Revealing, Receiving and Following!
Epiphany starts and ends with a bang. The bright star begins the season, and it culminates with the Transfiguration a bright shining star of a different sort. This weekend the paraments are still white as we observe the Baptism of our Lord, but for the next several weeks the color will be green. During these Sunday’s the celebrations recede, and everyday life re-emerges. What the time between Christmas and Lent captures is that we limited humans can’t take it all in at once. We need a respite, a reprieve to reflect on what has been revealed as we examine our lives.
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- Published: 21 January 2022 21 January 2022
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Please join us for our first concert in our Fine Arts Concert Series at Pacific Hills on December 12th at 3:00 PM. This concert will feature Dr. Mei-Hsuan Huang on the piano, followed by refreshments afterwards. This event is a free-will offering and open to the public. Pianist Mei-Hsuan Huang is Associate Professor of Piano at Iowa State University and a member of the Amara (Ames) Piano Quartet (Joanne Rile Artists Management).
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- Published: 25 November 2021 25 November 2021
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Join us this Advent 2021 as we celebrate “Emmanuel – God With Us.” We offer midweek Advent services, Sunday services, and services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Some of our regular worship service times have been adjusted for the next several weeks. Here is our schedule.
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- Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021
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How did church music change during the Reformation? Every year we celebrate The Reformation and learn about many of the accomplishments of Martin Luther. I was recently reading about music and The Reformation and wanted to share this excerpt from an anonymous source explaining some of Luther's beliefs and changes to church music.
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- Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021
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Pacific Hills is beautifying the new narthex area near the sanctuary, with mosaic art. Artist Rachel Ziegler has created custom imagery to complement Psalm 121:1, “I lift mine eyes unto the hills.”
Members are invited to participate in creating the actual art, by placing individual mosaic pieces on the art. Rachel will be on hand Saturdays November 6, 13 and 20, 9 am to noon, to guide and assist in this project. Join us in the narthex for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The piece is designed to fit the new wall in front of the coat room, and will be a prominent feature. Attendees will see the mosaic when entering and exiting the sanctuary. It is in tryptic form due to the weight of the materials, Rachel said.
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- Published: 08 November 2021 08 November 2021
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Thanks to all the volunteers and participants of the Pacific Hills Lutheran Church Trunk or Treat that took place in the parking lot 10/23/2021. There was a great turn out of about 200 people and we saw some awesome trunk decorations and treats. Thanks to the Pancake Man with his delicious pancakes and sausages.
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- Published: 30 October 2021 30 October 2021
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“For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law.” (Romans 3:28)
On October 31st in the year 1517, a 34 year-old Augustinian monk walked up to the castle church door in Wittenberg and posted 95 theses penned in Latin for the purpose of theological debate. Martin Luther wanted to talk. He wanted to know why the teaching of his church did not square with what he had learned from Holy Scripture. He wanted to know why, if the pope had the power to spring souls from purgatory, he didn’t just do so out of the goodness of his heart. He wanted to know how a piece of paper, an indulgence letter, could take away God’s punishments, as though God were a crooked jailer who could be bought with a bribe. Luther wanted to know what all this have to do with Jesus who hung dead on a cross one good, dark Friday for the sins of the world. And so began what we now call the Reformation of the western Catholic Church.
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- Published: 29 October 2021 29 October 2021
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It is hard to believe we are already halfway through September! Many of us are resuming our "school year" schedules, not traveling on vacation or to see family as often, or your extracurricular activities are picking up again. Choir has started at Pacific Hills already, and Bell Choir starts this weekend! It will be nice to have our ensembles sharing music during our worship services again!
Some things to look forward to in the next few weeks:
Sunday, September 26th, we will have another Hymn Sing. This is your chance to have us sing your favorite hymn 10 minutes preceding worship service. There are no limits to hymn choices, which means you can even pick Christmas tunes!
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- Published: 26 September 2021 26 September 2021
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We are getting close to that time of year when summer comes to an end and fall programming begins. Rally Day at Pacific Hills marks this occasion. Rally Day is September 12, 2021. We invite all teachers to participate in teacher installation, whether you are a Sunday School teacher or a small group leader. The Installation Service will take place at both services. Rally Day festivities will take place during the Sunday School hour in Acker Hall and will include refreshments.
Pastor will discuss our Milestone Ministry and the Four Keys to Nurturing Faith and our Enduring Faith Curriculum. After this opening, the students will be dismissed to their classrooms for abbreviated instruction. Parents, please respond to Pam Hafsaas (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to register for Sunday School.
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- Published: 24 August 2021 24 August 2021
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It's hard to believe that it is already the end of July! It seems as though we'll blink our eyes and it'll be school time already! As we approach the fall, now is a great time to think about ways to get involved in different ministries at Pacific Hills. Of course, I highly recommend checking out one of the music ministries! We always welcome new Bell Choir or Choir members - all talent levels are invited! All you need is a positive attitude and an enjoyment of music!
A great time to try out the Choir without any commitment would be the next Pop-Up Choir on Sunday, August 8th at 9:15 a.m. in the sanctuary! All voices are welcome!
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- Published: 24 July 2021 24 July 2021
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