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Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1
The first time I met my Sicilian relatives, I was overwhelmed. My great uncle looked just like my grandfather. I knew I was related to these people, even though we did not know each other's language and had only just met.
I could not even imagine how my grandfather uprooted himself from them. I wasn't sure I could have done that and told my grandfather so. He just shrugged and made it seem like it was an easy decision.
Abram had courage to follow God's leading and trust that God's promise of making a great nation of him would come true. We continually hear stories of relocation and many of us have them in our family lines. What we need to remember is that these relocations include plenty of challenges. Thankfully, God is with us.
Blessings as you finish your week!
Love, Rebecca+
Announcements
G.I.F.T.: Growing in Faith Together
Godly Play is today and March 15 & 22.
Today at Parlor People, Week 6 Study of John.
Next week, Week 7 Study of John.
At Church of the Nativity
Today we observe Women’s History Month.
Reading materials for observing Lent are available at the back of the church.
God be in my Head, The Sarum Prayer by Ken Wilson
A Way Other Than Our Own, Devotions for Lent by Walter Brueggemann
Winged with Longing for Better Things by Sylvia Sweeney
Lenten Soup Supper, Wednesday, March 11, 5:30 - 7:00, Incarnation United Church of Christ, 47 N. 4th Street, Newport.
"The Seven Last Words of Christ" - Luke 23:43: Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise? – Cheryl Dorman
We are creating our Lenten food altar for the Perry County Food Bank.
Bring your donations & put them up by the altar each Sunday.
Upcoming Meetings
Each Sunday, 4pm, Perry County PRIDE
Wednesday, March 25, 1pm, Vestry
Thursday, March 26, 2 - 4pm, Clergy Council
Join Us For Breakfast! Wednesdays at 9am.
Women will meet at Newport Family Restaurant this week. Men meet at Espresso Yourself Café.
Taize’ Tuesdays, 4:45pm.
Twenty minutes of Centering Prayer followed by a Taize’ service.
From the Diocese
Join Stevenson School for Ministry student Lisa Work and Deacon Marsha Roscoe on Facebook for a 40-day online spiritual formation Lenten experience using Mary Bea Sullivan’s Living the Way of Love: A 40-Day Devotional.
Go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WayOfLoveLentenBookGroup/ to join the Facebook group where daily reflections will be posted and you can engage in LIVE conversations on Thursdays in Lent from 8 – 9pm. You can purchase the book online. A copy is also available at the church.
Community Events and Opportunities for Service
Perry Human Services Match Madness
The Partnership for Better Health and M&T Bank have a matching gift incentive of $80,000. Perry Human Services will receive a portion of that sum based on what they raise. To make a donation, visit http://weblink.donorperfect.com/shareMatch and choose Perry Human Services or write a check to Partnership for Better Health and mail to 274 Wilson Street, Carlisle Pa 17013. Specify Perry Human Services. Donations must be made by March 31.
Sun., March 15, 2pm, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Newport, Native Americans in Perry County.
Dr. Kurt Carr will present including the famous Wallis Dig in Liverpool. Sponsored by the Perry County Historical Society. There is no charge for admission.
The Poverty Simulation organized by CCU, Tri-County Community Action Commission and Harrisburg BIC Church, Saturday, March 21, 8:30am, Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church, 2217 Derry Street, Harrisburg.
This true-to-life role playing experience for groups and organizations shows the challenges, decisions, and life of someone in poverty. To register, contact Darrel Reinford at 717-230-9550 or dreinford@ccuhbg.org
