But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? …For he is like a refiner’s fire…  Malachi 3:2

Words from our readings this Sunday may be familiar.  George Frederic Handel used many of these words in his famious work, The Messiah.

Who of us can stand before God?  The Prophet Malachi likens God’s power to that of a refiner’s fire. A refiner’s fire was used to clear all of the impurities out of the rock holding silver or gold.  To become either of those beautiful and shiny metals requires a fire that is over 1800 degrees Fahrenheit!

The prophet lets us know that following God is a serious undertaking.  In doing so, we go through the refiner’s fire and become the beautiful and precious silver and gold.

Enjoy this version of Handel’s piece set to a soulful setting:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TewE8cH4vHc

Blessings as you finish your week!

Love, Rebecca+

My Schedule: I will be in Corbin on Monday, February 3, and my Sabbath day will be Friday, February 7. Please feel free to contact me any time, however, by calling 859 -429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Lazarus at the Gate, an eight week series on economic discipleship, will begin at the Adult Forum on Sunday January 5. This week, February 2, Elmer Parlier will lead us in a session on Wealth is for Sharing with the Poor.  Next week, Doug Thelen will lead us in a session on Living Economic Discipleship.

Living Compass Adult Faith and Wellness. During Lent, I will lead the Living Compass Program, designed to help you assess your life, plan for change, strengthen your faith, and wellness. If you plan to participate, please let me know by February 16, so I can order the materials. You can find more information about the program, including the Living Compass Assessment at http://www.livingcompass.org/adult/program.html/

Confirmation Classes continue on Wednesdays at 4:30pm through February 12. Classes are open to everyone. Sessions will focus on the history, theology and structure of The Episcopal Church. On February 5, Bruce Cory will lead a discussion on the structure of the Episcopal Church.

Godly Play: There will be Godly Play classes this Sunday. If you are interested in assisting with these classes on an occasional basis, please let Anne Day Davis or Dura Anne Price know. You will observe the classes for 4 sessions and once you have received this training, you may be called upon to assist as you are available. Let the children deepen your faith!

The Big Class: How to Be a Crazy Christian with Michael Curry This is a free online course, which you can take any time Monday, January 27 through Monday, February 3.  In this 45 minute class, Bishop Curry will tell us:

• What Is a Crazy Christian?
• Why Being a Crazy Christian is Easy – and Hard
• Habits of a Crazy Christian
• Giving Yourself Permission

To sign up for the course, go to http://www.churchnext.tv/school/catalog/course/how-to-be-a-crazy-christian-with-michael-curry/

Ministerial Alliance Joint Service, February 2, 3pm, Parkway Church. Join me in this ecumenical service celebrating the joining of Williamsburg and Corbin Ministeriums.

Sunday, February 2
10:00am – Adult Forum and Godly Play
11:00am – Eucharist
3:00pm – Ministerial Alliance Service, Parkway Church

Wednesday, February 5
4:30pm – Confirmation
6:00pm – Worship

Sunday, February 9
10:00am – Adult Forum and Godly Play
11:00am – Eucharist
2:00pm – UK Opera at Our Saviour Richmond to benefit St. Agnes’ House

On February 9, 2pm, enjoy some great music by the UK Opera Theatre and benefit St. Agnes’ House. Concert is part of the second Sunday series at Our Saviour, Richmond. Suggested donation is $5.00.

Daughters of the King meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4:30pm.  The next meeting is February 19.

We will celebrate African-American History Month at our service on February 16.  Celebrating these months reminds us that people of all cultures belong to the Worldwide Anglican Communion.

2014 Church Calendars are available on the shelf in the parish hall. A donation of $2.00 is suggested.

Serving Our Neighbors – See baskets in the parlor.

• Everlasting Arms, Corbin’s shelter for people who are homeless, is in need of men’s and women’s razors, gloves, deodorant and socks.
• The Food Pantry at Corbin Presbyterian Church is always in need of nonperishable food items. Vegetables are especially appreciated.

