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A LETTER ON SABBATICAL ⬪ JUNE 1 – AUGUST 31, 2022   Pastor Michael’s sabbatical theme, Rooted, comes from Jeremiah 17:7-8. This passage compares those who trust in the Lord to trees planted by water. These trees, we are told, do not get anxious in the year of drought for their roots drink from the stream. Jesus, likewise, tells us not to be anxious. Instead, he invites us to take up his yoke. He says

7 Things You Need To Know About Michael’s Sabbatical When you have the time, please read each section below carefully with an open heart and open mind: 1. Why 7 things? Because 7 is a number relevant to Sabbatical. In Genesis 2 we read God rests on the seventh day of creation. In Leviticus 25 the people are instructed to harvest the fields for six years, but on the seventh year they are to remain fallow: receive complete rest. South

Lent is drawing to a close. Holy Week is up ahead. Palm Sunday begins the final week of Jesus’ ministry with his odd and surprising parade into the city of Jerusalem. The healing, redeeming, inclusive love Jesus lived and preached brought out an expectant and joy-filled crowd. Palm branches waved, cloaks were strewn on the ground, and people shouted “Alleluia!” While Roman rulers often road into conquered cities on mighty steeds with heavily armed soldiers to

I’m so excited to welcome Rev. Dr. Jim Abernathy to South Elkhorn! The Cabinet (South Elkhorn’s governing board), with recommendation from the Sabbatical Team and Personnel, unanimously voted to call Jim as Interim Sabbatical Minister for this summer (June 1 – August 31). He will be joining us for worship on May 22 and I can’t wait for you to meet him! Jim comes highly recommended from former South Elkhorn member and Interim Regional Minister,

It used to be one day. Then a week. Now it’s a  year-round global mission fund.  South Elkhorn has long supported the long-lasting, long-reaching, and life-transforming work of disaster relief, refugee resettlement, and economic development through Week of Compassion. Through this denominational ministry, we bring the compassion of Christ to address real human suffering and material need in contexts near and far–local and global. Every year South Elkhorn makes a general contribution and invites individuals to