Yesterday was when the food came in to fill the boxes for the Feed the Need food drive we do each November.  We place all the food on the stage and after church we pack it up to be delivered.  I especially appreciate the willingness of everyone to step up and increase the number of boxes we supplied this year.  The counselor at school said there is more need and everyone pitched in to get it done.  There is something wonderful about sharing and we hope that all the families that this food will go to will be blessed.

I continued the series on the beatitudes and we talked about the mourners.  This really flowed well from our discussion last week about the poor in spirit.  When the world beats you down and you find yourself in that place of being poor in spirit, mourning comes rather easily.  Those who mourn will find comfort in the kingdom and the church does function as the hands of God in this world.  We are part of the way in which mourners do find comfort.  It’s not easy and it can take a long time, but kingdom living is learning to bring comfort.

I apologize for forgetting the recorder again.  There is no recording of the sermon this week.

Here is the bulletin and a couple of pictures from yesterday.

Bulletin 11-13-11