GROUNDWORKS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30

Groundworks Sundays are...

• one of the ways Emmaus Road lives out her calling to care for "the widows and orphans" in our context 
• an important way to establish a helpful presence in our neighborhood of gathering 
• an opportunity to build relationships outside the typical Sunday morning atmosphere 
• a good, local introduction to service and mission for kids 
• a concrete way to demonstrate God's love to neighbors ​

Sign up for one of the crews and projects below; let us serve TOGETHER! 

• Painting or cleaning Belltown P Patch Cottage - Elizabeth Campbell 
• Clean the Streets - David Anema 
• Simons Seniors - cleaning, bingo - Kristen VanderLinden, Eric Likkel 
• New Horizons - Biff Gaitan

CROWN HILL GROUP LAUNCH 2012/13 SEASON

Crown Hill Group - first meeting of 2012/13 season. Kids really liked gospel lection, especially Mark 9:36-37

CLEAN HEART, DIRTY HANDS

First Hill Group serving dinner Sept5 at New Horizons

One sign of a clean heart is the willingness to have dirty hands - from serving, that is. Did you witness Fred and Pastor Eric talking this past Sunday? During their public conversation about Jesus' teaching, we were reminded how it is not what goes into your mouth that makes you clean, nor how often you wash your hands, but what comes out of your mouth, and your heart (Mark 7). Accompanying Jesus' words was a word from James about keeping a rein on our tongues, AND how God values the religion of those who "look after orphans and widows in their distress". Does this describe us? At least to some degree, whenever we join the ministry of New Horizons, serving street-involved youth, and when we partner with Catholic Community Services, helping formerly homeless seniors at Simon's Senior Apartments. Look ahead to Sunday, September 30, and value the opportunities God gives us to dirty our hands, clean our hearts, and help look after the orphans and widows in our local context.