February
2010
MINISTERS CORNER
Revs. Ken and Kay Leppell
MINISTER’S CORNER
February
2010 In this season of love, we share our gifts of peace with our world. Here
we are again in the month of love. I thank all of you who gave so much over the
holidays. Your generosity has and will be rewarded. In our circle, we say you
cannot out-give God, and how true that is. Last month, at our board meeting, we
approved our outreach ministry to the Soldiers of the Cross organization. Many
thanks are given to all who supported our goals. The church is still growing.
We have new members and lots of visitors. We thank all of our members for their
God-given talents. Our very own, Marian Curtis is back playing the piano after
surgery on her shoulder. Many thanks go to Rachel who stepped up and played for
during Marian’s absence. I have found out that to experience love in the world,
I first had to know love within myself. Real love emanates from our individual
expression of the love of God within translates to right action love in our
day-to-day living. As I follow divine love to remove all fear, I understand
that peace is mine for the receiving. Allowing God’s love to take hold in my
heart and mind, I am empowered to share my gifts of peace with you. By sharing
of myself and listening to others, I show compassion and kindness. As I allow
myself to accept, enjoy, and appreciate my loved ones, a divine peace emerges
from me. It allows me to reach out and expand love to all who are in my world.
Your
humble servant, Rev. Ken Leppell
Happy Valentines Day! Let us not forget Presidents Day. There is so much going on in February. February is a month of Love, hope and celebration. The Lord has given us a heart filled with a huge, never-ending capacity for love. Why wait for special occasions to express that love? The greatest commandment is to “Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your mind and with all of your soul. The second is like unto it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” How can we do this if we are afraid to tell someone how we feel? Or are we inappropriate with our motives? By putting God first in our lives, doing according to His way of life, we then learn to love ourselves and not do things which will draw negative reactions to the core of our lives. Love is the way to overcome negative things inside us. Loving God prepares me to first learn how to love me, then you. When we pray for right thinking and direction, we are on the right track. Then we learn to do the next right thing according the God’s way of life, not our own seeking recognition and satisfaction from the world. I wish Happy Birthday to everyone who have birthdays in February, and those who had birthdays in January. So let’s do little things all year to show our love for each other. Thank you for your love for yourself and me.
Love in Christ,
Rev.
Kay Leppell
BIBLE STUDY
Come join us as we begin the study of Isaiah. We meet at the church at 9:45 am to 10:30 am with Marian Curtis.
SUNDAY
SERVICES
Sunday Services are at 11:00
am. We welcome everyone to worship with us. Invite a guest or two and join
us. We are located on
PRAYER
REQUESTS
Please include in your healing prayers the following:
Morning Skye
Gerald Cozad
Louis and Monique Barnard
Joe and Rae Duncan
Steve Erskine
Sally Guthrie
Dawn Fuller and family
Gus DeBock
Norma Corcoran
Calvin
and Juanita Leppell
Rev. Marie White
Bobbi Rainha
Bear Medicinefeather
Running Cloud
Colleen Laughery
Marilyn Laughery
Revs. Ken and Kay Leppell
Fred & Allison Woodruff
We see you whole and well in all aspects of your life, know that nothing is impossible with God, the Source of all good. Thank you, Father. We let it go and so it is.
Please
include the Center in your prayers. _________________________________
We thank you for your support by mail and at church. Your
blessings and prosperity are continuing to increase. Our Internet website
address is: www.c-o-m-e.org
Please email us or write for prayer requests, suggestions and any input you may have. Please reference the church in the subject line and email to: Kaycha@comcast.net. If you prefer to send by mail our address is at the top of the page. Our FAX number is: 253-445-0446
Ministers
Schedule
Rev. Ken Leppell will be speaking in February. Please bring your friends and family to hear the messages he will be teaching.
FEBRUARY BIBLE READING
I Corinthians 13:4-5,7 Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way… It bears all things, believes all things, hope all things, endures all things.
FEBRUARY
AFFIRMATION
Through the healing power of the Christ Presence, I am strong and whole.
MINISTERS
We are available for spiritual counseling, ceremonies, weddings, and memorials.
Rev. Ken Leppell--253-845-3957
Rev. Kay Leppell--253-845-3957
SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST!
The breakfast starts at 9:30 am to 10:30 a.m., the first Sunday of each month.
Eggs (your way), bacon, ham, sausage, hash browns, French toast, pancakes, toast, juice, coffee, and milk are all on the menu. Cost? A love donation is appreciated.
POETRY CORNER
Slow Me Down, Lord
Ease the pounding of my heart,
By the quieting of my mind.
Steady my hurried pace with
A vision of eternal time.
Give me amid the confusion of
The day, the calmness of the
Everlasting hills.
Break the tension of my nerves and
Muscles with the soothing music
Of the singing streams that live in my memory.
Help me to know the magical
Restoring power of sleep.
Teach me the art of taking minute
Vacations – of slowing down to
Look at a flower, to chat with
A friend, to pat a dog,
To read a few lines from a good book.
Slow me down Lord, and inspire
Me to send my roots deep into
The soul of life enduring
Values that I may grow toward
The stars of my greater
Destiny.
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Anonymous
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Editor: Rev. Kay Leppell
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