One Week Plus in the CLOKC SUNDAY, Aug. 2 9TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G) 9:55 a.m. Stream begins with prelude & announcements 10:00 a.m. Online Worship with Communion

on CLOKC.church or Zoom 236-716-120 or Facebook.com/CLOKCdotChurch or YouTube

10:45 a.m. Online Fellowship Time 236-716-120 TUESDAY, Aug. 3 12:00 noon Lunch with the Lectionary 813 7136 5574 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4 9:30 a.m. Ascension Council Meeting Zoom 878-9674-1558 2:00 p.m. Learning the Lessons 847 5387 2406 SUNDAY, Aug. 9 10TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G) 10:00 a.m. Online Worship with Communion

on CLOKC.church or Zoom 236-716-120 or YouTube or Facebook.com/CLOKCdotChurch

10:45 a.m. Online Fellowship Time 236-716-120 MONDAY, Aug. 10 6:30 p.m. Redeemer Gathering In-Person and on Zoom TUESDAY, Aug. 11 12:00 noon Lunch with the Lectionary 813 7136 5574 6:30 p.m. St. Mark Council Meeting 865-2927-7286 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 2:00 p.m. Learning the Lessons 847 5387 2406 6:30 p.m. Covenant Council Meeting 869-5654-0834 SUNDAY, Aug. 16 11TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G) 10:00 a.m. Online Worship with Communion

God be with you until we meet again. Covenant Lutheran Oklahoma City Churches

Redeemer Office St. Mark Office Ascension Office 1524 NE. Grand Blvd., OKC

405-427-6863 7501 E. Reno, Midwest City

405-732-6837 3617 S.E. 29th, Del City

405-677-1444 redeemerchurch1524@gmail.com stmark@coxinet.net AscensionLC@Prodigy.net www.redeemerokc.church .f. RedeemerLutheranOKC.

www.stmarkmwc.org .f. StMarkMWC

www.ascensionlc.com .f. AscensionCLOKCdotChurch

During this crisis, Pastor Brian works from home. Call him if you need him. Pastor Brian Campbell Pastor@CLOKC.church 405-318-0890

Please call Pastor Brian if you, or a loved one, are sick, depressed, hospitalized, or have concerns for yourself or your family.

for the week of August 2, 2020, 9th Sunday after Pentecost . mailed on Thursday, available by email & social media on Saturday FINAL

Covenant News & Announcements U We have suspended in-person worship services through mid-July.

The Sunday Service stream begins at 10:00 a.m. with a prelude on CLOKC.church, at www.facebook.com/CLOKCdotChurch, on YouTube (search for CLOKCdotChurch), and on Zoom (236-716-120). Announcements and the service will begin at 10:00 a.m.

U We celebrate Holy Communion each Sunday. Prepare bread and individual small glasses of wine, or grape juice, before the service.

U Please mail or deliver your offerings to your church. Church expenses continue even while we don’t gather together.

U Pastor Brian needs help with our Sunday services. We want to include video & pictures of our members in our services. If you are willing to record you or your family reading announcements or prayers, please let Pastor Brian know.

U Our Bible studies resume this week with date and time adjustments. Lunch with the Lessons resumes on TUESDAYS at noon, and Learning the Letters returns on Wednesdays at 2PM.

U Please check out our Collection Corner. We have families in need, and need of cash donations, as well as support for our food drives for SISU and St. Mark. St. Mark is starting a new collection of jars.

U Our 3 o’CLOKC Prayers will be updated every two weeks. U The ELCA Youth Gathering is rescheduled for July 24-28, 2022, with

the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event planned for July 21-24, 2022. Both will still be in Minneapolis.

U Each week, the OKC Cluster of ELCA churches prays for a church. This Sunday, Redeemer in Oklahoma City is being prayed for.

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Clicks from the CLOKC for 9th Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020. Clicks from the CLOKC for 9th Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020.

How To Join Us On Sunday Mornings Just before 10 am on Sunday, using your computer:

Open your Internet browser to: www.clokc.church. Scroll down to see the video. Press play for the Sunday service. If you arrive before 10 a.m. you must refresh the screen. You can watch the service here all week.

Open your Internet browser to : www.YouTube.com, and search for CLOKCdotChurch. When on the CLOKC page, find the Worship video for the day and press play. If you arrive before 10 am, you must refresh the screen. You can watch the service all week here. Old sermons are archived here.

Open your Internet browser to :www.facebook.com/ CLOKCdotChurch. Look for the video premier post atop the news feed. Video announcements just before 10 a.m. Services are archived here for a while.

Open your Internet browser to :www.zoom.us, or open the Zoom app. Click “Join a meeting” and type in Meeting ID 236-716-120. Video announcements just before 10 a.m. Services are only available on Zoom at that time.

Links to the service are posted on CLOKCdotChurch’s accounts on Instagram and Twitter at 10 am on Sundays.

Just before 10 am on Sunday, using your phone:

Call Zoom at either (253) 215-8782 or (346) 248-7799. When told to “Join a meeting,” type in 236-716-120, followed by #. Services are only available on Zoom at that time.

For help or questions, call Pastor Brian at 405-318-0890 but not on Sunday morning, he will be busy. Sorry.

You can use these steps for Zoom to attend meetings or Bible

Studies by changing the meeting code listed above for Sunday services with the code for the gathering you want to attend.

Collection Corner St. Mark has an outdoor food

pantry that people to use daily. Please donate Individual serving lunch items, like cans with pull-tops. Suggested items are: Tuna, peanut butter, cheese and crackers packs, Mac and cheese cups; single serving fruit cups.