Flowers for the altar: Donations for flowers for the altar are accepted for any Sunday of the year. Please place your donation in the envelope, marking whether they are in honor of or in memory of someone.

Reimagine the Episcopal Church: In 2012, the General Convention created a taskforce to reimagine The Episcopal Church for the future. The members of the Taskforce want to hear the memories, hopes and dreams that people have for The Church. We are trying to reach as many people as we can over the next few months. We will use what we hear to help us shape recommendations for The Church’s structure, administration and governance. To add your memories, go online at http://reimaginetec.org/ or see Rev. Rebecca for a paper copy you can submit. Deadline is March 4, 2014.

United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through United Thank Offering, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. United Thank Offering is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in invited Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.Your UTO offerings are collected twice each year. Each time you feel thankful during your day, put some change into your box. We will gather these gifts of gratitude in May and begin again for the November offering. If you need a UTO box, please see Rebecca.

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Sermon – January 26, 2014
The Rev. Rebecca S. Myers, CSW
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Corbin
3^rd Sunday after the Epiphany

As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. Matthew 4:21

Please be Seated

I moved to Washington DC in the spring of 2006, as a result of a new job.  And all I wanted to do was to be in church!  One day in June, I happened to be at a meeting near St. John’s Lafayette Square.  You’ve heard of that church.  It’s the one that Presidents attend.  As it happened, my meeting ended and I was able to make their 12:10 Eucharist.  The priest at the service was a woman I’d see at the National Cathedral.  She worked for the Diocese of Washington and often assisted at the Cathedral. 

St. John’s Lafayette Square is an old church with box pews that are fairly high.  When the Eucharist came, we knelt and I could barely see over the front of the pew.  As the priest was breaking the bread, I heard a voice say, “You can do that.”  The next morning, one of the first things I did was to go online and look up Episcopal Seminaries.  “You’re going to seminary,” I heard.

Then I started to cry.  For about a week, I wrestled with God.  I had a list of reasons a mile long.  I loved my job and the life I had in DC.  I knew being a priest was hard work.  I read the news reports about the lack of jobs.  I knew that while social work is a low paid profession, so is the clergy.  I didn’t want the expense of another degree.

But finally, I knew that if God wanted me to be a priest, God would keep asking me to take those steps.  I experience God’s voice as quiet and persistent.  “Come this way,” it says.  I knew I’d keep hearing that voice.  That God would not let me go.  I also knew that maybe the path and what I did would lead in all sorts of directions and places.  That maybe there were people I was supposed to meet or things I was supposed to do and going this route was the only way to do that.  That maybe I wouldn’t even be ordained, but there was something God needed me to experience or to do and I didn’t know what it would end up looking like.  I had faith and trust that God would give me the next step and I had the commitment to do that next step to my utmost ability.

But it sure wasn’t like the Disciples’ call we hear today.  They heard Jesus say one or two lines and left everything to follow.  What does your call from God look like?

Frederick Buechner says, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

And that was certainly true in my becoming a priest.  While I wasn’t so sure about it, once I got to seminary, I LOVED it.  I hadn’t realized how much my soul, the deepest part of me needed seminary and the training.  I hadn’t realized how deeply being a priest was held in my being.

This past week I picked up a book called “Managing Polarities in a Congregation.” (by Roy M. Oswald and Barry Johnson)  The premise is that some things are not problems to be solved or arguments to win, but rather polarities to keep in balance.  There is no right and wrong.  My friend Esther Moir calls this living in paradox and points out that a functional arch has just that right amount of balance and tension to make it work. 

One of the polarities is that between Call and Duty.  We must heed our call, understanding that it will change over time and at the same time take on duties or responsibilities that align with “what we want our life to be about.” 

