This Sunday: July 16, 2023

Theme: Everything in Moderation Rhythm

…the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater…

God created cycles and contrast and diversity at the heart of all existence. Still, we seek stability, balance, moderation. But we live in a reality of rhythm. If the tides found “moderation,” would they cease? The moon pulls on water, in and out, in and out. If our breath found “balance,” would we get what we need? Sometimes a long, deep breath is right, sometimes we pant, sometimes we hold our breath and wait. In these long and full summer days, let’s lean into a Jubilee rest today.

Please read Isaiah 55: 10-13 and Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 to prepare.

Pastor Anna Lisa Gross

Beacon Heights at FORT WAYNE PRIDE

On Saturday, July 22nd Beacon Heights will have a booth at Fort Wayne PRIDE from noon to 6pm. If you've already volunteered, thank you! Would you be willing to bring a few cases of water, from the church, with you that day, and freezing what you can? We use the frozen ones to keep the others cool in coolers. We need large coolers too if you have any.

GREATEST NEED:  We are in need of volunteers from 5-6:15pm — this time frame includes time to tear down too. The more the merrier so if other times work better for you, let us know and come on down!

PARADE:  This year the parade is at 2pm, if the congregation would like to walk in the parade, please meet outside the vendor area close to Clinton Street at 1:45pm.

QUESTIONS: Please text Thom at 341.5064

Exchange Hosting Opportunity

Are you interested in hosting an exchange student for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year? Kyle, a transgender young man from Germany, is looking for a home. Here's his letter:

Kyle also writes: I live with my mom, near the center of the city, my older sister moved out already. I visit my dad every second weekend, he’s living with his partner, my younger sister and our dog. A big part of my life is my transition, I am transgender. I was born in a female body but I don’t identify as a woman. I felt like a boy ever since I was a toddler and told my parents early. They’ve never had a problem with that and support me where they can. I am currently doing my hormonal therapy, meaning I take testosterone to experience male puberty.

If you are interested, please contact Tim Beals, the local coordinator for Indiana for the STS Foundation at 317-440-5170. 
ststimb@gmail.com   |   www.stsfoundation.org   |   STS Foundation | Facebook
Open your home to the world, host an exchange student.

Next Sunday: July 23, 2023

Theme: Stairway to and FROM Heaven

God finds us and we find God in familiar and unexpected places. We may encounter a place in which we spiritually, emotionally, and even physically feel the decades and centuries of prayer and devotion; and we know that God draws near. Or perhaps we experience God's presence in the natural world when we pause to take in a sunset, marvel at a newborn baby, or stand on the rim of a place like the Grand Canyon. We might also meet God while sitting in the corner of our living room, watching a movie, or embracing a friend -- and suddenly we feel the Spirit flowing and we are filled with God's peace and grace. The ways to see the stairway to and from heaven are countless when we pay attention. And these holy places are about relationship: our relationship with God, to one another, and even to the world. Whether we feel God's presence in our backyard, or in a long-respected holy place, God refreshes and empowers us as gifts to the world. And then, we are recharged, and we grow -- like lush, green grass in a spring meadow. Come prepared to share, if you will, a place where you have met God, and been refreshed or made new.

Please read Genesis 28: 10-19a and Isaiah 44: 1-5 to prepare.

Pastor Paula Ulrich

Published by Beacon Heights
Church of the Brethren

Editor: Melinda Long
Phone: (260) 482-8595
Email: office@beaconheights.net