Ordination Service for Jill Jones

​And the LORD stood beside [Jacob] and said, … “Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
~Genesis 28:13, 15
 
These ancient stories! How they hold us with tales of lives twisting, turning, unfolding, growing. Herein lie stories of calling, of promise, of purpose, of blessing. It turns out they are not simply tales. They speak to our own lives and to the twists and turns, the unfolding and growing, and most astonishing of all, to the deep roots that nourish us—even us!—in nurturing love. For these stories are our stories. This story is Jill Jones’ story. Come and witness as Seattle Presbytery ordains Jill to the ministry of Word and Sacrament.
 
Enter into worship. July 19, 2023, 7:00PM at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Renton, WA.
 
Readings: Genesis 28:10-19a † Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 † or Isaiah 44:6-8 † Psalm 86:11-17 † Romans 8:12-25 † Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
 
About the Art: Tree in Our Neighborhood. Photo and text by Loren Wiebe. From personal correspondence with Jill Jones. Used by permission.

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