eNews for Thursday, September 9, 2021
L’Shana Tovah
As we approach Rosh Hashanah,
I reach my greetings deeply felt
for those who in faith name this evening
the beginning of a new year.
May this be your good year,
and may you recognize
the sweet blessings when they come
and not only in looking back.
May this be good year for our fragile world,
for all who are most vulnerable
in this time of illness,
of political conflict,
of fire and flood and storm,
of the collapse of buildings,
of earthquakes and evacuations.
May the most intimate heart-holding
of your family and friends,
be tenderly held in the circle
of a great repairing of the earth.
Duluth Superior Pride
Pilgrim youth were at the Pride parade in Superior last weekend!
Lessons for Pilgrim Families
Since we are not having Sunday school for our youngest Pilgrims right now, there is a packet of lessons available for September 12, 19, and26. We would love your feedback about this idea as well as photos of your family as they participate. We will show the photos during the next youth Sunday, which will be planned soon. Send your photos to cindy@grindy.net or text them to Cindy at (218) 349‑9611
Are you seeking inspiration and creative renewal? Writer and composer Amanda Udis-Kessler's virtual workshop “Grit and Grace: Creativity, Spirituality, and Justice Work” is an ideal opportunity for clergy, lay leaders, and all people of faith.
Workshop time will include conversations, individual exercises, pair and small-group discussions, and creative opportunities supported with spiritual grounding practices. During the workshop as well as the two weeks before and after, participants will build supportive community through conversations about creativity.
Learn more and register at the-damascus-project.org.
Pilgrim Women's Book Club
Monday, September 13 | 4:00 pm
The Pilgrim Book Group will meet on September 13 at 4:00 pm. Our book will be Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. All are welcome to participate. We will meet via Zoom again because of the mask recommendation at our church. We’re hopeful that sometime soon we can begin meeting in person in the church parlor.
Meeting ID: 856 8820 1294
Passcode: 260291
Upcoming Worship
Here are some dates to watch out for:
- Gary Boelhower will preach on Sunday, September 12.
- Mark Hakes will preach on Sunday, September 19
- Mary Anderson will preach on Sunday, September 26
- Sunday, October 3, will be Pastor Carla's first Sunday at Pilgrim.
Sunday Worship at Pilgrim
Join us Sunday at 10:00 am for Sunday Worship at Pilgrim, in person or online. You can view the service on Pilgrim's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
You can download a Bulletin here.
This Sunday's scripture readings:
- Proverbs 1:20-33
- Psalm 19
- James 3:1-12
- Mark 8:27-38
If you have an announcement that you would like read during a Sunday service, please get it to the office by Thursday each week.
In case you missed it, you can view last Sunday's worship service on YouTube.
8/29 attendance: 51
YouTube views: 24
Prayers and Condolences
Keep in your prayers:
- The Shull family after Gene's passing
- Kay Slack and her family on the passing of her husband, Bill
- Joyce Young's son Michael Rookey as he receives care for cancer
- Bob Reichert as he undergoes treatment
- Anita and her family as she undergoes medical treatment
- Wanda and her family as she continues to receive treatment
Show Us Your Walks
A few fallen leaves in Chester Bowl
We're lucky to live in a community with so much beauty and access to nature. Send Patrick your photos to share your walks with us in future emails! It's another way to stay connected in these troubled times.
What Patrick's Listening To
I've been in a Mozart mood lately. Here's a lovely performance of the Requiem by the WDR Symphony Orchestra (a German radio orchestra). Some fun touches in this performance: this is Harvard scholar Robert Levin's completion of the Requiem, which replaces some of Süssmayr's clunkier additions. The "Amen" fugue after the "Lacrymosa" is a treat!