Group continues study of book of John

LA GRANDE — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, Sept. 4, will celebrate Communion with Katy Anderson at 10 a.m. Bible study is held in the church library after the worship service. The group is studying the book of John, with emphasis this week on John 6:1-25.

Worship service will be streamed live and recorded

LA GRANDE — Zion Lutheran Church meets for worship Sunday, Sept. 4, at 9 a.m. The sermon is based on Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Luke 14:25-33, and is titled “Choosing Life.” Holy Communion will be served, and a time of fellowship will follow the service.

The service will be streamed live on Sunday and also will be available for viewing later. The link for those will be posted to Zion’s Facebook page and website on Sept. 3.

Sept. 4 is ‘fast Sunday’

NORTHEASTERN OREGON — All members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are encouraged to fast for two meals on Sunday, Sept. 4, and to donate the value of those meals to the church to help the less fortunate, both locally and throughout the world.

Testimonies will be shared during Sunday’s Sacrament service (and other meetings) by members of the congregation who choose to do so. Sunday school lessons will be taught during the second hour of services with lessons based on the “Come, Follow Me” curriculum studied the prior two weeks.

The “Come, Follow Me” lesson for the week of Sept. 5 is based on Isaiah chapters 1-12 and his prophecies about Jesus Christ and the work to come in the latter days.

The carpets in buildings throughout the stake are being cleaned during the next week. Members are asked to check the calendar before planning or holding activities in their local church building.

Junior confirmation begins this week

LA GRANDE — The sermon at Faith Lutheran Church’s 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Sept. 4, will focus on the costs of discipleship and Jesus’ emphasis that no one or no thing should come before God. The Bible text used will be Luke 14:25-35.

Junior confirmation at Faith Lutheran begins this week. The students will recite the books of the Bible and review last year’s lessons. They will also begin studying the Ten Commandments.

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