{"id":1787,"date":"2015-01-18T22:51:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T22:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balboaunionchurch.org\/wpaccess\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2015-02-11T23:39:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T23:39:35","slug":"weekly-newsletter-jan-18-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balboaunionchurch.org\/es\/2015\/01\/18\/weekly-newsletter-jan-18-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter \u2013 Jan 18, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disculpa, pero esta entrada est\u00e1 disponible s\u00f3lo en English<\/a>. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.<\/p>

This Sunday at Balboa Union Church<\/strong>
\nWorship Service at 10 a.m. \u2013 ALL ARE WELCOME!<\/p>\n

Greeters: Grace and Gerry<\/strong>
\nChildren\u2019s Sunday School Teacher:\u00a0 Pastor Roland<\/strong>
\nSPEAKER: Sue Robbins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
First Testament Readings and Psalms<\/td>\n1 Samuel 3:1-10
\nPsalm 139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epistle Reading<\/td>\n1 Corinthians 6:12-20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gospel Reading<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn 1:43-51<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Her sermon Title is \u201cWhere Do We Want to Go?\u201d<\/p>\n

Sue Robbins will be the speaker on Sunday, and she will be talking about The Balboa Union Church and our direction for the future.\u00a0 In preparing her remarks, she drew from this scene in the classic children\u2019s tale, Alice in Wonderland:<\/p>\n

Alice came to a fork in the road. \u201cWhich road do I take?\u2019 she asked. \u00a0<\/em>
\n\u201cWhere do you want to go?\u201d responded the Cheshire Cat. \u00a0<\/em>
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Alice answered. \u00a0<\/em>
\n\u201cThen,\u201d said the Cat, \u201cit doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As a church that has come to a crossroads in 2015 \u2013 a church that wants its choices to \u201cmatter\u201d! — Sue will offer some thoughts on the various \u201cforks\u201d presented to us along with some ideas about how we might proceed.<\/p>\n

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From the Pastors Desk<\/strong>
\nDear friends and members of our BUC:<\/p>\n

In this beginning year we were shocked by a massacre in Paris. The big question is: Has this something to do with religion? There is no doubt; yes, this has to do with religion. I won\u00b4t say that religion is the center-force of this conflict. It is mostly a social and political problem which remains unsolved through many years and then becomes virulent. Adding religious aspects turn these problems into a \u201cvery spicy\u201d issue.<\/p>\n

Now I want to start my contribution with some thoughts about the matter of religions. This will be continued.<\/p>\n

In Ecclesiastes 3:11 we read that \u00abGod has set eternity in the hearts of human beings.\u00bb This verse describes the fact that many human questions transcend our simple reality; questions like \u00abWho are we as human beings? Where did we come from and where are we going to?\u00bb Just living our life is not enough for us. We seek for a meaning and a sense for our life and we care about our way of life and ask for ethical guidelines.<\/p>\n

These questions lead us directly to the field of religion. Yes, we can understand religion as a human product. However the teaching of Ecclesiastes tells me that it is God\u00b4s will and the work of His Holy Spirit to keep alive in us the search to find something eternal. We are conscious about time and the fact that we are mortal.<\/p>\n

In the book of Isaiah (2: 2) we read: \u00abIn the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all\u00bb. When this was written down the mountains were considered the thrones of gods and somehow they represent religions. There emerges now nearly automatically the next question: Which one is true? Every religion claims to be authentic and true. Therefore many people today express that here starts intolerance. But this is wrong, because a claim is what it is, a claim, a simple pretention that there can be only one truth. But nobody can proof it; we only can believe and confess it. But there is no proof. This requires us faith, patience and humility.<\/p>\n

Here is the first point we all have to learn: Each religion is like a mountain and a mountain will be respected. We must enter into a conversation with others and witness of our faith and our experiences with god. Nobody can claim for privileges. As Christians we have to follow God-s one example: on Christmas he came down on earth to live with us in a human way, speaking, helping, healing, praying, laughing, weeping, and expressing love and understanding.<\/p>\n

Christian faith shows us the way down, not climbing up searching for special events. Jesus became our brother and stays on our side.<\/p>\n

With my best wishes for 2015<\/p>\n

Reverend Roland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Saturday January 17th 2015
\nCouncil Meeting in BUC Office 1:00 pm<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0THIS SUNDAY:
\n\"droneiscoming\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sunday, January 25TH:\u00a0 PATIO SALE WEEK BEGINS!
\n3 p.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m.\u00a0 The Property Management Committee will begin to pull out all the items for the Patio Sale to be organized and priced.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0PATIO SALE Monday Jan 26 \u2013 Friday Jan 30
\n9 a.m. to Noon:\u00a0 Property Management will be at the church EVERY DAY working on the Patio Sale.\u00a0 ANY AND ALL HELP FROM THE CONGREGATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!<\/p>\n

\"patio<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0PATIO SALE Thursday night, January 29th
\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m.\u00a0 Worker Presale!\u00a0 Anybody coming to help price items for at least an hour will be allowed to purchase anything they wish.\u00a0 The Balboa Union Church patio sale is always a treasure trove of wonderful \u201cstuff,\u201d so please come out and help!\u00a0 You\u2019ll be glad you did!
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0DAY OF SALE January 31st:
\nWorkers are needed to sign up for the 7:30 to 10:30 slot and the 10:30 to 1 p.m. slot.\u00a0 Sign-up sheet is in the Fellowship Hall!\u00a0 It\u2019s great fun, and help is greatly appreciated!<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sunday, February 1st, 2015
\nAnnual Congregational Meeting<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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