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the pilgrimMONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHURCHseptember 2024Pilgrim youth traveled to New Orleans for the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering.PHOTO BY JEN ROME
1935 Saint Clair Ave Saint Paul, MN 55105 651-699-6886 | pilgrimstpaul.orgOce Hours: 10-3 T-Th (email and voicemail are checked regularly) pilgrim lutheran churchAn ELCA Congregation A Home for Hungry Minds and Souls A Reconciling in Christ Congregation A Caring for Creation Congregation 2Sta Pastor Jen Rome (she/her) Lead Pastor pastorjenrome@pilgrimstpaul.orgPastor Russ Myers (he/him) Visitation Pastor (10% time) russellnmyers@yahoo.comPaul Stever (he/him) Music Director, Organist and Chancel Choir Director (75% time) steverpaul55@aol.com Anna Stolte-Huchim (she/they) Director of Children’s Choirs (15% time) anna.stolte411@gmail.com Dick Hensold (he/him) Composer in Residence dickhensold@gmail.com Micki Nyland (she/her) Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries (50% time) mickinyland@pilgrimstpaul.org Cathy Salin (she/her) Business Manager (60% time) cathysalin@pilgrimstpaul.org Lisa Como (she/her) Oce Coordinator (45% time) pilgrim@pilgrimstpaul.org Chuck Regal (he/him) Mechanicals and Equipment Custodian (25% time) coregal@comcast.net Mike Schulze (he/him) Custodian (25% time) mikeschulze@pilgrimstpaul.org Denika Anderson (she/her) Communications Specialist (30% time) communications@pilgrimstpaul.org Hana Ninow (she/her) Audio-Visual Tech (10% time) Members of the Congregational Council (also known as the Vestry) Kate Tosteson (she/her) President/Executive Team kate.tosteson@gmail.comKirsten Larsen Vice President/Executive Team Elizabeth Schoenknecht (she/her) Secretary/Executive Team eschoenk@comcast.netJason Hendrikson (he/him) Treasurer/Executive Team jasonhendrikson@gmail.comEmily Kahnert At-Large Member Phil Kaupa At-Large Member Annie Pezalla (she/her) At-Large Member Other Chairpersons/Roles Pete Newburg (he/him) Financial Secretary Barbara McCauley (she/her) Chair of Congregational Life and Care Tim Moore (he/him) Chair of Properties Committee Karie Johnson (she/her) Wedding Coordinator
what’s in your pilgrim?3Worship ................................................................................................................ 4 September Worship Overview ................................................................4 September Worship Schedule ................................................................4 Looking Ahead to October Worship ......................................................5 Important Information About Holy Communion ................................5From the Pastor .................................................................................................6 September Updates ...................................................................................6Music Notes ........................................................................................................7 Musical Leaders for Worship ...................................................................7 Choir Rehearsals Resume in September .............................................. 7 Evening Worship, Fall 2024 ......................................................................8From the Vestry ..................................................................................................9Giving ................................................................................................................. 10 Luganga Scholarships ............................................................................. 10Education, Service, & Fellowship ................................................................ 11 We Can’t Do Faith Alone: New Member Experience ....................... 11 Lively Lunch Bunch Returns! ................................................................. 11 Coee Hour Hosts Needed! .................................................................. 12 More Than Happy Hour ......................................................................... 12 Classics for Pilgrims ................................................................................. 12 Random Readers Book Club ................................................................. 12 Men’s Breakfast September 9 .............................................................. 12Deadline for the Next Pilgrim Newsletter ................................................. 12Children, Youth, & Family Faith Formation ............................................... 13 September Faith Formation .................................................................. 13 Important Dates for September .......................................................... 13 Deep Dive Conrmation ......................................................................... 13 Conrmation Capstone .......................................................................... 14Prayer Corner .................................................................................................. 15Calendar ............................................................................................................ 16