NEW: St. Mark is collecting glass jars & plastic peanut butter sized jars with screw on lids that will be filled with laundry soap, and be made available to those in need.

UPDATED: St. Mark collects

the following items for SISU for their homeless youth shelter: U Individual Hand Sanitizer U Bike Lights and Locks U Tylenol & NyQuil U Clorox Wipes & other

disinfectants FMI: sisuyouth.org.

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THANK YOU to everyone who

has made donations to help out families in need in our churches.

We can use cash donations to purchase items on this list. Send the donation to YOUR church, marked FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.

UPDATED: We still need: U An 18” toilet stool U Bathroom Vanity with sink &

faucet U Tile and green board for a

bathroom U New refrigerator U Kitchen table and chairs,

If you have items to contribute, contact Pastor Brian to get the items to the families.

BIBLE STUDIES Lunch With The Lessons

Noon, TUESDAY, August 4

Matthew 14:22-33 Zoom ID 813 7136 5574

Learning The Letters

Wednesday, August 5 at 2PM

Zoom ID 847 5387 2406 Starting with Romans 3

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Clicks from the CLOKC for 9th Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020. Clicks from the CLOKC for 9th Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020.

3 o’CLOKC Prayers will be updated every two weeks at CLOKC.church/3oCLOKC

Upcoming Council Meetings

Ascension Council Wednesday, August 5 9:00 am 878-9674-1558 St. Mark Council Tuesday, August 11 6:30 pm 865-2927-7286 Covenant Council Wednesday, August 12 6:30 pm 869-5654-0834 Redeemer Council Tuesday, August 18 6:30 pm 730-2824-0898

Meetings are via Zoom.

Redeemer Gathers On Monday, August 10

Redeemer will have an in-person and on-line fellowship gathering on Monday, August 10 at 6:30 p.m. to help more people access church events online as well as to discuss the Future Task Force recommendations.

Zoom ID is 881 3277 9192

Our Next Sermon Series Stepping Out In Faith

Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone To Share God’s Love To Others

August 2 + Matthew 14:13-21 Stepping Out, Sharing with All August 9 + Matthew 14:22-33

Stepping Out, Getting Wet August 16 + Matthew 15:10-28

Stepping Out, Focusing In August 23 + Matthew 16:13-20

Stepping Out, Rocking On August 30 + Matthew 16:21-28

Stepping Out: Stepping Up September 6 + Matt. 18:15-20 Stepping Out, Settling Down

September 13 + Matt. 18:21-35 Stepping Up, Letting Go

Covenant Prayer List Ascension: Dottie Smith, Bertha

Walker, Kathy Harrison, Jerry Harrison, Jan Trygstad, Paula Ryan, Lee Mitchell

Redeemer: Pastor Michael & Norma Cone, Edward James, Tyree Ponds, Ashton Wright, Chad Jones, Earnest Clark, Wesley Banks, Janet Ellis, Cornelia Paulson, Charles Harraway Jr., Dave Braggs III, Eddie James, Kathy Burkhalter, Thelma Jones, Charlotte Wright, Diane Ponds, June Logan, Ingela Thuné-Brown, Jessie Ricks, Roshalle Braggs, Sadie Davis, Ryan Brewer, Anna Mondragon, Chance White

St. Mark: Ken Bennett, Dean Cash, Loretta Tilden, Vivian Corbin, Jamey Hutchins

General Concerns: Those away from family & friends; Those who seek reconciliation; Those who travel, esp. truck drivers and those in the transportation industry

For The Recently Deceased: the Family of Jess Hoffman; the Family of Terry Sheeley; the Family of Donald Ponds; the family of Bob Paulsen; the Family of Trina Walker; and the Family of Cynthia Jackson-Howard

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August 2, 2020 Matthew 14:13-21

Use this resource at home to guide your household’s daily devotions.

Pray: Light a candle. Open your devotion with prayer.

O Lord, you feed us on the riches of your kingdom, then invite us to feed others in kind. Spread the impulse of your generosity far and wide, that this world may see a revival of your original vision for creation. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

Read: Read the key verses from Sunday’s reading.

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. (Matthew 14:19-20)

Reflect: Reflect on the scripture summary.

Crowds throng in ever increasing numbers to see, hear and experience the great teacher/healer. But Jesus resists the impulse to keep the spotlight on himself. If anyone would follow him, they must learn the strength of their own faith, love, and generosity.

Connect: Connect in conversation with others in your household or community.

What was a high point of your day? What was a low point?

Who are the miracle workers and healers in your community? How are they recognized? How are they rewarded? What is God’s role in healing and the working of modern miracles?

How much authority has God given you that you are reluctant to claim? What might you accomplish if you accept responsibility for the gifts God has given you?

For the littles: What would you serve for dinner if you had very important guests coming? God is happy when all God’s children are fed.

Bless: Close your devotion with a blessing.

May God fill your belly with food and your heart with love. Amen.

Do: By acting on what we learn, we make God’s word come alive. Do the following activity this week.

Do one thing this week that honors the gifts God has given you that you have been reluctant to claim or use. Share your plan with someone who can hold you accountable for following through with your actions.

Go Deeper: Go to bit.ly/daily-devotions-rcl for the daily readings!

Monday, Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Genesis 31:22-42; Romans 1:8-15 Tuesday, Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Genesis 32:3-21; Acts 2:37-47 Wednesday, Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Isaiah 43:1-7; Matthew 15:32-39 Thursday, Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b; Gen. 35:22b-29; Acts 17:10-15 Friday, Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b; Genesis 36:1-8; Acts 18:24-28 Saturday, Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b; Gen. 37:5-11; Matthew 16:1-4