Thankful for the Fragrance

2 Corinthians 2:14-17

I am deeply humbled and very excited to give the homily this Sunday at Sonoma Springs Covenant Church. Blessings, thanks and look forward to spending time with the Saints there!

We will be collecting your bookmarks this Sunday. These bookmarks will be sent to the conference annual meeting. The bookmarks will then be brought to Gather, where leaders will host a BLESS ceremony and pray over all names together as a denomination.

Greetings SSCC Friends and Members!

Your Leadership Team would like to let you all know what we have been up to lately. In not-so-fun but very important tasks, we have been reviewing the church’s by-laws and establishing formal procedures and policies for facility use requests, weddings and funerals, pastoral care, announcements, membership classes, and more. As the church grows, having all of this in order and clearly spelled out will be very important.

We have also been working on reviewing our current ministry teams, figuring out what changes are needed to support our Glorify, Grow, Go mission. Our current ministry teams are: Building & Grounds & Stewardship, Audio-Visual, Mutual Ministry, Sanctuary Decor, Children’s Church, Prayer Ministries, and Celebrate Recovery. We are also in the process of working with two ministry teams, Hospitality and Hope & Care, to clarify their missional objectives and split each of them into two distinct teams, each of which would have a more focused mission. Currently both teams have such a broad scope that it has become overwhelming for the team members and hard to find new members willing to take on so much at once. We have realized we also need a Social Media Team and are working on plans for that. Look for more information and ways you can get involved in these important missions of our church in upcoming days!

Outside Kairos is a special weekend for the women who have incarcerated loved ones.

The Kairos Ministry reaches out by affirming Jesus' love for these families. This weekend is covered by prayer through the Prayer Vigil.

"This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God." (2 Corinthians 9:12)

Baptism is a symbolic first step for all who decide to trust and follow Jesus.

If you've decided to trust Jesus with your life and to follow Him, we encourage you to take the next step in that decision through baptism.

Membership is an important step to belonging. We'd love to connect with you further. Sign up and we'll be in touch with you.

Gather facilitates annual Covenant connections through the 135th Covenant Annual Meeting, Ministerium Annual Meeting and Vocation Development, and the Ordination Service. Together we will continue to fulfill the mission of the Covenant through this important time of communal discernment. Contact Susan Grandle for more information.

We need volunteers to serve on a rotational basis. There is a sign up sheet at the Welcome table in the church lobby.

Feed Jesus- Is in need of towels, Twin bed sheets, blankets, diapers, baby wipes, clothes and sandwich items! Bread, condiments, meats, etc. Bring in nonperishable items, and toiletries. They are NOT accepting old prescription bottles or used food containers, even if cleaned. All donations will be donated to the Gospel Rescue Mission. You are able to bring your items between 9AM- 1PM Monday- Friday to place in the box near the doors. If you feel comfortable you can also leave the items outside the Church doors at any time.

For more information see the Connect Group board in the church lobby or online at our website https://sonomasprings.org/

We'd love to pray for you! log onto our faithlife group https://faithlife.com/sscc-o/activity