Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Pentecost 21A; Matthew 21:33-46; Oct. 5, 2008 – Pastor Eric
When you sit down to eat a meal, do you say something like, “God is great, God is good?” Or do you say something more like that other classic American table grace, Bart Simpson’s, when you prayed, “Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing.” Now, hopefully there’s an obvious […]
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Ice Cream Social
Gloria Dei had a family ice cream social on Sunday, October 5. We had seven families of all different ages having some sweet treats together. It was bring your own bowl and a topping to share, and then a yummy treat followed by game time. The middle school youth played ball while the younger […]
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Confirmands Make Prayer Benches
Our Confirmation classes our studying the marks of discipleship this fall: fellowship, prayer, reading the Bible, giving, worship, and service. For the class on prayer, Pastor Wendy Abrahamson, of Good Shepherd in Florham Park, led the class in making prayer stools.
We share a confirmation program with St. Mark in Morristown and Good Shepherd in […]
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
50th Anniversary Celebration Starts
Gloria Dei kicked off its 50th Anniversary celebrations on Sept. 21, the 50th anniversary of its first worship service. Former pastor Dan Leslie, who served at Gloria Dei from 1978 until 1985, was the guest preacher, and the service was followed by the annual church picnic. It was a wonderful day of celebrating our past […]
