From Pastor's Desk
Lately, I have been talking about Jewish Holidays in my newsletters. God prescribes many religious Holidays for the people of Israel in the Bible. Today I want to talk about The Day of Acclamation which discussed in Leviticus 23:23-25. 23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of Sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. 25 Do no regular work, but present a food offering to the Lord.’” The first day of the Seventh month on the Jewish Lunar Calender is usually in September or October. Tishrei is the seventh month of the Jewish year. This Old Testament Holiday day is celebrated today as “Rosh Hashanah” (literally “head of the year”). It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. (Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement). It is celebrated with Trumpet blasts. Trumpets can be used to bring the congregation together. (See Numbers 10:1-10.) They can call people together to repent in a solemn assembly, like they do in Joel 2:13- 15. Trumpets are also used to proclaim God’s victory, like they do in Isaiah 27:12-13. Jesus picks this up in Matthew 24:29-31, when he tells his listeners that his return will be announced with Trumpets. In Revelation 11:15-19, also the trumpets announce Jesus’ victory. I think The Day of Acclamation has all these ideas in mind. That we should at times come together as God’s congregation. First to acknowledge our sins. Second, to acknowledge that our forgiveness is a gift of God. Notice there were food offerings for sins on the holiday. Finally to recognize because we are forgiven we can look forward to spending eternity with Jesus who has conquered sin, death and the devil.
Sign up for Rocky Railway VBS
Are your children ready for the most epic adventure ever? Join us this summer at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Florida, Ohio. Your kids will be taking a ride with Jesus that they will never forget. July 31st - August 4th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
VBS Volunteers!
We are looking for volunteers this summer as we host our upcoming Rocky Railway VBS on July 31st - August 4th 6:00-8:00 pm. We would LOVE all the help we can get!!
VBS Decorations
The theme this year for our VBS is Rocky Railway! Do you have any Christmas trees we could borrow or do you have anything train related that we could add to our decorations?
Thank you from the OGT
The 424 Garage Sale was a HUGE Success! Thank you to everyone who supported us with their time, and baked goods we were able to sell. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Greetings from Preschool!
Our Preschoolers have been enjoying the summer break and had a playdate to celebrate our summer birthdays. We are also excited to announce that our new playground that was provided by the ODJFS grant has finally been installed and is coming along great. Thank you so much for the church members and trustees who have helped along the way to make this possible....we really appreciate it! Just a reminder that our Preschool carnival is July 12 from 5:00-7:00 pm and we are still in need of volunteers! Please let any Preschool Committee member know if you're interested in helping with games! We look forward to another great turnout this year. We are still enrolling for the upcoming school year and our next Open House will be on Tuesday, August 8 from 5:00-6:30. Please contact the Preschool if you're interested in scheduling a tour! Have a great summer!!
