Jay's Sabbatical

by Rev. Jay Jackson  

Please continue to keep Jay in your prayers while he is on his sabbatical. He will return to us on August 15th, refreshed and renewed with the Spirit!

Follow Jay’s daily sabbatical blog at: holycovpastor.wordpress.com/

Living Our Beliefs

by Rev. Stephanie Lind  

     Last month, I spent two weeks with thirty youth at the Texas Youth Academy. Over the two weeks, we looked at a major theological theme each day, and read scriptures that taught us about these themes. We worshiped God by creating, serving, learning, praying, and gathering around the communion table every night. The sTexas Youth Academy experience reminds me how important it is to know why we believe the things we believe, and even more… how we live differently because of what we believe. We live differently because through our baptisms, we have been welcomed into the Church, and marked,“Christian.”

Over these next four weeks in worship, we will spend time with some scriptures that teach us how to Live our Beliefs. The Scriptures leading our worship, and guiding our themes are:

July 25th: Incarnation —Colossians 2:6-19—We explored what it means to be rooted in the God who first came into the world to be rooted in humanity… in us.

August 1st: Sacrifice—Luke 12:13-21— We will read a parable after which Jesus challenges
us to look at how we prioritize our lives.

August 8th: Covenant—Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16— We will remember the stories of how God
has been faithful from generation to generation, and will ask the question: How does this
inform our own faith?

August 15th: Sabbath—Luke 13:10-17—We will look at the gift of Sabbath as part of the
rhythm of the Christian Life, and will ask the question: Am I openly receiving this gift?

Before we reunite with our school-year routine, let us take this season to worship together,
and to look at our lives through the lens of scripture that God gives us.

I want you all to know how thankful I am for this church, especially for the ways that you
love and care for one another. It is a joy to be your pastor.

Peace,
Stephanie