Live as children of light– for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Ephesians 5:8-9
Do you live as a child of the light? It sounds so easy, doesn’t it? It sounds so freeing. Yet as we live our lives, we find we are plagued by fears and worries…things that snuff out the light. Things that pull us away from the light of Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit.
What helps you relieve your fears and worries? This Sunday our Psalm is a favorite or at least one oft heard, Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd. Reading or saying the Psalms and especially this one often helps relieve our fears. Sometimes there are hymns or fragments of hymns that calm us and center us back in God. Prayer is another practice. Fellowship with each other can provide us with shoulders to lean on and ears to listen to us.
Live as a child of the light and you will experience all that is good and right and true.
Blessings as you finish your week!
Love, Rebecca+
News & Notes
Rebecca’s Schedule: Next week, Rebecca will be Corbin on Thursday, April 3 and her Sabbath day will be Friday, April 4. You can get a message to Rebecca by calling 859 -429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.
Living Compass:
This Sunday at 10:15, and Wednesday (April 2) at 4:00, we continue our series on Living Compass Adult Faith and Wellness, with a session on Systemic Dynamics & Growth: forming, storming, performing.
Next Sunday (April 6) at 10:15, and Wednesday (April 9) at 4:00, we continue our series on Living Compass Adult Faith and Wellness, with our last session on All Shall be Well. You can find more information about the program, including the Living Compass Assessment at http://www.livingcompass.org/adult/program.html/
Pot Luck Sunday: Please join us in the Parish Hall following today’s service for fun (including four square) and fellowship as we partake of a pot luck meal. All are welcome!
Passion Play: First Baptist Church London presents their annual Passion Play April 13 (10am), 14, 15, 17 (7pm). Call 606-864-4194 for free tickets. Billy Hibbitts and Amber Pearce are singing in this production.
Altar Guild: The Altar Guild invites you to attend a meeting, Saturday, April 5, 9am – Noon. Learn more about this important ministry and how you can assist. Extra assistance is needed for Holy Week.
Flowers for the altar: Donations are being accepted for Easter Flowers until April 13. Envelopes are available. Mark whether this is in memoriam or in honor of someone.
Support the Diocesan Ministries online on April 9, as part of Kentucky Gives Day. Reading Camp, Cathedral Domain and St. Agnes’ House are participating in the Commonwealth-wide online giving day, Kentucky Gives. Go to http://kygives.razoo.com/story/Episcopal-Diocese-Of-Lexington and give to one or to all three ministries.
Belk Charity Sales Day: The Belk Charity Sales Day will be Saturday, May 3rd from 6:00am to 10:00am. Ticket may be purchased for $5 tickets from our ECW, which allow you entrance to the sale and $5 off your purchase. We are trying to sell 100 tickets, which provides $500 for the church and tremendous savings for you!
We’re buying goats! The Lazarus at the Gates Adult Forum study has prompted us to purchase goats through Episcopal Relief and Development for families in the Philippines. Goats provide milk, cheese, and manure for farming. Donations towards the $80 purchase of each goat can be made through the goat bank in the parish hall or in the offering plate clearly marked ERD goat project.
Palm Sunday Service: Plan to attend a community-wide Palm Sunday Service, Sunday afternoon, April 13, Grace on the Hill. The service is sponsored by the Southeast Kentucky Ministerial Alliance and Rebecca will be preaching
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!
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.
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.
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.
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