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They are like trees planted by streams of water,
bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; *
everything they do shall prosper. Psalm 1:3
As I read this Psalm we will say this Sunday, I immediately thought about the song, We Shall Not Be Moved. Here is a version of Mavis Staples singing it. https://youtu.be/UcDpmzQh3YU It is believed the song is a Spiritual and was written down in the early 1900s. The song was taken up by various social movements, including the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
We have seen those trees planted by the waters. They are usually big and strong; not easily toppled over. It is so easy to get tossed around by the cares and concerns of our world. We can be thrown off by what life brings to us. Sometimes our faith definitely wanes.
Our Psalmist reminds us to be firmly planted in the Word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. That's what truly feeds us, making us strong and unmoveable.
Love, Rebecca+
Announcements
Please include the following in your daily prayers.
The Rev. Joe Mitchell, Scot, Randy, Margo, Matthew, Meta, Jim, Tootser, Jacob, Stephanie, Chris, Wendy, Deb, Scott, Laura, Jai, Nelson, Sue, Taran, Zach, Julie, Charles, Tiffany, Jill, Karrie, Debbi, Balda, Edna and Father Bill Warne.
Body is a Temple, May 26, 5:30pm
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82130156249?pwd=dEZaN252S0N3eFh0aDRTTEV4cHlmZz09
Meeting ID: 821 3015 6249 Password: 782337
or Call In: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 821 3015 6249 Password: 782337
Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, Church of the Nativity, noon - 4pm.
May 30, June 13, 27, July 11, 25, August 8, 22, September 5, 19, October 3, 17, 31, November 21
Shaped by Faith Celebrating our Stories Wednesdays, May 19 & 26, 6 -7pm
Topics will include preserving oral history, creating parish history exhibits, writing your parish history, and creating and maintaining a parish archive. Please contact The Rev. Canon Chris Streeter with any Shaped by Faith questions by email: cstreeter@diocesecpa.org
2021 CCU Highmark Walk during the month of May
Due to the pandemic, Highmark and CCU are encouraging walkers to walk on their own or in small, properly distanced groups. Go to www.ccuhbg.org/walk to join an event, host an event of your own, or make a donation.
Perry County Animal Rescue 12th Annual Pet Walk and Fun Fest, Sunday, May 23, 12pm -4pm, Little Buffalo State Park
Vendors, food, a rabies and microchip clinic will be available from 11am -2pm. You can make monetary donations to Joanne Pinaire or by mailing a check payable to PCoAR, 379 Sugar Run Road, Millerstown, PA 17062
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.
Link for the online march will be available soon. Plans are being made for an in-person March on Washington in June 2022.
HELP Ministries Golf Tournament, Monday, June 7, 7:15am registration, 8am Start, 1pm Outdoor Lunch and Awards, Sunset Golf Course, 2601 Sunset Drive, Middletown
For more info or to register call 717-230-9550 or visit www.ccuhbg.org/golf
Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership
This report outlines the racial makeup of our church leadership and their experiences of race and racism and details the nine dominant patterns of systemic racism that were identified during interviews with church leaders. To learn more, or register, visit: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/racial-reconciliation/racial-justice-audit/
Tuesday, June 1 at 6pm: exploring the nine dominant patterns of systemic racism, that emerged from the interviews, and are a main feature of the report, https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkd-GvqDgtH9IBgYf-M34qyIhqfy_TBkPo
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/tJEudeCrqjMqE9dqHRcAyca8tJ0eflsK6xlN