When we have Call in balance, the book says, we will

1.  Feel a sense of fulfillment in serving as an instrument of God
2. Identify our motivated gifts – this may be where we wonder about whether we should try something or not.  Maybe others suggest we’d be good at something or that we try something or maybe we just feel that tug and wanting to try something out.
3. Be positive witnesses to others
4. Serve members and nonmembers in new ways.  Think about what you could offer to the church that would be in keeping with our mission.
5. Grow spiritually as we respond to God’s call.  

AND we can also become so locked into Call that we neglect duty.  There are responsibilities that must be carried out.  I believe these tie into our call, but may not be what excites us most about our call.

When we have duty in balance, we will

1.  Experience the rewards of contributing to the community.  This was true for me in participating in faith-based community organizing in Washington, DC.  The issues weren’t always #1 for me, but the community was important, so I made every effort to show up and do what was asked.
2. Experience growth because everyone is doing their fair share.  You know how it is in your personal life, as well as at church, if you feel like you are doing more than your fair share.  You burn out and start to feel resentful.
3. Offer a positive witness to life with Jesus, just as we do when we are acting out of a sense of call.  Jesus certainly was dutiful in going to the cross.
4. Carry out the necessary responsibilities that being a Christian involves.  Remember a couple of weeks ago, we spoke about our baptismal covenant?  Respecting the dignity of every human being, seeking to love and serve Christ in every person.  We have Christian duties.
5. Grow spiritually as we are part of a community and contribute to that community.

Duty may not be the things we love and yet we love them, because we are called to be part of the community or the team.  

So what is God calling you to do?  Are you living out your call or has it changed?  What duties are you performing?  Are you being dutiful to the neglect of your call or are you attending to your call at the neglect of your duty?

There are things in this world that only you can do…things that God has created you to do.  God uses everyone.  God desires every one of us to heed our call and to perform the duties that go along with it. 

Then, we too, will be like the fishermen, Peter and Simon and James and John who dropped what they were doing to follow Jesus because they heeded the call.  

Amen

There will be no gloom for those who are in anguish.  Isaiah 9:1

A defining feature of our faith is that of hope.  During the time of Isaiah, life was really tough for the people.  While Isaiah called them to task for their behavior, he nevertheless held out hope.  He carried the vision given by God for a new world.  This hope kept the people going through tough times.

This verse also keeps us going through tough times today.  Sometimes our lives change too fast.  Sometimes our lives don’t change fast enough.  Our bodies give out and some of us are in chronic pain.  We grieve the losses in our life, even if they are the result of changes we chose.  We are in anguish.

God promises a day when there will be no gloom.  We can rest in the promise that God is with us in our anguish and that eventually we will feel better.

Blessings as you finish your week!

Love, Rebecca+

Bulletin 01-26-2014

Pot Luck Sunday: This Sunday is our monthly pot luck.  We expect guests from Everlasting Arms, so plan to bring LOTS of your favorite food or drink to share.  All are welcome!  Stay and enjoy the fellowship.

My Schedule: I will be in Corbin on Monday, January 27, and my Sabbath day will be Friday, January 31. Please feel free to contact me any time, however, by calling 859 -429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Lazarus at the Gate, an eight week series on economic discipleship, will begin at the Adult Forum on Sunday January 5. This week Jeff Davis will lead us in a session on Wealth as a Potential Idol.   Next week, February 2, Elmer Parlier will lead us in a session on Wealth is for Sharing with the Poor.

Living Compass Adult Faith and Wellness. During Lent, I will lead the Living Compass Program, designed to help you assess your life, plan for change, strengthen your faith, and wellness. If you plan to participate, please let me know by February 16, so I can order the materials. You can find more information about the program, including the Living Compass Assessment at http://www.livingcompass.org/adult/program.html/

Confirmation Classes continue on Wednesdays at 4:30pm through February 5. Classes are open to everyone. Sessions will focus on the history, theology and structure of The Episcopal Church. There will be no confirmation session on January 29. On February 5, Bruce Cory will lead a discussion on the structure of the Episcopal Church.

