Week 2 at Shalom, A New Video on Anglicanism, and the Weekly Word (which I'm excited about)

Shalom Fam,

Our Second meeting this last Saturday went well. We had about 20 folks. We enjoyed evening prayer together and afterwards had a great discussion about our experience of the liturgy. Many of us are new to experiencing a more ordered service of prayers, scripture reading, etc. so this was a good! We also had a great meal together. Thanks again for praying and please know you are always welcome to join us this Saturday night!

New Anglican Video - A few weeks ago someone asked me about the value of written prayers vs simply praying from your heart. So I decided to do a video on it.

Weekly Word - An Honest Prayer. I'm excited about this one. I haven't done a weekly word yet on the Psalm reading. So check this one out!

Thanks for all your support!

For the Shalom of Kitsap,

Rob, Beth, and the Shalom Family (that's starting to form!)

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