they would like to hear a sermon. The top four Scriptures chosen were:
- Psalm 23 (July 13)
- Micah 6:8 (July 20)
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (July 27)
- John 3:16 (August 3)
Feed My Starving Children believe hope starts with food. They bag the meals developed by food nutrition professions to supplement nutritional needs and reduce malnutrition. Volunteers pack the nutritionally blend into bags, sealed, and shipped to the neediest children around the world. Chain of Lakes Church will be bagging on 7/16/25. 40 spots have been reserved. This is a great event for families. To participate, you can check the Communication Card or signup in the Commons Area at the church. You will receive an email with details on the week of 7/9/25. For more information, go to www.fmsc.org.
Starting Wednesday, July 23 Pastor Paul will lead a three-week book study on “The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage” by Richard Rohr. Come have a Subway sandwich at 6pm and the book group will start at 6:30. This will be a hybrid group, so participation on Zoom is possible. This is one of the best spiritual books written in 2025.
Amazon describes the book this way, “How do we live compassionately in a time of violence and despair? What can we do with our private disappointments and the anger we feel in such an unjust world? In his most personal book yet, Richard Rohr turns to the writings of the Jewish prophets, revealing how some of the lesser-read books of the Bible offer us a crucial path forward today.”
Sign up on the Communication card.
Chain of Lakes has a goal of filling 100 bags of food for HOPE 4 Youth by the end of August! Help us meet or exceed our goal by grabbing a few bags and a wish list in the Commons and bringing back your gift. Contact Ann Turner with any questions.
Join us for our 11th Annual Chain of Lakes Golf Tournament at 2:00pm on Sunday, August 3. This is a recreational tournament for all skill levels: best ball format. Create your own 4-person team or be placed on a team. The fee to participate is $20 and there are a limited number of spaces. Sign up on the sheet in the Commons or contact Dave Nyberg.
Save the date: August 9 and 10 and join our friends at St. Joseph of the Lakes for a wonderful festival. Saturday night pork dinner, other concessions, games, and classic rock music from 6-10. The day concludes with fireworks. Sunday begins at 11am with a chicken picnic, silent auction, Bingo, cake walk, kids games, adult games, classic car show, dance to the music of Saints of Swing, a cloggers demo, and grand raffle prize drawing at 4pm. It’s a wonderful tradition. St Joe’s is located at 171 Elm St., Lino Lakes (www.mystjoes.me).
