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Announcements for the Week of June 22, 2025
Welcome to worship at Chain of Lakes Church. Today Pastor Paul is continuing a sermon series called, “Twisted Scriptures.” He is looking at ideas that some have thought are from the Bible, but in reality are not. Today the Twisted Scripture is, “Women should not be pastors.” Laura Lynch is being publicly introduced to the congregation. Laura was recently hired as the Administrator of Chain of Lakes. Please welcome Laura.
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.
6/21, Saturday, 9am – Valley Fair
6/22, Sunday, 5pm – SMART Recovery Group
6/24, Tuesday, 11am – Staff Meeting
6/24, Tuesday, 1pm – Personnel
6/26, Thursday, 9am – Senior Fitness
6/26, Thursday, 6:30pm – Deacons
6/26, Thursday, 7pm – Worship Team
6/28, Saturday, 9am – Bible Discussion Group
All graduates will be honored on Sunday, June 29. If you have a student in your family that is a 2025 graduate, reach out to Pastor Paul at pastor@colpres.org.
Do you have a Scripture or a story that is especially meaningful to you? One that you look forward to hearing read or hearing someone share a sermon? In July Pastor Paul is going to share a sermon series called, “Favorite Scriptures.” From June 22-30, the congregation will vote on the Scriptures they would like to hear a sermon. See the bulletin insert or vote on social media.
As part of the “Year of the Bible” focus at Chain of Lakes, Pastor Paul is beginning a series called Twisted Scriptures. He’ll look at statements that some might think are in the Bible, but really aren’t.
Upcoming Worship
June 29 (Pride Sunday) – Pastor Paul will conclude the Twisted Scriptures series on Pride Sunday by preaching on “Homosexuality is a sin.” Special activities are being planned. Graduates will also be recognized.
Summer will be here before you know it, be sure to mark your calendars for Chain of Lake Church dynamic VBS, July 28 – 30, with a family movie night on Friday, August 1st. More details to come for registration, volunteer opportunities, and a VBS donation drive for supplies. It’s going to be an awesome experience for kids to grow in their faith and experience the love of God!
“Reading Through the Bible” discussion groups are continuing this summer. On June 28, 9am, the Saturday group led by Judy Chesla and Kathy Brevig will meet at the church. On July 10, 10am, the Thursday group led by Sonia Larson 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.
On Sunday, July 6 Chain of Lakes will have one worship service that begins at 10am.
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.
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.”
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