Bulletin for the Fourth Sunday in Lent-The man called Jesus- ‘Called to Attentiveness’
Contact us: 308-762-1883 Email: stjohnsalliancene@gmail.com or contact@alliancestjohns.org WORSHIP HELPERS: Reader – Jim Bonsall Lay Assistant – Luayne Weisgerber Fourth Sunday in Lent—The man called Jesus- ‘Called to Attentiveness’ Sunday, March 19, 2023 Look back on the past day, week, or month. Think about how you spent your time and attention. Now think about what you […]
Getting Ahead: Excise tax
Posted Mar 15, 2023 8:30 AM By Patricia Jones, Alliance Community Task Force: Creating Opportunity Did you know that when you fill your gas tank, you’re paying taxes that aren’t sales taxes? How about when you buy a pack of smokes? Or a six-pack of beer? An airline ticket? A motel room? Your cell phone […]
Getting Ahead: The consumption tax
Posted Mar 10, 2023 6:30 AM By Patricia Jones, Alliance Community Task Force: Creating Opportunity For the last four years Senator Steve Erdman, representing LD 47 which includes Box Butte County, has introduced legislation to create a Consumption Tax. A consumption tax is another name for sales tax which, along with excise tax, is one […]
Bulletin for the Third Sunday in Lent-I am he, the one speaking to you.-“Called by God”
It would be impossible to count the number of voices – both literal and metaphorical – that call to us everyday of our lives. Family and friends, Co-workers and neighbors, Digital media and print media (yes, some still does exist!). Voices both present and past. On and on the list goes. Of all of the […]
Bulletin for the Second Sunday in Lent-How can these things be?-‘Called to Openness’-March 5, 2023
Every day of our lives we are asked or expected to be open to different things, circumstances, experiences, or people. Some are rather minor. Am I open to trying a food I’ve never eaten before? Some could be life changing. Am I open to considering a perspective that is different from mine? Am I open […]
Getting Ahead: Nebraska’s property tax
Posted Mar 01, 2023 8:47 AM By Patricia Jones, Alliance Community Task Force: Creating Opportunity For about fifty years, Nebraskans have been arguing about property tax: Is it fair? Is it too high? What should it fund? Should it be eliminated? I went to the Nebraska Legislature’s page on taxes in Nebraska to find out […]
Bulletin for the Transfiguration of Our Lord Sunday, February 19, 2023
WORSHIP HELPERS: Reader– Melinda Ewing, Lay Assistant– Luayne Weisgerber Transfiguration of Our Lord Sunday, February 19, 2023 Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high mountain Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son, echoing the words […]
Bulletin for February 12, 2023 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
In today’s reading from Deuteronomy we are called to choose life by loving and obeying God. Much of today’s gospel reading echoes portions of the Ten Commandments. Jesus’ instructions to the crowd reveal a pattern of behavior that honors both God and the neighbor, resulting in life and health for the whole community. We too […]
Getting Ahead: Fairness in taxes
By Patricia Jones, Alliance Community Task Force: Creating Opportunity It’s that time of year when a new Congress has been seated in Washington and the Nebraska Legislature is in session in Lincoln. Both levels of government are debating tax proposals, claiming that what we currently have is unfair. What determines fairness in taxation? Before we […]
Bulletin for February 5, 2023
Bulletin for the Fifth Sunday After Epiphany, February 5, 2023 Contact us: 308-762-1883 Email: stjohnsalliancene@gmail.com or contact@alliancestjohns.org Light shines in the darkness for the upright, the psalmist sings. Isaiah declares that when we loose the bonds of injustice and share our bread with the hungry, the light breaks forth like the dawn. In another passage […]
