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23 May 2012
In this issue of
Voice, read about:
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Communion Sunday
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Ladies'
Lunch
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Change
for change
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Pentecost readings on 27
May
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Rainer's
tour to Salzburg
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Long
night of the churches on 1
June |
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Pastor
Troy's weekly
reflections |
Pastor's insights . .
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Randall Peterson, a retired auto-worker,
thinks there could be an interest for a new kind of
bible. He sarcastically says that a publisher ought to
create an electronic Bible that would allow for editing from
the pew. That way, individuals and churches could make
the Bible say what they want it to say. He says it could
be called the LAME Bible: Locally
Adaptive Multi-faith
Edition and could be sold to any church
regardless of what it believes. He's joking, of course, but we might be tempted by such a
product. Jesus gives us some hard teachings! As
believers, our desire is to be obedient to Him in our choices
and attitudes, but at times we resist the Word of God and may
wish we could soften His commands.
Some of Jesus' hard teachings are
found in the Sermon on the Mount. In Mathew 5, He says: "Love
your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and
persecute you." When I was in Ireland, I would
have this scripture ringing in my head again and again.
One group hated the other group, and would refuse, absolutely
refuse, to love, do good, and pray
for their enemies. I remember asking if it was ok to
pray for Jerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, one Sunday morning
-- "absolutely not!" You can tell a lot about
a people based on who or what they
refused to pray for. But Loving
our neighbors is exactly what God tells us to do. We
should know that we can't just delete it or ignore it, or
state that all "real" Christians wouldn't follow this
particular item. We need to apply it to our personal
situations with the Holy Spirit's enablement. God's Word
is to be obeyed by His people. We're the ones who need
to be revised, not the
scriptures.
The following is the pulpit supply while
Pastor Troy is away:
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Date |
Guest
preacher |
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3
June |
Rev. Vladimir
Strejcek |
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10
June |
Rev. Vladimir
Strejcek |
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24
June |
Rev. Vladimir
Strejcek |
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1
July |
Prof. Dr. James
Loader |
10:30 -- Bible
Study
Pastor Troy is back this Sunday, 27
May, and will lead the Bible Study -- Stressed Out: "Living In the Fast
Lane" Part 6, Stress in A Secular World: Abraham and Sodom,
at 10:30 a.m. in the
Chattanooga cafe. All are welcome
and invited to come. Looking forward to seeing
you.
12:00 -- Worship service
this Communion
Sunday
Sermon by Rev. Troy
Morgan: "The Most Important Relay
Race in The
World"
Scripture reading: Acts 2:1-21 (read by VCC Pentecost
Readers -- see
below)
Click here for past
sermons
13:00 -- Fellowship
Time
Please join us for coffee, tea, and
fellowship from
13:00-14:00
immediately following the worship
service.
Pastoral Care -
If you would like the Pastor to
meet with you, or visit those who need pastoral care in
hospital, please contact him directly <vccoffice@chello.at>
The following are the members
elected to serve on the Church Board for the year
2012/13:
The following
position on the Board is still vacant: Christian
education. If any member is interested,
please contact Mary Geissler, Clerk, for the job
description.
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VCC Income
& Expenditure (latest)
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How to donate to the Vienna Community
Church
Supporting
the VCC
Funding of this 54-year-old church comes
solely from the gifts of members, friends, and visitors.
If you would like to support this congregation's ministry,
please:
- put your gift into the
offering-basket during a Sunday service;
- make an electronic transfer
to the VCC's account
IBAN:
AT 082 011 128 753 849 700
BIC:
GIBAATWWXXX
or
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Ladies'
Lunch |
Christine has volunteered to organize our lunch
for May, which will be Friday, 25 May at
noon. We will be going to Boheme
(www.boheme.at), Spittelberggasse 19,
A-1070. It is the first restaurant on the
right hand side of Spittelberggasse when you come from
Burgasse.
Please RSVP to Christine by Wednesday evening if you
will be able to come
christine_vandyk@yahoo.ca
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Change for
change |
Change for change will be collected this
Sunday. A new Charity & Missions Chair
is being appointed, and the charity chosen to
receive Change for change will be decided and made known
soon.
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Pentecost
Reading on 27 May
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Previous year's
Pentecost readers
Day of Pentecost, which
marks the end of the Easter season
in the Christian calendar, celebrates the descent of the Holy
Spirit on the Apostles. Pentecost Sunday falls 50 days
after Easter, and will be celebrated on 27
May this year.
The Pentecost readers are being
lined up to read in their own native languages, representing
VCC's "Many Cultures, One
Faith." Be sure to join us for this special
event.
>> Click here for the Pentecost
readings
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Long night
of the
churches |
VCC
Summer Sound Collage! VCC Sommer Klangcollage!
01.06.2012,
18:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Presentation der
Vienna Community Church
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Rainer in
Salzburg |
20 May 2012 -- First VCC Visit of Rainer
to Salzburg
Last Sunday, another guided VCC excursion took
place on the spur of the moment. This time to the gorgeous
city of Salzburg. Rainer
Zimmermann, VCC tour guide, is vacationing there.
All felt well. Please enjoy the
photos.
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Click here for photos (taken by Jake
Van Dyk)
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ICSV
concert |
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