Godly Play: There will be Godly Play classes this Sunday. If you are interested in assisting with these classes on an occasional basis, please let Anne Day Davis or Dura Anne Price know. You will observe the classes for 4 sessions and once you have received this training, you may be called upon to assist as you are available. Let the children deepen your faith!

The Big Class: How to Be a Crazy Christian with Michael Curry This is a free online course, which you can take any time Monday, January 27 through Monday, February 3.  In this 45 minute class, Bishop Curry will tell us:

• What Is a Crazy Christian?
• Why Being a Crazy Christian is Easy – and Hard
• Habits of a Crazy Christian
• Giving Yourself Permission

To sign up for the course, go to http://www.churchnext.tv/school/catalog/course/how-to-be-a-crazy-christian-with-michael-curry/

Ministerial Alliance Joint Service, February 2, 3pm, Parkway Church. Join me in this ecumenical service celebrating the joining of Williamsburg and Corbin Ministeriums.

On February 9, 2pm, enjoy some great music by the UK Opera Theatre and benefit St. Agnes’ House. Concert is part of the second Sunday series at Our Saviour, Richmond. Suggested donation is $5.00.

2014 Church Calendars are available on the shelf in the parish hall. A donation of $2.00 is suggested.

Serving Our Neighbors – See baskets in the parlor.

• Everlasting Arms, Corbin’s shelter for people who are homeless, is in need of men’s and women’s razors, gloves, deodorant and socks.
• The Food Pantry at Corbin Presbyterian Church is always in need of nonperishable food items. Vegetables are especially appreciated.

Flowers for the altar: Donations for flowers for the altar are accepted for any Sunday of the year. Please place your donation in the envelope, marking whether they are in honor of or in memory of someone.

Reimagine the Episcopal Church: In 2012, the General Convention created a taskforce to reimagine The Episcopal Church for the future. The members of the Taskforce want to hear the memories, hopes and dreams that people have for The Church. We are trying to reach as many people as we can over the next few months. We will use what we hear to help us shape recommendations for The Church’s structure, administration and governance. To add your memories, go online at http://reimaginetec.org/ or see Rev. Rebecca for a paper copy you can submit. Deadline is March 4, 2014.

United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through United Thank Offering, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. United Thank Offering is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in invited Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.Your UTO offerings are collected twice each year. Each time you feel thankful during your day, put some change into your box. We will gather these gifts of gratitude in May and begin again for the November offering. If you need a UTO box, please see Rebecca.

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Sermon – January 12, 2014
The Rev. Rebecca S. Myers, CSW
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Corbin
The First Sunday after Epiphany:  The Baptism of Jesus

Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. Matthew 3:13

I have a skewed view of rivers.  You see I grew up near the Susquehanna River, which is 464 miles long and goes through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland before emptying into the Chespeake Bay and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.  When the river gets to Harrisburg, it is 1 mile wide.  My father crossed one of the bridges every day to go to work in the City and my family crossed that river at least once a week.  So, when I heard or read about rivers, I pictured the Susquehanna, only to learn as I grew older that most rivers in the world are as wide as the creeks that I grew up around. 

Yes, the Susquehanna is wide, but at Harrisburg, it is also pretty shallow and sometimes in August, if you’re careful about the deep holes, you can walk across that river.  When I was 15, the river flooded….  It came to twice its size because of a tropical storm that stalled over New York and Pennsylvania – nearly the entire length of the river.  I happened to be at my grandmother’s house in another town, so watched the flooding on TV; however, my church was in the city and my father came to pick me up early from my grandmother’s house, so I could join others from my church in clean-up teams.  Our church was in an old part of the center city and it was the only place that escaped the flooding, but we had many church members who weren’t so lucky.