worship4September Worship Overview The basic pattern for Sunday mornings: • 9:30 am Worship with live streaming• 10:45 am Special Events like Coee Time, Learning Forums, Connecting ConversationsMorning worship and forums are held in-person; worship and some forums are also available virtually on the Pilgrim website at pilgrimstpaul.org/worship-livestream, on Facebook at facebook.com/PilgrimStPaul/live, and on YouTube at tinyurl.com/pilgrimstpaulyoutube.Worship each Sunday morning includes “Point for Pilgrims” — an opportunity for children and their families to experience the Bible story in an engaging way. September Worship Schedule Sunday, September 1 — Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost9:30 am Pastor Jen Rome preaching. Featuring guest musician, Jim Lipscomb, organist. Holy Communion. Reading: James 1:17-27. Blessing of the Backpacks. Blessing of Sara going to Tanzania with Bega Kwa Bega Choir. Land Acknowledgement. In person only; no livestream. 10:45 am Coee TimeSunday, September 8 — Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost9:30 am Welcome Sunday. Pastor Jen Rome preaching. Y’All Come Choir singing. Readings: Isaiah 25:4-7a; Psalm 146, Mark 7:24-37. Point for Pilgrims: Blessing of Faith Formation Leaders. 10:45 am Coee Time; First day of PreK-12th grade Faith Formation — welcome meeting for children, youth, and parents and caregivers6:51 pm Celtic Contemplative CommunionSunday, September 15 — Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost9:30 am Pastor Russ Myers preaching. Chancel Choir singing. Holy Communion. Reading Philippians 3: 17, 4:7-9. 10:45 am Coee Time, PreK-12th grade Faith Formation. Sunday, September 22 — Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost9:30 am Accommodation Sunday—worship with someone other than yourself in mind. Diaconal Intern Kate Kennedy preaching. Chancel Choir singing. Point for Pilgrims.10:45 am Coee Time; Forum: Reection on Accommodating All Ages and Needs: Church Culture Team; PreK-12th grade Faith Formation.
WORSHIP (CONT.)56:51 pm Nordic & Taizé Heart Songs. Word Weavings by Reva Rasmussen. Tenor-Bass Contemplative Choir and Kim Spear, ute.Sunday, September 29 — Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost9:30 am All Ages Worship. Pastor Jen Rome preaching. Chime Choir playing. Reading: Exodus 3:1-12. 10:45 am Coee Time; Forum: New Member Class; PreK-12th grade Faith Formation.Looking ahead to October WorshipOct 6 9:30 am Pilgrim’s Anniversary SundayOct 13 9:30 am Tanzanian Partnership Celebration, Rev. Chris Smith preachingOct 13 6:51 pm Celtic Contemplative CommunionOct 27 9:30 am Reformation Sunday, Diaconal Intern Kate Kennedy preaching, brass ensembleOct 27 6:51 pm Nordic & Taizé Heart SongsImportant Information About Holy Communion • We typically celebrate Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays, with some exceptions. • For the distribution of Holy Communion, ushers release the worshiping assembly row by row. Communicants come forward to receive the elements. Those serving Communion will cleanse their hands immediately before serving. Communicants will rst receive the bread, then dip it into the red wine or the white grape juice, and then eat it. • Gluten free wafers and individual sealed, pre-packaged communion kits are also available. If you need communion brought to you in your seat, just let your usher know.• ALL people are ALWAYS welcome to receive Holy Communion.
6from the pastorSeptember UpdatesBY PASTOR JEN ROMEThe wild geese aren’t migrating yet. But the arrival of Fall always brings the poem, “Wild Geese,” by Mary Oliver to mind:“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.… Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world oers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting– over and over announcing your place/in the family of things.”God created our place in the family of things. We can be so stuck in our heads that we forget that God created our place in the family of things; the wild geese, like the Holy Spirit, announcing this to us. Setting aside for a moment, all the very human things. The foundation of our Lutheran Christian tradition is that God’s love and grace come to all of us, independent of having to be good. That Lutheran Christian tradition tells us that walking a hundred miles through the desert on our knees, repenting doesn’t make us worthy of God’s love. God’s love in Jesus is simply ours because God gives us God’s love.So dear ones, let the soft animal of our bodies love what they love. Dear ones, tell me about your despair, and I will tell you mine. And even in the midst of love and despair, we have a place in God’s family, in the family of things. We are not alone. We are surrounded with our human dear ones and our animal ones and all creation. We are more connected to them than we might think on any given day sending emails or doing homework or planning our days. God is calling to you to rest in your creatureliness. That God made you and all creation and called it all good.All God’s love and peace to you as we turn to Fall.
