Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
--Ephesians 2:19-22
This is the vision for our group.
Be a brick! Show up! Let your gifts be used!
WE NEED YOU.
1st/3rd Sundays--usually in the Zaga Room in the evenings...
...but sometimes other places!
WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY:
Jesus & Java
Coffeehouse Night musical fundraiser
ICYC for middle school
Scally Brothers concert at ICYC
Lenten donations drive for Ronald McDonald House--success!
ICYC for middle school
Notre Dame Vision conference
Senior Sendoff
LAST YEAR
(PHOTO GALLERY)
COMING UP SOON
FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH:
Sunday, August 30th, afternoon
Serve a meal with Table of Grace
(6th-12th grade, plus some parent volunteers needed too)
Table of Grace is based out of First United Methodist Church in downtown Iowa City and serves a meal to people who are unhoused and/or food insecure once a month.
Sunday, September 6th, 6:30 pm
Mini golfing
At Mini Pines in Cedar Rapids. Email Sofia if you want to get a ride from St. Patrick's.
Cost: $10, includes dinner of hot dogs, chips and drink
"Rooted" artwork from our 2021-22 kickoff meeting
No two tree paintings were alike! The only "rules" were that the tree had to be connected to the ground and show a trunk, branches, leaves, and fruit.
We talked about how each one of us has our own kind of goodness to add to the world--these are the fruit, colorful and nourishing, for others to enjoy. And we talked about how some things or some people in our lives are there only for a season, like the leaves, while others are more foundational, firm, unchanging, like the trunk.
Yet sometimes even the seemingly solid trunk can be damaged or lost. How does the tree survive?
It's all about the roots. If a tree's roots are strong, it will stay alive and, when it's ready, begin to produce new shoots. They'll look really small and puny at first, but if the roots keep receiving water and nutrients from the soil they will grow.
My prayer for all these young people is that they stay rooted and grounded in love (Eph. 3:18) so they can thrive as they were created to do.