Pastor Laurie A. Jones is now at Central Lutheran Church in Eugene, OR
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OCTOBER 2016
After serving for over sixteen years here at Ballard First, Pastor Laurie Jones has received and accepted a call to serve the people of Central Lutheran Church in Eugene, Oregon. Music, laughter, and "holy buckets" of love filled the church as we bid farewell to Pastor Laurie Jones at worship on October 16, 2016 and at a special send-off on October 15. Lord, be with our sister in faith as she ventures forth to her new call at Central Lutheran Church in Eugene, Oregon. We will miss her, but we know you have great plans for her. Amen. |
- A NOTE FROM PASTOR LAURIE -
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Words cannot adequately convey my gratitude to all of you for the send-off. So many memories to cherish. So much for which I am thankful. My heart is overflowing with love.
As the Apostle Paul put it in his letter to the Philippians, so I write to you:
"I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God." (Phil. 1:3-11).
In Christ's abiding love,
+Pastor Laurie
Words cannot adequately convey my gratitude to all of you for the send-off. So many memories to cherish. So much for which I am thankful. My heart is overflowing with love.
As the Apostle Paul put it in his letter to the Philippians, so I write to you:
"I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God." (Phil. 1:3-11).
In Christ's abiding love,
+Pastor Laurie
