In Luke 15 There’s a little discussion about the company Jesus keeps. His folks are not proper and polite, and the authorities don’t like it. So Jesus offers a teaching in the form of a couple parables. We will put ourselves in the places of those who heard Jesus speak, and of the characters in the parable. What would we feel and think if we were the Pharisees, on one hand, or the tax collectors and sinners, on the other?  What would our Christian lives be like if we imitated the single-minded search of the shepherd who left the flock to look for one lost sheep, or of the woman who swept the house to find a lost coin?

Our final summer soloist is violinist Blythe Brown! Even better: Blythe invited her violin teacher to church to play a duet with her. Blythe and her family have been part of our Peace community for years and years.

Bring in pasta for the Wayland Food Pantry.

Complete the registration form and return it to Kim Canning. Next Sunday, September 18, is Rally Day, the beginning of a new year of learning and faith formation. We will bless the students and teachers as they begin a new year of fun and learning.

Faith formation teachers’ meeting Tuesday, September 13.

Florence House moms are coming to Beehive. Send an email or sign up on the table in the narthex to help with the Florence House babies and children and/or to bring and help serve lunch.

The council meets Monday September 12 at 7:30 pm.

Prayer ministry Sunday, September 25, during the faith formation hour. All are invited.