This Sunday (June 13, 2021) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen

This Sunday

Canon Bob Schiesler Presides, Miguel Gonzales Preaches, and we observe LGBT Month

Michele Neibert, Parish Administrator June 10, 2021
This Sunday (June 13, 2021) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen

Announcements

Today we observe LGBT Month.
Miguel Gonzales will also preach.

Please include the following in your daily prayers.
The Rev. Joe Mitchell, Scot, Randy, Matthew, Meta, Jim, Tootser, Jacob, Stephanie, Chris, Wendy, Deb, Scott, Laura, Jai, Nelson, Sue, Taran, Zach, Julie, Charles, Jill, Karrie, Debbi, Father Bill Warne, Anne, Charles, Jane, Jamey, Wendy, Drew, Daris, June, Julie, The Rev. Renny Martin, and the friends and family of Martin Collier and Kipland Rojas.

 

Coffee Hour will be held downstairs after the service.

Offerings may be placed in plate at the back of the church.

Pastoral Care while Rebecca is Gone
If you need pastoral care from June through August 17, please call Senior Warden, Jill Hoover at 717-979-0180. Sue Beamer and Miguel Gonzales will be available for this care. If a priest is needed, Canon Schiesler is available.

Michele will be on vacation Saturday, June 19 through Sunday, June 27.

Vestry Meeting, June 23, 1pm

Monday, June 28, Noon, lunch at Little Buffalo State Park by the boat launch.
Bring a chair and your lunch. If it rains, we'll meet in the Undercroft of the church.

 

Drop Off Box on Front Porch
Kevin Hortens has made a locked drop box for the front porch. Items such as invoices, pledge envelopes, packages, etc. can be placed in this box instead of the mailbox.

 

Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, Church of the Nativity, noon - 3pm, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 31, & November 21.

The Poor People’s Campaign for a virtual Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington to take place online Monday, June 21, 2021.
Go to: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/event /national-poor-peoples-low-wage-workersassembly/   
Plans are being made for an in-person March on Washington June 2022.

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.  Donations of items to auction are also being accepted until June 15. Contact Jasmine Colbert at jasmine@perrycountyarts.org or 717-567-3120.

West Shore Symphony Orchestra, Our Interconnected World, Friday, June 18, 6pm, South Middleton Park, Boiling Springs, PA and Saturday, June 19, 7pm, Paxton Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, PA (rain date 6/20, 4:00 pm).
Visit https://www.westshoresymphony.org/ for more information.

 

Join Hands Back 2 School Donations are Now Being Accepted  
Items needed are good quality backpacks, lunch boxes, calculators, ear buds, lanyards, pencil sharpeners, rulers and financial donations for shoes.  All other needs have been met. Please bring items to the Join Hands office.

 

Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership
To learn more, or register, visit:
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/ racial-reconciliation/racial-justice-audit/     
Tuesday, June 29 at 6pm: where do we go from here, or how to transform this important work into action in our communities:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEudeCrqj MqE9dqHRcAyca8tJ0eflsK     

 

Episcopal Migration Ministries offers virtual Prayer Vigil for World Refugee Day, Sunday June 20, 7 – 8pm
Offering solidarity and support for refugees worldwide. All are welcome to join this gathering in recognition of those forced to leave their homes and seek new beginnings elsewhere. For more info visit: http://iam.ec/pa2021EMMWRDVirtualPrayerVigil

 

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 Jane Hoover or the office.