Retirement Celebration for Pastor Bryan Chestnutt of Grace Lutheran Church in Durham. The celebration will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1200 W. Cornwallis Rd, Durham on Saturday, August 4th at noon. St. Paul’s (ELCA) partners with Grace in the Duke Lutheran Campus Ministry. Please RSVP by this Sunday, July 29th with the RSVP form online or by phone at 919-682-6030. The celebration will include a cookout themed lunch.

Worship – Why What We Sing Matters: God, in His infinite wisdom, gave us an instrument of worship that deepens our understanding of Him and helps us recall what we know about His goodness and grace every time we use it, … Our worship must focus on Jesus and tell the story of the gospel. Our songs must give us language to use in our response of worship. And the praise coming from the believers gathered in worship must be more than listening; it must engage the people of God to join in the celebration of Him. Read more here.

Readings for Sunday, July 29, 10th Sunday after Pentecost: For those who wish to prepare for next week’s lessons, please read Gen. 9:8–17, Ps. 136:1–9, Eph. 3:14–21, Mark 6:45–56.