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Announcements
Pastoral Care while Rebecca is Gone
If you need pastoral care through August 17, please call Senior Warden, Jill Hoover at 717-979-0180. Sue Beamer and Miguel Gonzales will be available for this care
Please include the following in your daily prayers.
The Rev. Joe Mitchell, Scot, Matthew, Meta, Jim, Tootser, Jacob, Stephanie, Chris, Wendy, Deb, Scott, Laura, Jai, Nelson, Sue, Taran, Zach, Julie, Charles, Jill, Karrie, Father Bill Warne, Anne, Charles, Jane, Jamey, Wendy, Daris, Julie, The Rev. Renny Martin, Canon Bob Schiesler, Jane, Margie, Anthony, Lenore and Rev. Carla Christopher.
Tomorrow, Monday, August 16, Picnic, Little Buffalo, Noon, meet near the boat launch
Blessing of the backpacks, August 22.
Teachers and students are invited to bring their backpacks to be blessed.
Wednesday, August 25, 1pm, Vestry Meeting
PCCA’s Local Treasures Auction
This year’s auction will be hybridized to include the online auction and an in-person event on Sunday, August 29 at The Winery at Hunters Valley. Online bids will be accepted August 15 – 29.
Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, Church of the Nativity, noon - 3pm, August 29, September 26, October 31, & November 21.
Social Media Habits Survey - Help Improve our Diocesan Social Media Presence
The diocesan communications office are seeking to enhance social media presence and fully serve the online audience. A short survey has been designed to give insight into the social media habits of online followers. All responses will remain anonymous. Take the short survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezvg0dDBt7NqJ8StIUz3LNGxJcOdVr_Dmu-vONHEw-blGd_g/viewform
The Equal Exchange cart in the Undercroft features fresh olive oil from Palestine and an assortment of our favorite candy bars.
Also, we continue to offer Equal Exchange coffees for our Sunday Coffee Hour. If you would like additional items, we can order them for you. Please contact the office.
Social Justice Webinar, Saturday, August 28, 10am - Noon
This two-hour Zoom webinar will be presented by The Rev. Kevin Barron and The Rev. Carla Christopher Wilson. The goal is to find pathways for restorative justice and spiritual practices by creating space for conversations and learning to go deeper into our struggles with dismantling racism and our struggles with the effects of intersectionality of how race, gender, and other individual characteristics intersect as multiple sources of oppression. Register at: https://diocesecpa.org/stevensonschoolforministry/events/social-justice/
Anti-Racism Training Online, August 8 – September 17 via Zoom
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey Anti-Racism Ministry invites you to participate in 20 hours of virtual Anti-Racism Training streamed to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The training takes a historical approach to help participants understand systemic racism and empower them to confront and organize against racism, inequality, and injustice. Lecture and discussion topics include “What is Race?”, “Systemic Racism and White Privilege,” “Internalized Racism,” “The Role of the Church,” “Settler Colonialism,” “Racism in Immigration and Naturalization Legislation,” and “The Prison Industrial Complex.” The course takes place over four Friday evenings, with a follow up session on October 15th. Registration is open until August 12th. More info on the link below or contact Mary Anne Clisham at info@dioceseofnj.org
Save the Date for The Love Gala, Sunday, September 19, 2:30 - 4:30pm, St. Andrew's in the Valley, 4620 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg
Sponsored by the Bishop Nathan Baxter Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians and in support of the Dr. George H. and Mrs. Hettie S. Love "Love of Learning" Scholarship. For event information, visit: https://www.drlovescholarship.org/
Honoring Isaiah - Connected in Purpose, Saturday, August 21, 5:30 - 9:45pm,
The Dream at Top Notch,
2420 Cold Storage Road, New Bloomfield
A fun night with live music, awesome meal, and door prizes! Enjoy the dance floor and refreshments that will be available. Auctions and raffles with all proceeds used to purchase a trauma center and safe house in Nepal for sex trafficked children. https://troybrewerministries.brushfire.com/HonoringIsaiahConnectedInPurpose/507937
