Free Benefit Concert
For the Iowa District East LCMS Capital Campaign "Proclaiming Christ Jesus"
Friday August 9th, 7-8pm
Refreshments following
At Trinity Lutheran Church
1363 1st Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA
Performance by Hannah Duncan, violin
Daughter of Rev. Dean and Penny Duncan
Casey Rafn, piano
Performance will include works of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bach. Donations will be accepted. Make checks payable to "Iowa District East" and include "Proclaiming Christ Jesus" in the memo field.
A note from Rev. Dean Rothchild concerning this concert:
Our district has been involved in a Capital Campaign under the banner of "Proclaiming Christ Jesus." To date we have received gifts and pledges which total a little over $276,000. Hannah Duncan, daughter of Rev. Dean and Penny Duncan of Belle Plaine, is an accomplished violinist. Hannah has graciously volunteered to hold a benefit concert for this campaign on Friday August 9th, 2013, 7:00-8:00pm. This will be held at Trinity Lutheran, 1363 1st Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. A free will offering will be received and refreshments will follow.The "Proclaiming Christ Jesus" capital campaign was approved at the 2012 District Convention. The purpose of the campaign is to support new mission starts in Iowa District East. Currently St. Silas Lutheran Church is the primary beneficiary. As we approach the one-year mark of the capital campaign we also approach the halfway point of the goal. I will be at the concert and will make myself available during the refreshments to answer any questions you might have regarding the work that's happening in North Liberty.
Speaking of which, we're long overdue for an update. Since February 3rd A+D 2013 we have been hearing the Gospel preached and receiving our Lord's body and blood each Sunday. We have had visitors here and there, but mainly this has been a time of growing together as a small congregation, working on getting a more permanent location, and putting together ideas for outreach. March 17th I posted a brief note mentioning that the first storefront we were looking at ended up costing more than initially indicated and we had to stop pursuing that one. However another good option had opened up. We put in an offer to the owner of that storefront and he accepted our offer. He also bidded out what costs would be to build out the space. Fortunately this location is basically a big room with a small office, a boiler room with storage space, a bathroom, and a second room that will be the other bathroom. So no major changes in terms of putting up or taking down walls. We'll simply be adding a second bathroom and a kitchenette. We then worked on a lease and submitted that to him. The owner is in the process of getting permits from the city to begin the build out. We have yet to hear a definite "Yes" or "No" regarding the lease, but from the owner's behavior it seems he's moving forward. Hopefully we will have more to say about this soon.
Continue to remember us in your prayers. The devil has not been idle in this process. Fortunately a simple petition prayed through Jesus Christ our Lord is all that's needed to still the serpent's forked tongue. He likes to think he's really something, boasting with great words and threats and flexing his scaly muscles, and then a simple, weak child prays and all the devil's plans come to nothing. It's kind of anticlimactic: you're all ready for this huge battle and then by mere speaking it's all over in an instant. It's a war of the words, and we've got the Word of God.
I'll see you August 9th. The Lord willing we'll have several more updates before then.
In Christ
Pastor Andrew Richard
St. Silas Lutheran Church
www.stsilaslutheran.org
www.facebook.com/stsilaslutheran
stsilaslutheran@gmail.com
