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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A small group of Lake County residents have a vision for a new church that harks back to the Protestant Reformation for the biblical principles that guide what makes a church.
That vision has led to creation of the new Lake County Reformed Church.
These principles, sometimes called the Five Solas of the Reformation, are five phrases, or slogans, based squarely on the Bible that emerged during the reformation to summarize the reformers’ theological convictions about the essentials of Christianity.
These principles are that the Bible alone is the highest authority, that we are saved by faith alone in Jesus Christ, that salvation comes from God by grace alone, that Christ alone is the mediator between God and man and is alone our Lord, Savior and King, and finally that we live for the glory of God alone.
The group is calling this new local church “reformed” because of its basis on these historical principles.
These goals may seem high and lofty, however they are actually quite basic in that they simply mean that the object is to carefully follow the Bible in what they believe and what is essential in a Christian church.
As a reformed church, the new church will be characterized by worship that is purposely directed to God.
This is expressed by the faithful, expository preaching of the gospel from the pulpit, the faithful administration of the sacraments, and the faithful exercise of church discipline together with reverent worship that fully appreciates all that the church in its rich history has to offer.
Expository preaching is preaching that works its way through the Bible verse by verse explaining its meaning and how it applies to our daily lives.
What has changed over the years is that preachers have begun to preach sermons that seem to be more intended to entertain those sitting in the seats.
The faithful administration of the sacraments is simply that the two sacraments of baptism and communion are carefully and regularly administered according to how Jesus instituted them in the New Testament.
The faithful administration of church discipline simply means that church members are lovingly held accountable by church leaders to the standards of Christian behavior as taught in the Bible.
The group intends to give full appreciation for the great hymns of the church, while also appreciating the best of hymns being written today.
Lake County Reformed may be beginning a new church, but also an old church possessing the best qualities of the past.
More information is available at www.facebook.com/lakecountyreformed and www.lakecountyreformed.org , or contact Jim Heimbach at 707-799-0476.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The sermon at the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County on Sunday, Nov. 2, will be delivered by Lake County Supervisor Denise Rushing.
The title of the sermon is “Spiritual Entrepreneurs and The New Story.”
The service begins at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 3810 Main St. in Kelseyville. Guests are welcome.
Of her sermon, Rushing says, “Led by a creative spiritual force within, entrepreneurs are poised to create a whole new chapter in Earth’s unfolding story.”
Rushing will take a fresh in-depth look at the role of story and purpose, sharing Earth-inspired strategies for how to overcome barriers, find a true and more empowering story, align with a bigger planetary story, and take your own work to the next level.
Rushing is completing her second term in office as District 3 Supervisor for Lake County.
She is an engineering graduate of Stanford University where she studied environmental sciences and alternative energy.
She holds a master's degree in culture and spirituality from Holy Names University.
For more information, call 707-587-4243.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – On Sunday, Oct. 26, the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County will hold a Dia de los Muertos – “Day of the Dead” – service and ceremony.
The service begins at 11 a.m. at the church located at the corner of First and Main streets in Kelseyville.
Guests are encouraged to attend, and are invited to bring a photo or memento of a deceased friend or relative for the altar.
The Dia de los Muertos is an annual holiday that combines the Roman Catholic All Saints and All Souls Day rituals with 2,000-year-old Mexican Indian traditions.
The service mixes celebration and mourning as a way to remember those who have gone before.
An altar, or “Ofrenda,” will be created to honor the dead.
Unitarian Universalists honor and celebrate a variety of religious and spiritual traditions.
The service on Sunday will offer a perspective into an ancient ceremony that is an important part of the religious traditions of many.
It will be a celebration and affirmation of life.
For more information, call 707-279-4387.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – This Sunday’s special liturgy of leave taking and thanksgiving for shared ministry at St. John’s Episcopal Church will mark the retirement of Fr. Leo M. Joseph, O.S.F., from his position of priest in charge at the church.
All are welcome to the 10 a.m. service at 1190 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
A native of New York, Joseph entered a Mariavite Old Catholic Franciscan religious order in New York City in 1970 and received his Franciscan habit two years later.
He was received into the Episcopal Church as a life professed religious in 1995 and then as a priest in 1997.
“I wish to thank all of you for the opportunity to serve with you this past five (almost!) years in this portion of God’s vineyard,” said Joseph as he addressed the vestry in their last meeting together, “and for your love and support in this our shared ministry in Christ to God’s beloved children.
“I also thank Hospice Services of Lake County for their excellent care of my every need, making it possible for me to continue this ministry so long into my illness,” he said.
“In all of this, it gives me great comfort and joy to turn over my responsibility to a team of lay leaders so willing and prepared to take on this leadership role once again,” Joseph added.
For the past three and a half years, Joseph has been living with an incurable cancer. Originally given three months to live, he has been in the loving care of Hospice Services of Lake County.
Now as one of their longest-lived patients, Hospice has enabled Joseph to continue to minister to his devoted parishioners, despite his increasing disability.
St. John’s is the presence and ministry of The Episcopal Church in Lake County since 1877.
For more information, see www.saintjohnslakeport.org .