Sabbatical Summer at a Glance
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Sunday, May 22—An Amazing Detour (Acts 16:9-15 & John 14:23-29)
Sabbatical Sending with Pastor Joy & family
Sunday, May 29—An Ironic Escape (Acts 16:16-34 & John 17:20-26)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Jenny Sung preaching, Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener presiding
Sunday, June 5—Day of Pentecost: The Ultimate Surprise Party (Acts 2:1-21 & John 14:15-27)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener preaching/presiding
Sunday, June 12—Holy Trinity Sunday (Proverbs 8: 1-4 and John 16:12-15)
Create Sabbatical Summer Dr. Kelly Sherman-Conroy preaching, Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener presiding
Sunday, June 19—A Change of Heart, Not of Scenery (Galatians 3:23-29 & Luke 8:26-39)
Create Sabbatical Summer Pastoral Intern Carrie Stiles preaching, Rev. Ralph Baumgartner presiding
Sunday, June 26—Intervening to Enlighten God’s Own (Galatians 5:1, 13-14 and Luke 9: 51-62)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Kelly Chatman preaching, Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener presiding
Sunday, July 3—A Humbling Intervention, a Proud Commander (2 Kings 5:1-14 & Luke 10:16-20)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener preaching/presiding
Sunday, July 10—Love Unconditionally (Deuteronomy 30:9-14 and Luke 10:25-37)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Babette Chatman preaching/presiding
Sunday, July 17—Stop and Listen (Genesis 18:1-10a and Luke 10:38-42)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Christine Belfrey preaching, Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener presiding
Sunday, July 24—Be Persistent in Prayer (Psalm 138:1-8 and Luke 11:1-13)
Create Sabbatical Summer Pastoral Intern Carrie Stiles preaching, Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener presiding + Blessing Youth Who Are Going to Camp +
Sunday, July 31—Outdoor Worship & Picnic at Central Park in Roseville
Look Beyond Yourself (Psalm 49:1-12 and Luke 12:13-21)
Create Sabbatical Summer Joe Davis preaching, Rev. Emily R-H presiding
Tuesday, August 2 National Night Out
August 3-5 VBS on a Stick: The Great Community Get-together
Sunday, August 7—How Faith Acts (8-16 and Luke 12:32-34)
Create Sabbatical Summer Pr Intern Carrie Stiles preaching, Rev. Juli Thompson presiding
and come one & all to the Congregational Create Retreat
Sunday, Aug 14—The Eyes of Faith (Hebrews 11:29-32, 12:1-2 and Luke 12:49-56)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Christine Belfrey preaching, Rev. Emily R-H presiding
Sunday, Aug 21—Faith in the Face of Opposition (Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-17)
Create Sabbatical Summer Rev. Emily Rova-Hegener preaching/presiding
Sunday, Aug 28—Trusting Even When We Wait (Hebrews 13:1-8 and Luke 14:1, 7-14)
Bethany Ringdal, preaching and Rev. Joy McDonald Coltvet presiding
September 2-4—Family Camp+Three Days of Awesomeness at River Place Tree Farm, Preston, Minnesota
Sunday, September 4—Choose Life (Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Luke 14:25-33)
Rev. Joan Conroy, preaching/presiding
Sunday, September 11—Rejoice With Me (Luke 15:1-10)
Celebrating Return from Sabbatical Pastor Joy McDonald Coltvet preaching/presiding
Pastor Joy’s Plans for the Summer
In late May, Pastor Joy will travel north to begin the Sabbatical with a personal retreat and weaving class. It will be a summer of rest, renewal and seeing what creative projects spring from that ground. In July, Pastor Joy and family will get to experience travel to Hawaii—Oahu and the Big Island. We look forward to seeing a very ancient (& new to us) part of the earth and God’s creation, as well as having a beautiful cross-cultural experience. Mahalo!
A final personal retreat will end the Sabbatical time for Pastor Joy. Originally, our Sabbatical plan included a trip to Ethiopia. We hope that we might be able to do this trip in the not-too-distant future. As we’re returning to Christ on Capitol Hill in late August, we look forward to hearing about your Create Sabbatical Summer experiences, joining in at Family Camp (also known as Three Days of Awesomeness) and then celebrating with you all on September 11.
