 Photo by Dan Plasman In This Week's E-Pistle, You Will Find:BEING THE CHURCH
BEING THE CHURCHThis Week's Service: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost -- Don't Worry, Be Happy? Photo by Dan Plasman Bobby McFerrin's song Don't Worry Be Happy opens this way: Here's a little song I wrote, You might want to sing it note for note, Don't worry, Be happy. In every life we have some trouble, But when you worry you make it double, Don't worry, Be happy. (don't worry, be happy now.) It's a nice thought! But is it as easy as "Don't worry, be happy"? Why do we spend so much time worrying? Is it because we care? Or is it because we can't help it? When does our worry keep us from actually being happy or actually doing something? One thing Jesus says about worry is "do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes." These will be our considerations on Sunday. I don't presume to solve the worry problem, but maybe talking about it can help. See you Sunday! Please join us on Sunday at 10am in our Sanctuary, or online, live on our Youtube Channel. Message: Rev. Jody Betten Music: Peter Black, Jeff Spangler, Lauri Donaldson You will always find our latest church bulletin and service music at Bit.ly/DUCCBulletin 
Last Week's Service: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost -- Fool!! In most versions of the Bible he's called a rich fool or something close to that. Pretty strong language for someone who ran a successful agricultural enterprise. One translation of the story found in the 12th chapter of Luke calls him a Greedy Farmer. I have issues with that! This unnamed, hard-working man of the soil just wants to build up and expand his business by tearing down the old barns and storage sheds in favor of new ones. On the surface, it makes good business sense. Ancient capitalism at its best. Living the American dream. Or is it? This Sunday also begins a memorable week that occurred 80 years ago. On August 6th & 9th, we dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 Japanese civilians. That devastation ended WW II. We won the war... and we're still paying the price. Click on Dan above to watch the entire service, and below for Dan's Reflection. Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week
Summer Food Ministry!  Photo by Aaron Doucett on Unsplash In 3 weeks, DUCC members have generously donated a total of 59 bags of groceries for our Summer Food Ministry. Each bag contained at a minimum: * 1 lb of rice * 1 lb of dried Pinto Beans * 1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes * 1 14 oz can of fruit * 2-3 potatoes * 1 onion * 1 btl Vegetable or canola oil * 1 box of toothpaste * 1-2 Toothbrushes * 1 bar of soap Our goal is to have a minimum of 15 bags per week for the remainder of the summer and into September As of today, we have enough toothpaste, toothbrushes and bar soap to cover the entire summer ministry. The urgent need for the next few weeks, * small bottles of vegetable or canola oil * 14 oz cans of Fruit * 5 lb bags of potatoes * Bags of onions I will update the list of needs each week. Once again, we truly appreciate the generosity of the DUCC congregation. Your generosity is an awesome thing to see. Please reach out to Rich Marth or Pete Mueller with any questions or concerns. One Date Switcheroo: Social Justice Team Community Conversations Our Social Justice Team has been busy making connections, and inviting local thought leaders to come to our church and help us understand current challenges to Justice For All right here in our communities. Here are the upcoming dates and times already scheduled. Stay tuned for more from the SJT. Thurs August 14, 6:15 pm, Claudia Berry, League of Women Voters Thurs Sept 11, 6:15 pm, Jane Dickie, Indivisible Thurs Oct 9, 6:15 pm, Mark Neidlinger, Saugatuck Public Schools Superintendent Thurs Nov 13, 6:15 pm, Lighthouse Immigration Services Representative to speak All events are scheduled for our beautiful new Friendship Hall. All are welcome! Tango on the Lakeshore, August 23-24... |
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