Next Worship Service: 3 January, 2016
Celebrate the Start of 2016 with Us! Please note: Our next worship service will be on Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 16.00 hrs! We'll be starting the New Year with Communion and asking God's blessings as we begin our journey through 2016! If you have any questions, or need to speak to someone, please contact Pastor John: pastor at starnbergfellowship.de. May you and yours have a blessed Christmas season and New Year's day. Photo by Vicki via Flickr
Unless the Lord Builds…
Dear Friends, It’s almost here! The children of our church have been working enthusiastically to show us what The Real Meaning of Christmas is. Join us this Sunday, 13 December, for a joy-filled worship service. It’s also the perfect time to have your loved ones be with us. Our family can’t wait! “Unless the Lord builds… Unless the Lord…” These are great words from Psalm 127, and as a family we have committed them to memory. We know that unless God is
It’s A Wonderful Life!
It’s A Wonderful Life! That, of course, is the name of a film that many of us have seen—a perennial holiday classic. Along with The Bishop’s Wife and Scrooged, it's one of our family’s holiday favorites. (I should add The Holiday and Die Hard for the women in our family!) But is life all that wonderful for us? Our sermon topic for Sunday is “It’s A Wonderful Life,” and some of the questions we’ll be looking at are: What would the world
The Real Meaning of Christmas — A Christmas Play
The Real Meaning of Christmas is a fun, lively, joy-filled, and incredibly easy Christmas play! It starts with Isaiah 9, where the prophet announces the Messiah's birth, then goes into a fun and interactive Christmas narrative, and ends with singing Joy to the World. THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS STORY Long ago, before the birth of Jesus, God spoke through the prophet Isaiah: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
Advent Wreath Making – November 29
We’ll be kicking off our Advent season as we make Advent wreaths on Sunday, 29 November, following worship. Many thanks to Debbie Kozak and Sharon Page for their help. If you’d like to make a wreath, here's what you need: -Ready-made (greenery only) wreath -Things you’d like to decorate the wreathe—ribbon, ornaments, figurines, garlands, beads, dried fruit, cinnamon sticks, pine cones, etc. This is where you can be totally creative and have your children contribute their ideas as well! -Candles with candle holders (that
Harvest and Thanksgiving Sunday Supper – 22 November
Join us for a Harvest and Thanksgiving Supper on Sunday, 22 November at 17.30 hrs (5:30 p.m.). For those interested, our Sunday Thanksgiving Worship Service is at 16.00 hrs (4:00 p.m.). Dress is casual. _______ Photo by Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. via Flickr
Cast All Your Anxiety On Him
Dear Friends, We awoke early this morning to the shocking news of one of the deadliest attacks in Paris. It is claimed to be the worst attack since World War II. All we can do right now is to pray for the families of the victims and the people of Paris. This horrific attack brings to our family’s mind the terrorism of 9/11. We were living in New York then, and it was after Stephanie and I had dropped Shirin and Sarah
When Trouble Comes
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. -1 Peter 1:6-7 Peter was writing to believers who were suffering in all kinds of ways. They lived in the midst of some of the
God’s Faithfulness: I’ll Stand By You No Matter What
This faithfulness of God is so astonishing that it takes literally years to get it. It’s one of those things about him that increasingly amazes us as we learn more about him. With each life experience and a growing knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures, we see more clearly how shocking his faithfulness is. He goes way overboard with his loyalty for us. Think of it: God’s loyalty and faithfulness to us is independent of our loyalty and faithfulness to him.
Advent Wreaths – Sunday, 29 November
We’ll be kicking off our Advent season as we make Advent wreaths on Sunday, 29 November, following worship. Many thanks to Debbie Kozak and Sharon Page for their help. If you’d like to make a wreath, please respond to [email protected]. Please bring sandwiches or a desert for 8-10 persons to share. Thanks! ______ Photo by Luke Jones via Flickr
