BloomNotes March 24, 2017

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3/24/2017 "BloomNotes" 03 24 2017 Fourth Sunday in Lent Your participation strengthens our whole church community. . The benefits are fun and the challenge is rewarding. Also, it's a good way to meet and make new friends. Thank you very much. Community Covenants Bloom Our United Church of Christ Wider Church Relationships and Details Opportunities for Experience and Growth Get Conference ENews. (Link) Go here to sign up for distribution. United Church of Christ Web site is here. UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns Web site is here. LGBT Coalition Facebook page is here. Feed your Spirit... Sign up for Wonderful UCC Daily Devotionals here. They are thoughtful, delightful and brief, arriving in your email just in time to start the day right. Other Bloom Relationships in the Greater World: Inland Congregations United for Change Broadway United Methodist Church Church Within A Church Movement Reconciling Ministries Network COVENANT and MEMBERSHIP Part 1: The church covenant is: We the members of Bloom in the Desert Ministries welcome all persons who seek to live a Christian life. We celebrate and affirm God's eternal covenant with every living creature, including all the diverse conditions and circumstances of age, race, gender identities, marital status, physical condition, sexual orientation, ethnic background, and economic status. We uphold http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102165220145&ca=51b4f0565ce1468f9ccf3acad19f6378 30/32
3/24/2017 "BloomNotes" 03 24 2017 Fourth Sunday in Lent one another in living out the ways and teachings of Jesus in all our comings and goings and ensure that peace, compassion, truth and justice guide our daily choices and our life's goals. We join together in loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and our neighbors as ourselves. Part 2: In our community life we will: Be faithful in all spiritual duties essential to the Christian life; be present whenever possible at the church services; contribute according as each may be able, to the temporal prosperity and spiritual welfare of the church in support of the mission, program, and leadership; and share in the organized work of the church. Part 3: We affirm the importance and guiding nature of scripture, tradition, experience and reason in our personal and community lives. Our Vision: Bloom chooses to build a loving, safe, inclusive faith community that is intellectually challenging, emotionally supportive and filled with the strength, integrity and social responsibility that spirituality inspires. Our Mission: Guided by teachings of Jesus Christ, Bloom is a community of believers who strive to uplift and heal one another. We gather to worship God, witness our faith in the living of our lives and uphold one another in Christian living. United in our diversity we are inclusive and embracing. We agitate for God's peace and justice in our community and around the world. Our Core Values: We are a people of God's extravagant welcome. We are a people of covenant. We work toward a just and loving world through service and generosity. We listen for the stillspeaking God. We encourage a life of inquisitive and thoughtful searching. We are grounded by Christian faithfulness. We celebrate the joy in life. Also visit: www.bloominthedesert.org Our Web site http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102165220145&ca=51b4f0565ce1468f9ccf3acad19f6378 31/32
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