music notes7BY PAUL STEVER, MUSICAL DIRECTORMusical Leaders for Worship9/1 9:30 am Austin and Henry Sween, cello and horn; Jim Lipscomb, organ/piano9/8 9:30 am Y’All Come Choir* 6:51 pm Dick Hensold, pipes and Celtic musicians9/15 9:30 am Chancel Choir9/22 9:30 am Chancel Choir 6:51 pm Tenor-Bass Contemplative Choir and Kim Spear, ute9/29 9:30 am Chime Choir, Junior and Jubilee Choi*On Y’All Come Choir Sundays, any singers are encouraged to show up at 8:30 am to learn an easier anthem and help lead worship from the Chancel. Contact Paul at steverpaul55@aol.com if you’d like to receive music ahead of time for services at which you may be interested in singing.Choir Rehearsals Resume in SeptemberPilgrim’s Chancel Choir, open to high school and adult singers, resumes Wednesday rehearsals on September 4 at 6:30-8 pm.Pilgrim’s Contemplative Choir, open to tenors and basses of all ages, resumes its programming by singing at Lexington Landing on Sunday, September 15 at 4 pm for a Taize service and Sunday, September 22 at 6:51 pm for Nordic and Taize Heart Songs at Pilgrim. This group sings for a variety of evening worship services and is open to anyone in the community.Have you ever wanted to have the experience of being in a music group but maybe didn’t want to sing or didn’t feel skilled enough on an instrument? Playing chimes is a great way to enjoy making music with others without needing a lot of previous training. Pilgrim now owns our own set of hand chimes. You only have to be able to follow two notes of music throughout the course of a piece, so many adults and youth around 5th grade and older can quickly learn to ring in a group, even without much music reading experience. We will rehearse Sunday September 15 from 10:50-11:30 am, and will ring for worship next on September 29.Please be in touch with Paul at SteverPaul55@aol.com for more information about these ensembles.Pilgrim’s Children’s Choirs, open to all children and youth approximately 4 years and older, resumes Wednesday rehearsals on September 11 and are directed by Anna Stolte-Huchim, who writes:Hello Pilgrim Families! It’s me, Anna Stolte-Huchim (she/they). I joined the Pilgrim team in Spring 2022 and am looking forward to resuming Children’s Choir rehearsals! I am delighted to be able to get back together and work with you and your AMAZING children!
8MUSIC NOTES (CONT.)We will again have:• 4:45-5:05 pm Instrumental/chime music (elementary-age kids)• 5:10-5:40 pm Jubilee Choir (1st-3rd graders)• 5:45-6:30 pm Junior Choir (4th-8th graders)Junior and Jubilee Choirs will each sing for worship next on September 29.My goal is to work with you, the families, and your children to create the best, safest, and most enriching singing experience we can during this time. If there are any questions, please feel free to email me at anna.stolte.411@gmail.com.Evening Worship, Fall 2024Contemplative Prayer services provide quiet music, readings, candle lighting, and more. Please join us and invite your friends and neighbors! These services are meant to be an especially welcoming entry into Christian/ecumenical worship life, easy for people with all types of worship backgrounds and experience to quickly enter into community.Join us in person or online on the Pilgrim website at pilgrimstpaul.org/worship-livestream, on Facebook at facebook.com/PilgrimStPaul/live, and on YouTube at tinyurl.com/pilgrimstpaulyoutube. Currently worship recordings are not available after the service although we can likely provide you with a link to past recordings if you reach out.Contemplative Communion (Celtic)2nd Sundays, September 8, October 13, November 10, and December 8 at 6:51 pmIncludes original music and texts by Dick Hensold and members of the community.Nordic & Taizé Heart Songs4th Sundays, September 22, October 27, and November 24 at 6:51 pmShort, meditative songs and refrains from Taizé as well as a variety of music from Scandinavian traditions. Led by Paul Stever (keyboard) and varying groups of musicians: Tenor-Bass Contemplative Choir (9/22 and 11/24), Rachel Jensen (10/27 and 11/24 on ddle/violin), and Peggy Larson (10/27, vocals). Extended prelude by guest musicians Earthtones Treble Choir, October 27, beginning at 6:40 pm.
