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Beginning Monday, August 1, the Rev. Dr. Gary Eller joins Church of the Master as the new Interim Pastor and Head of Staff. He will serve PCM during the time the congregation searches for a new full-time permanent Pastor.

Dr. Gary S. Eller served as president of the Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation for fifteen years, 2007 – 2022. He teaches historical studies at
Creighton University, the University of Nebraska Omaha, and the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.

He was ordained in 1978 and has pastored churches in Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, and Nebraska.

Dr. Eller is a graduate of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Vanderbilt University. He is a member of
several Boards and civic organizations. Gary is married to Sharon. They enjoy their grandchildren, the arts, travel, reading, and various sports.

Welcome Gary!

The Session’s COVID-19 Management Team has decided, given the dramatic improvement in the health situation in Douglas County, to relax our restrictions, effective immediately (February 23).
We will no longer request that everyone wear a mask. Those who feel more comfortable wearing a mask will be encouraged to do so. This applies to meetings and to worship.
Food and beverage events will be permitted, including Sunday coffee hour as soon as the hosts are prepared to resume doing it.
Note: We will continue to monitor the situation. If there is a resurgence (after all, there are several letters of the Greek alphabet left!) we may need to reimpose restrictions.
Pastor Bob

If you get a message purporting to be from me asking you to buy gift cards, IT IS A SCAM! Do not reply to the sender.

If you ever have a request from me that you suspect may be legitimate, call or text me to verify it before you spend any money.

This has now happened to two of our church members.

Pastor Bob

Lent Study this year will be “Seeking the Intercultural Church.” We will look at Scripture and experience to consider the challenges and hopes of being a multicultural church.

The study is from the Thoughtful Christian. Each week there will be a handout which I will make available on our website and our Facebook Family & Friends group. I will also have print copies available for those who come in person.

This will be a hybrid event Wednesday evenings at 7:00. Those coming in person will meet in the Library; those joining remotely will use Zoom.

We begin Wednesday, March 9 and meet every Wednesday through April 13. Don’t worry if you have to miss a session; read the handout and you’ll keep up pretty well!

Contact me if you have any questions.

Pastor Bob

In advance of Sunday’s annual congregational meeting, the following link will allow you to download a copy of the annual report.

Click here to download.

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is one of the best-known portions of the New Testament. It has inspired Christians for millennia and also was influential in the thinking of the Mahatma Gandhi.

Our Saturday morning Bible group will begin to study the Sermon on the Mount on Saturday, January 8. Bible Study is 10:00-11:30. In reality, we tend to gather, visit, and catch up from 10:00 to 10:30 and pray and begin to study around 10:30.

This is a hybrid study: you can join us in person in the church library if you are vaccinated, in good health, and comfortable in such a setting. Or join us via Zoom using the link below.

Contact Pastor Bob if you have any questions.

Topic: Saturday Bible Study
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

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Meeting ID: 859 6929 8750
Passcode: 999197

To support the work around the world of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., congregations all across the country are asked to make a financial contribution to this effort. Approximately $40 per member is paid by churches to the national church. To lessen this impact on PCM’s budget, members are asked to make a special contribution specifically to the per-capita fund. Please consider donating $40 per church member in your household. An online contribution form is provided below.

Time to finish our Year of the Bible! Our last Wednesday evening Zoom conversation (December 29, 7:00 pm) will consider Zechariah, Malachi, Psalms 146-150, and Revelation 17-22.

I have been blessed by these weekly chats with you. Thank you for doing this with me!

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Meeting ID: 951 7100 9442
Passcode: 215835