The story of faith is not one of arrival but of journey. The new butterfly’s struggle to push out of its confines produces a fissure that cannot be undone. There is no going back, the journey to a new existence has commenced. The post-resurrection story of Jesus opening the hearts of his fellow travelers along the road to Emmaus invites us to be companions of the one who will open us into the light of a new day.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
EMERGE – A Metamorphosis Moment
“Open: Into The Light”
Behind the Curtain
Warning. This week’s Behind the Curtain has politics included, but my goal is to not be political. Bishop Berlin hosted a regional meeting last weekend in Gainesville. One of the things he told the audience is we, as the church, need to be prepared for what is coming from the policies being enacted by the government. You might have seen in the news that the number of cargo ships entering the United States is going down. I saw this week that four container boxes on a ship equates to one job. Cargo ships carry hundreds and even thousands of containers. That means there is a real impact to our neighbors and that is my focus. How can we help? Join us on Sunday and I will share with you the first step we are going to take to help our neighbor.
Pastor Steve
Upcoming Events
- 5/10 ROL Women’s Social at Stella’s home 2-4pm
- 5/11 Sunday Bible Study after worship
- 5/11 T.L.C. Youth Group 6-:30-7:30pm
- 5/13 Young Adult LGBTQ 4-6pm
- 5/14 Young Adult LGBTQ 11-1pm
- 5/16 Teen SYNC 6-8pm
- 5/20 Church Council Meeting at 6:30pm
Ladies Spring Social
Online Bible Study
Everyone welcome to join the online Bible Readings as we journey through the Book of Psalms. This is a 2 part series, Psalms 1-75 and then 76-150….5 chapters per week. You can join at any time and if you get behind, just skip to where we are! For those of you already in the Online studies, I will send you the next links. For anyone that wants to join, please reach out to stellakaypainter@gmail.com. March 1, 9am-1pm
Youth News
Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
Derek Rivers is 17 years old, born 09/21/2007. Graduating this year from Creekside High School with a 3.6 GPA. He also belongs to The National Society of High School Scholars, and was also a recipient of the St. Johns Count Character Award last year. Derek plans are to pursue playing Basketball in College, with a major is Sports Medicine, and a minor in Sports Management, is goal is to be a Physical Therapist while also continuing to be involved in Basketball at some level. He has had a few offers from Colleges to play Basketball, the 3 he may pursue is Barry University in Miami, the University of Fort Lauderdale, and locally Trinity Baptist College.
Chris Rhodes is graduating Biscayne High School! He is to continue working at Chik Fil A in the Avenues Mall and in the fall he’ll be going to FSCJ for HVAC tech.
Megan Hendel is graduating from FSCJ with a degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. Congratulations Megan!
Zoe Yates is graduating from Creekside High School on May 16th. She was a 4-year member of the Track Team. She was also on the Cross-Country team for 2 years. She completed 4 years of the Teaching Academy at Creekside. Zoe loves working on and driving her car. To pursue this interest, Zoe plans to attend JTech to study Automotive Technology.
Opportunities to Serve
Seeking volunteers for Nursery, Preschool, Children’s Sunday School age, and Youth! Talk to Kayla and let’s get you set up!
HUGS Food Assistance for St. Johns County Youth Contact Margaret Campbell
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Max Merchant – May 4
Mark Aubel – May 6
Theoren Murphy – May 8
Gloria Woodard – May 14
Kenny Henley – May 15
Bob Ritter – May 22
Deborah and Larry DeLeury – May 10
Sweena and Jacob Mani – May 10