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...Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before.... Collect for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, p. 226, Book of Common Prayer
This Sunday is our last Sunday of Easter. Our Collect for the day asks that we not be left comfortless. Ascension Day is Thursday...the day when we remember that Christ ascended into heaven.
Imagine the grief of the Apostles after they witnessed the crucifixion. Then Christ appears to them numerous times. That must have seemed wonderful. Christ was in a different form, but still so very present. On Ascension Day, Jesus left even in that form. Once again, they must have been sad, in grief and confused about what to do.
That's where we are this Sunday...in a place of grief and confusion. I'm sure we have all been there in these lives we live. Often we wonder what God is asking us to do. We wonder whether what we are doing is God's Will or merely our own. We wish we could hear more clearly and get more clarification. We pray that we may be comforted. We pray for the Holy Sprit, the great comforter to come quickly.
Many blessings as you finish your week.
Love, Rebecca+
Announcements
Grow In Faith Together
Parlor People, Sundays, 11am – noon.
There is no Parlor People today.
Next week, Dick Price concludes Parlor People until September with a discussion on Leonardo Da Vinci’s Biblical paintings.
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Godly Play will be today & May 20.
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At Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Geraniums for Pentecost, May 20.
Donations for geraniums to decorate the church for Pentecost are being taken. Plants should cost $4-5. Envelopes are at the back of the church. You can make them “in memory of or in honor of” someone.
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On May 27, service will be held at St. Stephen’s followed by the cemetery Memorial Walk.
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Join the residents of Honaman House for a cook out after the cemetery walk on May 27.
Please see Wendy or Lynne if you’re able to help with food items.|
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Upcoming Meetings
Monday, May 14, 7pm, NARL
Saturday, May 19, 9:30-12:30, Undoing Racism follow-up meeting
Thursday, May 24, 2pm, Harrisburg Convocation Clergy Council Meeting
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Taize’ Tuesdays, 4:45pm.
Twenty minutes of Centering Prayer followed by a Taize’ service.
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Join Us For Breakfast!
Men's breakfast - every Wed., 9am, Espresso Yourself Cafe.
Women's breakfast – every Wednesday, 9am, Bitting’s
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The choir practices Wednesdays at 10:15am.
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Active, baptized members of the parish seeking their first college degree are encouraged to apply for the Kyle Weller Scholarship by June 1.
Applications and further requirements are available at //bit.ly/2vgR5Oy for the letter and //bit.ly/2tiQJ8K for the application.
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Volunteers and Donations needed for St. Barnabas Program.
Nativity will once again be providing breakfast and lunch for 100 children and staff at the St. Barnabas program, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, on Tuesday, June 26 and Wednesday, June 27. Wednesday will be a field trip day. We will also provide snacks for the entire week. Donations of food and snacks are needed, either items or money to purchase the food. Please see Wendy Day if you can help out.
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Community Events and Opportunities for Service
Pauline M. Whitekettle Scholarship Fund, deadline June 1.
Open to residents of Newport. A flyer is posted in the undercroft. For full eligibility guidelines and to apply, visit: www.tfec.org/whitekettle
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Join CCU for the 2018 Highmark Walk, Sat., May 19, 9am, HACC
Participate in a 5K or 1 mile walk to benefit CCU’s HELP Ministries and Susquehanna Harbor Safe Haven Programs.
Sign-up at www.ccuhbg.org/walk
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CCU’s 41st Annual HELP Ministries Golf Tournament, Monday, June 4, 8am Shotgun Start, Sunset Golf Course, 2016 Sunset Drive, Middletown.
$100/ player includes cart, 18 holes of golf, lunch and prizes. Register as an individual or as a group. Registration forms are available in the undercroft or visit ccuhbg.org
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Toasting a Cure, Bucks Valley Winery and Vineyard, Saturday, June 9, 1:30 – 8pm. Benefits the PA Breast Cancer Coalition.
Wine tasting, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, light fare, cornhole tournament and live music. $35 ticket donation. Visit PBCCBenefit.com or contact Helen at 717-439-5938.
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Prayer Shawl Ministry of Newport meets the last Thursday of the month, 10am.
Bring your projects and also learn how to knit or crochet.
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Brownies Needed
Bags of brownie mix are available in the undercroft for anyone who would like to bake them for Helping Kids.
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Music by the River performance “Organ Marathon”, Saturday, May 26 – Monday, May 28, St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral, 221 North Front Street, Harrisburg.
Concerts each day, every hour on the hour. Free admission.
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From the Diocese
Little Dresses for Africa, Saturday, May 19, 9am – 3pm, St. Andrews in the Valley.
Little Dresses for Africa has identified a need that is being addressed with the “sani-panti” sewing project. Please bring scissors, sewing machines & thread. Lunch & drinks will be provided. Monetary donations will be accepted to offset the cost. Contact Eileen Sullivan at eileensullivan51@gmail.com or Cindy Mohr at seymour5602@gmail.com if you’d like to attend.
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