9from the vestryBY KATE TOSTESON, VESTRY PRESIDENTIf you’ve walked around church lately, you may have noticed some new carpet in the entryway and main oce. We’re also moving forward with resurfacing the back parking lot to make it safer for our sta and fellow Pilgrims who use it. These projects were funded with a portion of the estate gift Pilgrim received in 2020 from Dick and Julie Johnson. The Vestry would like to express our gratitude and thanks for the memory of Dick and Julie Johnson.We’d also like to let you know how projects like these come about and give a little behind-the-scenes look at how the Vestry works these days.In this case, the process started with our Properties committee. This dedicated group of people did the good work of determining the top priorities for maintaining our building and grounds and putting together motions for the Vestry to consider. Properties knew they wanted to get these projects started in July, so they made sure to send the motion to the Vestry before the rst Tuesday in June.Why send the motion then? Because the rst Tuesday of the month is when the Vestry Executive Team meets to plan out the agenda for the full Vestry meeting that takes place on the third Tuesday of the month.How does the Executive Team decide what goes on the agenda? These days, we mostly work o of a spreadsheet that we call the Issues List. Whenever we receive a motion, a suggestion, a concern, an idea, etc. that doesn’t require an immediate response, we add it to this list along with other pertinent information (e.g. related documents, date needed by, etc.). At the Executive Team meeting on that rst Tuesday of the month, we go through the lists’s current items to determine what needs to be brought to the full Vestry that month, whether for the purpose of an ocial vote, information sharing, fuller discussion, or some combination thereof.When the third Tuesday of the month rolls around, the full Vestry meets to connect with one another, ground ourselves through a devotion led by Pastor Jen, reect on Pilgrim’s shared values, and tend to the business at hand. At the end of the meeting, we review any to-dos that came out of our time together, wrap up with prayer, and get ready to follow a similar process next month.It’s work we’re very grateful to do.
10givingLuganga ScholarshipsBY PAM ITZIN, ON BEHALF OF THE LUGANGA TEAMFellow Pilgrims, the Luganga Team is once again reaching out to you for support of our partner Luganga Lutheran Church in Tanzania.One of the ways Pilgrims care for our sister congregation is through our annual support of the Bega Kwa Bega program to provide scholarships for school children. Individual scholarships range from $400-$650 per school year, depending on the level of the student. In 2024, Pilgrim is supporting scholarships for eleven children. Over the past twenty years, Pilgrims have helped to educate a whole generation of Luganga’s children — thank you! Because Pilgrims have given so generously in the past two years, for this year we are able to expand the scope of our care for the children of Luganga, while continuing to fully support the scholarship needs of the congregation. All gifts received this fall will be divided equally between support for Luganga scholarships, and support for the Huruma Center.Huruma Center is an orphanage serving about 100 children of the Iringa Diocese, including Luganga. Pilgrim’s support for Huruma will be provided through Friends of Huruma (friendsofhuruma.org), an aliate of Beka Kwa Bega. Pastor Chris Smith, who recently served Pilgrim in interim ministry, is the Coordinator of Friends of Huruma.We will be fundraising through the months of September into mid-October. Thank you for your prayerful consideration of support of our partners in Christ. To make a donation, visit pilgrimstpaul.org/donate choose the Luganga Tanzania Scholarships option.
11education, service, & fellowshipWe Can’t Do Faith Alone: New Member ExperienceSunday, September 29, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm at Pilgrim in the Fireside RoomI remember when someone from Pilgrim shared a few words at her son’s baptism before the COVID pandemic. She shared that her son being baptized was important to her because we can’t support our children in their faith on our own. We need a community. She is right. We can’t do this alone. We don’t want to do this alone. Not just when raising children, but for each of us at every age. I’m not sure I believe in people being “members” of a church. An ocial status alone does not grant us faith community. Faith community comes from those who choose to be there for each other in worship and care for each other and others. Our connection to God grows and deepens as we are intentionally rooted in a faith community.On Sunday, September 29, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm we’ll oer an experience for people who wish to intentionally become rooted in the Pilgrim community to share their stories and connect with the life of Pilgrim. Those who would like to or would like to explore this intentional connection (new membership) are invited. If you have any questions or plan on attending, please contact Pastor Jen.Lively Lunch Bunch Returns!The Lively Lunch Bunch lunches are back — please consider joining us! We will have speakers, games, and sometimes just visiting after the meal! Emails will come a couple weeks in advance of the dates, and reservations are necessary so we know how much food to get. Please bring your own drink if you wish — we will provide water. Lunches will be $15 per person, in cash or check, at the door. Please keep in mind that when you make a reservation, we will be ordering food for you, and your payment is counted upon and appreciated. Reservations can be sent to Ann Dyellig (ann.dyellig@gmail.com or 612-720-4403). Lunches will be held from 11:30am to 1:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the Fellowship Hall at Pilgrim, unless noted in the monthly invitation. Feel free to come a bit early to visit with your friends, and meet new ones!Here are the monthly dates for your personal calendars: September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13.The rst lunch on September 10 will be salads, Bbead, and apple pie! Bring your appetites!
