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Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *
for you shall take all nations for your own. Psalm 82:8
What do you envision when you think about what our world would look like if God's kingdom or God's rule prevailed?
I know I'd love to see a world similar to the one envisioned in the United Nations Millenium Development Goals. https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ I would love to see a world where everyone has at least the basic human needs, clothing, food, and shelter, as well as the ability to develop as fully as possible into the person God created them to be.
We get distracted by many things, often pulling our attention away from what we can do to love God, love our neighbor as we love ourselves. We can also become overfocused on ourselves, rather than thinking about ourselves in community with others. What would work for the whole?
Are we ready for God's rule? What will be do with our little time on this earth to embody God's justice and love for all?
Blessing,
Love,
Rebecca+
Announcements
Next Sunday we will have the Blessing of the Backpacks.
Teachers and students are invited to bring their backpacks to be blessed.
Please include the following in your daily prayers.
Wendy, Jim, Marie, Tammy, Wendy, Carolyn, Desi, Salina, Sue, Stephanie, Charles, Harvey, Laura and Adam.
Church Fellowship Picnic, Wednesday, August 17, 11:30am, Haldeman Park in Thompsontown.
Program and Mission Committee Meeting, Sunday, August 21 after coffee hour.
If anyone has suggestions for GTO (Giving to Others) donations, please let someone on the committee know before then.
Vestry Meeting, Tuesday, August 23, 1pm.
Collections for Neighbor Helping Neighbor Food Bank
We will be collecting one specific item each month for the Food Bank. The item for the month of August is Mac & Cheese.
We will be celebrating baptism on November 6.
Let Rebecca know if you or someone you know would like to be baptized on this day.
Movies in the Park, Newport Veterans Memorial Park, Saturday, August 27, 8pm, The Mitchells VS the Machines. Free. Bring blankets and chairs. Concessions by the Newport Girls Softball Team. Presented by the Newport Revitalization Preservation Society.
PCCA Local Treasures Fundraising Event, Sunday, August 28, 11am – 3pm, The Winery at Hunters Valley, 3 Orchard Road, Liverpool
Bid on artwork, local treasures, experiences and gift cards, while enjoying food, drinks, live music, and more! Please consider becoming a sponsor or making a donation to the auction to support the cause.
Citizens Fire Company #1, 100th Anniversary Commemorative Crock, designed by Jim and Sue Hetrick, Clay Friends Studio, Price $65.00
Make checks payable to Newport Fire Company and remit order and payment to: Wendy Welfley, Fundraising Co-Chair, 475 Perry Street, Newport, PA 17074. Questions can be directed to Wendy at (717) 567-7473. Delivery will be within 8-10 weeks of order.
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, are pleased to offer a chance to order FREE native trees and shrubs for planting this fall. For a list of trees available and how to order, visit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS6K2u7H9hnG7PWI0i0KvKw7wFbG1TsiVCgNrYbqq38E3k2xbtlySU7uOY259SfZQ/pub?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=62f97980-68fd-45ca-8e0d-f029f5ed3770
Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, parking lot at the Church of the Nativity, noon - 3pm, August 28, September 25, October 30 and November 20.
Creation Care Committee
Many of our parishioners and churches are working to improve the environmental health of our world- a committee that would simply coordinate and share resources across the diocese would be valuable. Others may find themselves impassioned to join a collaborative effort in the diocese to offer a stronger collective voice and make use of budgeted diocesan monies for action. Are you interested in this work? If so, please email Carolyn Patterson at cpatterson@diocesecpa.org by September 1 and we will set up an organizing zoom meeting for the fall.
Violence, War, and Christian Peacemaking, led by Josh Davis, Ph.D., Thursdays, September 8 - October 13, 2 - 3:30pm
Jesus is clear that it is the peacemakers who are blessed, and this is what his disciples are to be. But Christians have disagreed for centuries as to just what it means to be a peacemaker. Does it mean that Christians are obligated to refuse the use of all violence? Does it allow for participation in warfare? If so, when is it justified and when is it not? What constitutes violence? Are some forms of coercion right and others wrong? These are the kinds of questions Christians have reckoned with over the centuries. In this course, we will consider these questions and more by reading and discussing some of the most compelling arguments on all sides of these questions. All class meetings will occur on Zoom. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/violence-war-and-christian-peacemaking-registration-325194283857
