October 28, 2014
Dear Lakeshore,
Thanks to all who planned and participated in Diversity Month. It was a beautiful reminder that we serve a God of great surprises and magnificent differences.
Now comes November. Stewardship will be the unifying theme the first three Sundays of the month. My sermon on November 2 will be “Stewards of Our Memories,” on November 9 it will be “Stewards of the Scripture,” and on November 16 it will be “Stewards of the Church.”
November 2 is All Saints Service. As we consider the ways in which nourish, and are nourished by, our memories there will be time in the service to remember our loved ones who have died, to remember the ways we are continually nourished by remembering them.
The Reverend Dr. Roy A. Medley, General Secretary of the American Baptist Churches USA will be with us this Sunday to bring greetings in the worship service and for informal conversation during the Forum. (Aaron Hopkins will speak to Forever Young on November 8 and lead the Forum on November 16)
It would make me happy to see you Wednesday evening at Mayoral Candidates Forum in the Sanctuary. It is scheduled to begin at 6:00 and end at 8:00. The topic will be the future of Oakland’s professional sports teams.
Prayers of the Congregation
- Prayers for our teens and younger adults
- All who are grieving
- The Harrison family as they remember Herman, their neighbor
- Rowena Jackson, home from the hospital
- All our shut-ins
- Phil and Gloria Meads and Cindy Nelson of June, Billy and Jean
- Marie Johnson for Ruth and Bob
- Kay Baxter for Stacey as she moves back to Oakland and for Jamie
- Ginny Axtell
- Zondra Martin for Joyce Ammons
- Al Johnson and Roy Browner
- Ruben Artery for his father who is scheduled for surgery on 10-29
- Edie Parrot for her son
- Jessie Guiton for her sister
- Margaret Oladoja for her family
- Larry Sims for his family
- Warren and Camille Parker
- The global response to Ebola
- The people of Marysville, Washington and the grieving and traumatized families there
- Our Aspire and Achieve program at Oakland Tech, may it enhance the well being of the students and the community
- The ministry of the American Baptist Churches USA and Dr. Roy Medley
- Steve and Carol Leichter
- Pastor Michael Wallace, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Oakland), recuperating from a heart attack
- Local efforts to end human trafficking
- Wisdom for the electorate in this election season