I still remember the devastation.  A man from my church committed suicide, not seeing any way to recover.  Mud covered everything and it was a mud that was oily and slimy, because of all of the stuff the river picked up along the way.  People lost things you cannot replace like photos and mementos.  One woman at the church had been in the hospital.  I will never forget going to her apartment.  Everything was neat and in order, except for the coating of mud on every piece of furniture, the bed spread and curtains.  We went to move a small table and the whole thing fell apart from having sat in the flood waters much too long.

Many people fled the city.  Others lived in trailers for months while their homes were repaired.  Some homes were torn down forever.  That flood changed where people lived and how they lived for the future. 

That wide river that you could walk across in the hot and rainless days of August…that seemingly lazy and benign river could also be powerful and destructive.  I lived along that river for a number of years and would walk along it nearly every day.  That flow of the water provided perspective on life.  Scientists estimate the river has been flowing over 66 million years!  The birds and animals migrated in patterns they’d kept long before my lifetime.  So anything that seemed to loom large in my life was reduced to its proper size.  And watching the flow of the river and its rising and falling and changes through the seasons calmed me.  Oh, the sound of a river as it freezes – that slushing sound as the ice builds up — is a sound I still recall. 

And just as the water is both powerful, strong, dangerous, comforting, calming and lifegiving, so is our life in Christ initiated through baptism.  Listen again to our Baptismal covenant – our agreement with God (pages 304-305, Book of Common Prayer):

We believe in God

We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God

We believe in God the Holy Spirit

We agree to:

• Continue in the Apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers
• Persevere in resisting evil, and whenever we fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord
• Proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ
• Seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbor as ourselves
• Strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being

Are you astonished at these promises?  I am.  Oh, my.  I can’t always see the sin in myself and even when I can, I don’t always want to own up to it, but that’s what’s required of repentance.  I don’t pray near enough.  I am not always the best example of the Good News of God in Christ, especially when I’m driving back and forth from here to Lexington.  I judge people way too much.  I don’t always love myself, therefore, I don’t love my neighbor.  While I love working for justice and peace, it’s not easy and I work to remain ignorant of how my lifestyle affects others.  And there are certainly some human beings who are very difficult to respect. 

The fellowship and breaking of the bread can be calming, soothing.  The service and prayers based upon ancient rites, give strength and put things into perspective.  Hearing the Good News of God in Christ and knowing there is a different standard by which to live…all comforting.  And at the same time, they herald a death of what is comfortable…a continual assessment and questioning about how we live our lives and the command to move from self-centeredness to commonwealth – what is the public good or advantage.  And not the public good or advantage from our individual or narrow human viewpoint, but the public good or advantage in the eyes of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. 

God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – is both lazy, shallow river and enormous, flooding river.  Keeping our baptismal covenant is challenging.  We can make our best effort, trusting in the words of the Apostle Peter reported in today’s in Acts:

…God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him…and…everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. Acts 10:34-35, 43

Amen

In the roll of the book it is written concerning me: *
‘I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep in my heart.”‘ Psalm 40:9

Last Sunday we talked about the Baptismal Covenant and the promises we make… the things we strive for WITH GOD’S HELP.  Our Psalm this week talks about the joy of doing God’s will and having God’s laws in our hearts.  This is the hope for us…that it could be said about us or written about us that doing God’s will with joy and holding God’s laws in our hearts was who we were in our time here on this earth.

That is a wonderful aim AND we know it is hard.  Sometimes it takes us awhile to discern God’s will for us.  We make mistakes, take wrong turns, don’t hear right.  Sometimes we get fed up or tire of trying and just give up, going in ways that we know are against God’s laws.  The law of love is not always easy to live out and knowing our part in that is not always easy nor fun to discern.

But we try our best, so it can be written about us that we found such joy and peace in following God.

Blessings as you finish your week!

