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From Pastor Jay If they haven't left yet, they most likely will soon. Students of all shapes and sizes from Florida State, Tallahassee Community College, and Florida A&M, will soon be wandering away from beloved Tallahassee and back home to meet loving parents, siblings, and friends. It's a sad time for a campus pastor. Last Sunday I started getting some of my first, "well, I'll see ya in the fall..." goodbyes. Sigh. It has been fun. We have done a lot. It has been a whirlwind experience. The academic year is coming to a close, however, and it's a bittersweet feeling for me. Next Thursday (5/1) is the Feast of the Ascension, the day that we remember the story of the first chapter of the book of Acts (it's after the Gospels). In the story, Jesus leaves His disciples and goes into a cloud that lifts Him into the heavens. He's gone. He's out of their view. They know that He's not dead, as they thought He was just a few weeks ago, but they still feel a little sad. They feel a little bittersweet. They look up into the sky just looking for that last trace of His silhouette. There are some in our community that have lost someone close to them this year. We have seen Pastor Tom Dohrman and Elton Knickerbocker pass away from our community of University Lutheran. We have seen the pain on the faces of our brothers and sisters who have lost family and friends. We might be able to see just a little of what it would like to look into the disciples' eyes on that Ascension day by looking into the eyes of someone who has lost a loved one who knew Christ. We might see it in their eyes, that scanning the horizon for just the last glimpse of a silhouette. We know we will see them again later, but it doesn't stop us from looking now. "Men of Galilee," two voices break in, "why do you stand looking into heaven?" Two men in white robes have appeared beside the disciples while they have been looking up into the skies, and they have a message. "This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven." I have always loved this part. It's a real watershed moment in the Christian story. It is a definitive moment when Jesus' Gospel becomes truly the Gospel of the disciples. The keys have been handed over. There is stuff to do. "You will receive power..." Jesus says, "and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth." But it takes a couple of voices to make it real for the disciples. It takes a couple of voices to get them out of their trance, a couple of voices breaking in and saying, "What are you doing? Why are you looking into the sky? You're not there. You're here." If you are looking into the sky....If you are looking at the horizon...If you are trying to catch a last glimpse, then do it. If you need to heal after heartache, then take some time to heal. If you need to learn what the Gospel is, then learn. Be ready, though, for a couple of voices breaking in. Don't worry. You'll have an eternity to look into the sky if that's what you really want to do. In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
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Calendar Items! Pastor Jay will be out of the office beginning Thursday through Sunday for the LeadNow and FUSION Conferences held in Orlando, FL. Crystal and Randee will be joining him. Make sure to ask them about how it went. April 26th - Circuit Convocation and LWML Rally at Epiphany Lutheran Church All are invited to the Circuit Convocation held at Epiphany Lutheran Church here in Tallahassee. The Circuit Convocation is an opportunity to meet other Lutherans from 7 other churches in our area, to meet our district staff, and to contemplate what we can do as Lutherans here in the Tallahassee area. See below for more information. April 27th - Worship at University Lutheran (and return Global Care Bags)
Circuit
Convocation and LWML Rally THIS Saturday A part of this celebration is Circuit
Convocations ("a meeting of calling together" according to Webster)
throughout the Easter season. This Saturday, April 26th, our Circuit
Convocation will be held at Epiphany Lutheran Church (click here for
directions). The schedule will be as follows:
Missed a chance to give? This past week I received an email from someone who told me that they they had forgotten their offering and so they put it in the mail. (Thanks! We really appreciate it!) If you have a debit or credit card and you forgot your checkbook (or have forgotten how to write a check) consider using University Lutheran's new online donation option found at: www.universitylutheranchurch/about/support/donate/
Thank
you so much for continuing to support University Lutheran and its
mission to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all those who will hear
its truth.
Confabulation - The National Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Campus Ministry Gathering Join us in Tampa as we gather with Lutheran Campus Ministries from all over the nation for a few days of leadership, fellowship, and spiritual life. When?: May 17-20 Where?: Tampa, FL (Hilton Tampa) Who?: Any college student or person who wants to work with college ministry. Website: The Confabulation Please contact Pastor Jay as soon as possible. Missed a
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Good Stuff After church one Sunday morning, a mother commented, "The choir was awful this morning."The father commented, "The sermon was too long." Their 7-year-old daughter added, "You've got to admit it was a pretty good show for a dollar." |
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Lutheran Enews April 23 Faithful Members Serving at Worship for April 27th Organist Adam Brink Choir Director Bethany Kiral Guitar Worship Team Adam Douthwaite Crystal Berner Communion Setup Elsa McKinney Communion Assistant Dale Landry Acolyte Please Sign Up Usher Please Sign Up!!! We really need this position filled! Reader Dale Landry Refreshments Bill and Karyl Lueck Sound System Bill Lueck Forget Your Checkbook Last Sunday? Send in your offering via University Lutheran's web site. Prayer List (Please consider including the following in your
prayer life this week) Assurance that Jesus Christ truly is the way, the truth, and the life of all people. For Lacey, a girl hurt very badly in an accident on Appalachee Pkwy. Thanksgiving that Bret Knickerbocker has returned safely from Iraq. That we may all be filled with a spirit of forgiveness which reflects the forgiveness given to us by God in Christ. For all children who are left in desperate situations, especially those in the nation of Haiti, that they may be helped and not left as orphans. Continued prayers for Jim Camp who is still going through radiation treatments. Healing for "Cha-cha" who was injured in an accident. Thanksgiving for Doug Rogers, Grandfather of Jordan Snyder, who was let out of the hospital again and that he may be given health to stay out. For peace and knowledgeable medical staff for all those who are going in for medical tests, including Mary Hafner. Thanksgiving on behalf of all students who celebrate the end of this school term. Continued prayers for law students still in the midst of exams. Safe travels for all who are leaving Tallahassee after finals. ...and that our prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's saints here on earth. Weekly
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"A Jesus-Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace"
925 W. Jefferson St.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
850 224 6059
pastor@universitylutheranchurch.org