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The Lord loves the righteous;
the Lord cares for the stranger; *
he sustains the orphan and widow,
but frustrates the way of the wicked. Psalm 146:8
These ancient Psalms we read each week often show God's preference for the poor, the widow, the orphan, the righteous. They show God's judgement against the wicked.
How do we show we are followers of God? How do we show a preference for caring for the poor, widows and orphans? How do we follow the righteous path?
Those are the questions we must continually ask ourselves.
We have so many examples of how we as a community work together to care for our neighbors, especially those who are poor. We have our little food pantry. We collect items for the Food Bank. We provide items and gift bags to the people living at the Commons and Gardens. We often provide assistance to families when they have a new baby, especially providing a crib and bedding.
Together we make things happen and make lives better. Let us continue to be a blessing to people who are strangers to us, poor, orphans and widows.
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.
Wendy, Jim, Marie, Tammy, Wendy, Carolyn, Desi, Salina, Sue, Stephanie, Charles, Harvey, Kierra, Tootser, Michael, Jason, Ann, Josh, Maddie and Father Warne.
Prayerfully consider what you estimate you will contribute to the ministry of The Church of the Nativity for 2023. All estimates should be turned in by October 2.
Vestry Meeting, Tuesday, September 27, 1pm, Zoom
Outdoor Clean-up Day at Nativity, Saturday, October 22, 9am – Noon.
Financial donations will be accepted for the college boxes and cards and gift cards we send to college students.
Please put College Boxes in the memo line.
Collections for Neighbor Helping Neighbor Food Bank
We will be collecting one specific item each month for the Food Bank. This month we will be collecting Cleaning Products. The October item will be Mac & Cheese.
It is Emergency Preparedness Month.
For information on preparing your home or car for emergencies, go to ready.gov.
Today, Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, parking lot at the Church of the Nativity, noon - 3pm.
Stitchers meet September 29, 10-11am, Nativity undercroft.
Join Hands Ministry 2022 Silent Online Auction, September 23 – 26.
All funds will go to Join Hands’ need for a roof repair. Check their FB for more info.
Canal Day and Animal Blessing, Saturday, October 1, 9am – 2pm
We will have a table at Canal Day in Newport Square. If you are able to help, please let Rebecca know. Rebecca will bless animals at the table. Bring your pet, or a photo to receive the blessing.
Estamos Unidos Latino Gala-Night, Saturday, October 8, 5:30 pm, Best Western Premier Hotel, Harrisburg “Embracing and Upholding Our Hispanic/Latino Roots as Our Community Blooms!” fundraising event to provide scholarships to Latino students. Reserve your paid tickets through the Estamos Unidos de Pennsylvania Facebook page.
The Great EpisGOpal Race, in partnership with EMM, October 14 - October 23Join in the third annual Great EpisGOpal Race virtual race to support the 2022 UTO Ingathering and EMM. Choose your preferred mode and distance and race to raise money for EMM’s Neighbor to Neighbor and UTO’s 2023 grant cycle, focused on the worldwide incarceration crisis. Let’s race together in gratitude! For more info and to register, go to: https://unitedthankoffering.com/race/
The PA Council of Churches present “Christianity in America: Sacred or Supremacist?”, Thursday, October 6, 11:30am, Colonial Park United Church of Christ, 5000 Devonshire Road, Harrisburg.
The keynote is Dr. Robert P. Jones, President and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity. A registration page will be available soon at www.pachurches.org. For more info, contact Rev. Sandra Strauss at s.strauss@pachurches.org or Sarah Filizzi at AdminAssist@pachurches.org.
Pints for Polio, Thursday, October 13, 5 – 8pm, Lindgren Craft Brewery, 5 N. Market Street, Duncannon
All donations and other proceeds go to Rotary International’s Polio Plus Foundation. $5 cover, 50/50 raffle. For info call 717-839-1434 or email jairec@aol.com
