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A Collect for Heroic Service
O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines. This we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
This Saturday at 10am at St. Stephen's, we will have a morning prayer service and cemetery walk. This is for Memorial Day weekend. On this weekend, we usually think about all who have died who served in the military or fought in wars. However, I appreciate our prayer for heroic service, because it is inclusive of the many ways and many people who have changed the way we live...have made our communities better and moved us toward the beloved community that God envisions.
For instance, Tuesday was one year since the killing of George Floyd. His death sparked protests and movements for change all over the world. We are still wrestling with the question of what kind of system we need that allows everyone to feel safe in their communities. It is messy. It is not easy. It requires deep listening. What feels safe for me, may feel the opposite to someone else. Sometimes it is hard to even imagine what might work better, because we, just like the people in Jesus' time, are so steeped in the way things have been, we cannot see something new.
Just like the people we think about and pray for on Memorial Day, we, too, have a day of decision and we, too, must venture much for the liberties the future generations will enjoy. As we pray on Saturday, we cannot "rest until all the people of this land share the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines."
Love, Rebecca+
Announcements
Today we take an additional offering for our Building Fund.
The money donated helps us pay for repairs.
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, Balda, Edna, Father Bill Warne, Anne, Charles, Jane, Jamey, Drew, Daris, June and Julie.
Today, Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, Church of the Nativity, noon - 4pm.
Also, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 31, & November 21.
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.
Picture Perry, Help Shape Perry County’s Future by Completing Surveys
Visit https://www.tcrpc-pa.org/picture-perry and completing up to all nine surveys to help shape Perry County’s Comprehensive Plan.
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
The report outlines the racial makeup of our church leadership and their experiences of race & racism & 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. 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