12EDUCATION, SERVICE, & FELLOWSHIP (CONT.)Coee Hour Hosts Needed!Thanks to many volunteers, we have had Coee Hour nearly every Sunday this summer! In order to continue this, we need volunteers to host Coee Hour on Sunday mornings. Are you interested? Sign up at tinyurl.com/pilgrimcoeehour! Thank you to Kirsten Anderson for organizing our volunteers! More Than Happy Hour Thursday, September 26, 6:30 pm, Sencha Tea Bar on Grand AveMore Than Happy Hour is a once-a-month space for young adults to gather and talk about life, church, and the world. We focus on a discussion theme. Anyone and everyone is welcome or bring a conversation topic. Contact Claire Kaiser at kaise364@umn.edu with any questions.Classics for PilgrimsClassics for Pilgrims will gather on Thursday, September 26 at 7 pm to discuss The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol.Contact Barbara Taylor at (651) 699-1095 or bstaylor50@gmail.com for with any questions. Random Readers Book ClubThe Random Readers Book Club will gather on Thursday, September 19 at 1:30 pm in the Fireside Room at Pilgrim. We will be discussing Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. We hope you’ll join us. Contact Lynda Hirschboeck at (651) 698-7399 or hirschbo@gmail.com for more information. Men’s Breakfast September 9Men’s Breakfast will meet Monday, September 9 at 8:00 am at the Coee Cup, 1333 Randolph Ave, St. Paul. Please join us for food & fellowship. All men are welcome! Contact Mark Hirschboeck at mhhirschboeck@gmail.com with any questions.Deadline for the Next Pilgrim Newsletter The deadline for sending in materials for the October newsletter is September 10. Please send items to newsletter@pilgrimstpaul.org.
13children, youth, & familiesBY MICKI NYLAND & JEN ROMESeptember Faith Formation Welcome back to another year of Faith Formation! This summer was a struggle for me. I felt like every week was dierent, and I longed for the rhythm of fall. Whether you feel similarly, or are mourning the dierent feel of summer, I hope that you will nd comfort in returning to (or joining!) the “regularly scheduled programming” of fall. Important Dates for SeptemberSeptember 1: Blessing of the Backpacks during worship. All students are invited to bring their backpacks to worship as we take a moment to pray for the start of the school year and bless the tools that help us learn. September 8: Welcome Back Sunday! Join us during worship as we bless this years’ Faith Formation Leaders. At 10:45, Sunday School students (grades PreK-5) are invited to meet their leaders while parents attend a brief orientation in Fellowship Hall. Middle and High School students will gather and then head out to the Groveland Elementary School eld for some games (weather permitting). September 15: Regular Faith Formation begins. Classrooms will be dierent from previous years; more information will be provided in the Faith Formation registration packet. September 15: Kick o this year’s Deep Dive events with a service project at Immanuel Lutheran Church! Deep Dive is a collaboration between 10 local ELCA congregations to provide opportunities for fellowship, service, and learning for students in grades 6-10. It is a great chance to make new friends, connect with friends at other congregations, and deepen our connection to the wider ELCA community. Deep Dive meets the third Sunday of the month from 1-3 pm. For questions, please contact Pastor Jen Rome. Deep Dive ConrmationFor 6th-8th grade Deep Dive Conrmation this September, we will be joining in a service project for Lutheran Social Services!Sunday, September 15, 1:00-3:00 pm: Meet Pastor Jen at Immanuel Lutheran Church Bring your enthusiasm to do some good in the world with a service project and learn how the Lutheran Church that is bigger than our congregation helps others in Minnesota.
14CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES (CONT.)Have a Family Update?We’d love to hear about it! Please send changes to names, pronouns, and household members to newsletter@pilgrimstpaul.org.Conrmation CapstoneConrmation is a time to pay special attention to your life of doubt and faith. You learn, serve others, meet people, and have fun — so that you can continue growing spiritually. Your spiritual life is an important part of who you are and continues to unfold, twist, and turn throughout your life. Your church wants to make sure it supports you during this particular time in your life when you are wondering and exploring deeply about your identity, values, communities, and beliefs in your life.You are invited to participate in 9th – 10th grade Conrmation Capstone. There a consideration and orientation meeting for youth and parents/caregivers on Sunday, September 15 at 11:30 am at Pilgrim with Pastor Jen so you can ask all your questions and learn what this is all about—there is no need to commit at that time, just consider. For more information, please contact Pastor Jen.