Love, Rebecca+

This Sunday’s Bulletin

News & Notes

Rebecca’s Schedule: Next week, I will be in Corbin on Friday, January 24, and my Sabbath day will be Thursday, January 23.  Please feel free to contact me any time, however, by calling 859 -429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Lazarus at the Gate, an eight week series on economic discipleship, will begin at the Adult Forum on Sunday January 5. This week Mary Swinford leads us in a discussion of Wealth must be justly distributed. Next week, January 26^th, Jeff Davis will lead us in a session on Wealth as a Potential Idol.

Confirmation Classes continue on Wednesdays at 4:30pm through February 5.  Classes are open to everyone.  Sessions will focus on the history, theology and structure of The Episcopal Church.  The January 22 session will be led by Bruce Cory and focus on church history. 

Godly Play: There will be Godly Play classes this Sunday.  If you are interested in assisting with these classes on an occasional basis, please let Anne Day Davis or Dura Anne Price know.  You will observe the classes for 4 sessions and once you have received this training, you may be called upon to assist as you are available.  Let the children deepen your faith!

Thanks to Anne Day Davis for letting some of us adults participate in a Godly Play session on the parable of the Good Shepherd as part of Steve Gilbert’s training to be the storyteller.  This was done Wednesday prior to the service.  Hope we have a chance to do it some more.

2014 Church Calendars are available on the shelf in the parish hall.  A donation of $2.00 is suggested.

Serving Our Neighbors – See baskets in the parlor.

• Everlasting Arms, Corbin’s shelter for people who are homeless, is in need of men’s and women’s razors, gloves, deodorant and socks.
• The Food Pantry at Corbin Presbyterian Church is always in need of nonperishable food items.  Vegetables are especially appreciated.

Pot Luck Sunday:  Next Sunday, January 26, is our monthly pot luck.  Bring a dish or drink to share.  All are welcome, so plan for an afternoon of fellowship with each other!  The guests at Everlasting Arms will be joining us for worship and pot luck so bring lots of your favorite dish to share.  

Also, sign-up to help with set-up and clean-up for this potluck.

“We Need Some Crazy Christians” free online course with Bishop Michael Curry

Later this month anyone with Internet access and a computer or tablet can get free instruction on how to become a crazy Christian.From January 27 through February 3, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, will teach The Big Class, a program of ChurchNext. The course will expand on Crazy Christians:  A Call to Follow Jesus published by Church Publishing Inc. The book is based on  “We Need Some Crazy Christians,” a widely acclaimed sermon the bishop preached at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention in 2012.

You can sign up right now by clicking here. https://www.churchnext.tv/school/catalog/course/how-to-be-a-crazy-christian-with-michael-curry/8188/register/

Hymn Selection Group If you’d like to choose hymns for services, join this group.  You will choose hymns for an upcoming service and then meet with the entire group to confirm the final selections.  See Billy Hibbitts if you are interested.

Would you like to write Prayers of the People?  If you are interested in writing these prayers (there are resources that can help with this task), please let Rebecca know by phone or email priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Are you interested in assisting with the Sunday service?  Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Crucifers, Altar Guild Members and choir members are all important for each Sunday service.  If you’re interested in serving, please let Rebecca know by phone 859-429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Flowers for the altar: Donations for flowers for the altar are accepted for any Sunday of the year. Please place your donation in the envelope, marking whether they are in honor of or in memory of someone.

Reimagine the Episcopal Church:  In 2012, the General Convention created a taskforce to reimagine The Episcopal Church for the future. The members of the Taskforce want to hear the memories, hopes and dreams that people have for The Church. We are trying to reach as many people as we can over the next few months. We will use what we hear to help us shape recommendations for The Church’s structure, administration and governance. To add your memories, go online at http://reimaginetec.org/ or see Rev. Rebecca for a paper copy you can submit.  Deadline is March 4, 2014.

United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through United Thank Offering, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. United Thank Offering is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in invited Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.Your UTO offerings are collected twice each year.  Each time you feel thankful during your day, put some change into your box.  We will gather these gifts of gratitude in May and begin again for the November offering. If you need a UTO box, please see Rebecca.

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