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Devotions : From the Pastor - Pastor Paul Harris

By Pastor Paul Harris
"Balanced or Centered?"
People often talk about the need for balance in their lives and lament the seeming impossibility of living a truly balanced life.  For good reason.  Finding balance seems to be a perpetually elusive quest, evading even those who most earnestly seek it.  Think about it literally.  How could you physically balance a loved one, a job, skiing, a child, and God?  Taken seriously, it becomes a crazy idea and a hopeless goal.
 
This Lent many at Easter are reading and discussing Jack Fortin's fine book, "The Centered Life."  Fortin suggests that, while balance may be impossible, it is possible to live a life centered on God in which conflicting parts of our life find their proper place and coherence.
 
Using "The Centered Life" as a guide for our Lenten journey, we are called to pay attention to our discontent and to our deep longing for a life centered on God.  Here are some questions which are helpful to use in examining our lives.  We do this not to provoke dismay, but to help ourselves understand where we are and where we are going.  I invite you to spend some time pondering these statements, ranking each on a 1-10 scale expressing how true each one is of you.
 
1. I regularly take time to reflect on God's work in my life.
2. I genuinely feel guided by God each day in the decisions I make.
3. Others can see my faith in action in the way I tackle daily tasks.
4. When things are tough for me, I get encouragement from other church members.
5. Knowing my own strengths helps me see how God has called me to serve others.
6. I see my work as a calling.
7. God created me with a unique pattern of strengths and talents.
8. Each day I am able to see how God is sending me out to do God's work.
9. I feel strongly connected to people in my church.

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Sermons by the Lake : Sermon by the Lake

http://www.easter.org/xoops/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=PastorsMarch 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent

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Sermons on the Hill : A TIME TO MOURN, A TIME TO DANCE

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March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
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On the Hill


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Devotions : Lectionary - March 14, 2010

Fourth Sunday in Lent

First Reading: Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm: Psalm 32 (11)
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Color: Purple

Prayer of the Day
God of compassion, you welcome the wayward, and you embrace us all with your mercy.  By our baptism clothe us with garments of your grace, and feed us at the table of your love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Gospel Acclamation
I will arise and go to my father and say, I have sinned against heaven | and before you. (Luke 15:18)

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Sermons on the Hill : Giving Up, In and Over

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February 28, 2010
Second Sunday in Lent

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Sermons by the Lake : Sermon by the Lake

http://www.easter.org/xoops/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=PastorsFebruary 28, 2010
Second Sunday in Lent

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Worship : Easter Memorial Garden

Lilies and other blooming plants decorate worship spaces on Easter Sunday. To contribute financial support for flowers,  please sign up in the Happenings Book or on the pink Response Sheet at worship by Sunday, March 28. The suggested donation is $20 per plant. Note “Easter plant” on the memo line of your check. Contact the church office at 651-452-3680.

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Learn : Twins Night for Easter Families

Tuesday, June 29, 7:10 p.m.

Twins vs. Detroit Tigers
$18 per ticket
Join us for a fun night and check out the new Target Field Stadium!  We'll meet at the stadium.  To reserve tickets, contact Sarah at 651-452-3680 or sclark@easter.org.

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Care & Fellowship : High School Variety Show - “Let There Be Hope”


Saturday, May 8, Easter by the Lake - save the date!


Mark your calendars! This evening of song and dance will showcase the musical talents of many high school youth from Easter.  We are still looking for more high schoolers to get involved!!!  If you play an instrument of any kind, sing, or dance, contact Jason at onstage411@hotmail.com or 612-743-4245 before the March 10 deadline to schedule a laid-back audition of a song you are interested in playing or find out more.  The theme of the show is “hope” and we are looking for any songs or dances centered around that idea, but it doesn’t matter how closely the song fits the theme - we will try to make anything work. (And they don’t have to be specifically Christian songs!)

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Care & Fellowship : OWLs View the Dead Sea Scrolls

Thursday, March 25 (Note date change),
10 a.m., meet at Easter on the Hill to carpool


RSVP to Betty Holt by Monday, March 8 for advance ticket purchase
The Older Wiser Lutherans will visit the Science Museum of Minnesota to view "The Dead Sea Scrolls: Words That Changed the World" exhibition.  Bring money for lunch.  Due to the popularity of this exhibit, we need to purchase tickets ahead of time. For reservations or questions, call Betty Holt at 651-454-4352.

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