15prayer cornerWe pray for God’s loving presence for these Pilgrims who need healing, hope, comfort, and care: Concerns: We pray for the people of areas torn by war and violence, including Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine, for peace and safety. We also pray for those who are refugees eeing violence seeking help and hope. We pray for the loved ones and communities of all victims of gun violence across our country. We pray for all elected ocials and public servants. Guide them and support them in their work to care for our cities, our state, and our nation. Guide us all in this season prior to elections and provide safety and care for candidates and their loved ones. We pray for those whose lives are altered by climate events. We pray for creation and for an increased will to care for it. We pray for all in the LGBTQIA+ community who face bias, rejection, and violence. We pray that we may all grow in acceptance and each become a voice for acceptance, advocacy, and support as an expression of Pilgrim’s status as a Reconciling in Christ community of faith. We keep in prayer our Native, Asian, Latino, and Black siblings who continue to face the legacy of racism. We pray for change in systems of oppression and injustice, and that we all may learn to follow the path of anti-racism, and each become a voice for inclusion, equity, and justice. We pray for our Muslim and Jewish siblings, as well as our siblings of other religions, in our country, state, and community facing prejudice, threats, and destruction of their places of worship. We pray for our companion congregation, Luganga Lutheran Church, of the Iriniga Diocese of Tanzania. They specically asked that we pray for their country, for continued peace that they are experiencing now; for their plans and projects as a church, that they succeed in them; for our congregation’s formal mission partners: Saint Paul Area Synod, Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul, ISAIAH, Lutheran Social Service Refugee Services, Lutheran Campus Ministry — Twin Cities, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light, and Reconciling Works.In Joy and Thanksgiving: Emily, on successful defense or her dissertation; Mabel and family on her baptism; Leif and Katie on their wedding. Current Concerns: For David, father of Karla, recovery from surgery; Laura, Georgia, and Vivian, friends of Kirsten; Catherine, hospitalized recovery from hospitalization; Peggy, upcoming surgery; Jane, mother of Karla, continued healing after complications of knee replacement surgery; Don, in hospice care; Pat, recovery from knee replacement surgery; Brant, brother of Zig, health concerns. Ongoing Health Concerns: Tom, friend of Russ, cancer treatments. Jan, mother of Leslie, cancer; Ana, friend of Sam, healing from cancer which has returned; Bob, father of Elizabeth, treatments for cancer; Mike, son of Chuck, ongoing care as a result of a serious motorcycle accident; Judy, health concerns; Roger, father of Ann, declining health; Dennis, uncle of Sam, health concerns; Carolyn, health concerns; Jolee, sister of Jess; Lisa, continued healing and recovery from serious illness; Merle, who is homebound. Christian Sympathy: For the family of Matt, friends of Renee and Dan, on his death; Del, on the death of his son, Karl; Pat, on the death of her sister, Bonnie; Gary Gray on the death of his brother, Leonard; Carol, mother of Jen, on the death of her aunt, Mary Lou. Ministry Partnership: The ministry and people of our sister congregation, Luganga Lutheran Church in Tanzania and Pastor Bimbiga; Pilgrim sta members and Pilgrim lay leaders. In and beyond the congregation: For peace in our world, for healing in our country, for the invisibly ill, for the mentally ill.You are encouraged to send greetings to those you are moved to communicate with. Let us know if you are expecting or adopting a child. If you wish to add or remove a prayer request, please call the church oce, ll out the form on our website, ll out a white prayer request form located in the pews, or contact the pastor.
16calendarSeptember 2024September 1 9:30 am Blessing of the BackpacksSeptember 4 6:30 pm Chancel Choir rehearsals resume 7:00 pm Executive Committee meetingSeptember 8 9:30 am Welcome Back Sunday 6:51 pm Contemplative CommunionSeptember 9 8:00 am Men’s BreakfastSeptember 10 11:30 am Lively Lunch Bunch 10:00 pm October newsletter deadlineSeptember 11 4:45 pm Cherub Choir rehearsals resume 5:10 pm Jubilee Choir rehearsals resume 5:45 pm Junior Choir rehearsals resume 7:00 pm Church Culture Coaching TeamSeptember 15 10:45 am Forums & Faith Formation begin 10:50 am Chime Choir rehearsal 11:30 am Conrmation Capstone Meeting 1:00 pm Deep Dive Conrmation meeting 4:00 pm Contemplative Choir at Lexington LandingSeptember 17 7:00 pm Vestry meetingSeptember 19 1:30 pm Random Readers Book ClubSeptember 22 6:51 pm Nordic & Taizé Heart SongsSeptember 26 6:30 pm More than Happy Hour 7:00 pm Classics for PilgrimsSeptember 29 10:45 am New Member Experience