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This Sunday (May 4) at St. John’s

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When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. Luke 24:31

I will not be with you this Sunday, because on Saturday, my grandson, Logan, will be receiving his First Holy Communion.  Of course I have some gifts for him.  One is a card created by French Benedictine nuns at their Abbey at Abu Ghosh, Israel, a possible site for Emmaus.  It depicts this scene from Luke.

In this Gospel from Luke, we learn of some disciples walking along the road on the day of Jesus’ Resurrection.  Jesus comes alongside them, but they do not recognize him.  In the course I attended, our professor suggested that it is because the resurrected body looks different.  It is only when Jesus breaks the bread, blesses it and gives it to them that they recognize him.

We know the resurrected Jesus is always present to us and in those services of Eucharist…the breaking of the bread and the wine, we experience Jesus’ presence in a special way.

This Sunday, there will be Morning Prayer.  May you feel the presence of Jesus and may Jesus be made known to you.  I look forward to returning to you on May 11, and sharing the Eucharist together.

Blessings as you finish your week!

Love, Rebecca+

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Rebecca’s Schedule: This Sunday, I will be in Pennsylvania.  Next week, I will be participating in the Bishop’s Days in the Mountains.  You can reach me by calling 859 -429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Adult Forum: Our series on Resurrection Living continues.  Our next session on May 4th will focus on John 20:27, Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands.  Reach out your hand and put it in my side.  Do not doubt but believe.” Our session on May 11th will focus on John 21:12, Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”

ECW 2014 Women’s Weekend: May 16-18 (with optional retreat day May 15-16).  Join women from all over the Diocese at the Cathedral Domain for a special weekend.  Registrations due by May 5.  See Rebecca for registration forms or go online at http://stjohnscorbin.org/?p=824

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.

United Thank Offering (UTO): is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Our ingathering of your UTO offerings will be Sunday, May 11.  Remember to bring your offering that day AND to pick up another box for the fall ingathering.

Wedding Shower:  A wedding showerand lunch for Amber Pearce and Billy Hibbitts is planned for Sunday, May 11, after the service.  Please join the festivities after church!  All are welcome.

Monthly Pot Luck: Our pot luck is moved this month to May 11 for the wedding shower for Amber Pearce and Billy Hibbitts.  Bring your favorite food to share and join in the celebration!

Baby Shower and reception for Maura Love, Sunday, May 18, after the service.  Plan to join in the fun!  All are welcome.

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.
  • KCEOC’s Women’s Emergency Shelter is in need of donated baby items, including baby clothing (sizes 6/9 months), diapers, wipes, bottles, etc.  Donations can be dropped off at KCEOC Community Action Partnership main office at Gray, KY.

This Week (April 27) at St. John’s

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You will show me the path of life; *
in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

The Psalms are so wonderful.  They truly cover the range of our emotions and feelings about and towards God.  They are also hopeful, saying with assurance what God will do.

What is your path of life?  Often in job interviews you will be asked where you want to be 5 years from now, as if we are the sole designers of our path of life.  Yes, it’s good to have goals.  It’s good to dream and think about where we’d like to be.  It’s good to understand that things don’t happen overnight and sometimes take time and patience.  However, we need to hold on to our plans lightly, remembering that ultimately God is at work, showing us the path of life…a path of “fullness of joy” and “pleasures for evermore.”

I know five years ago, being ordained an Episcopal Priest and serving in Kentucky was fuzzy at best.  Five years ago, did you imagine you’d be where you are today? We are confident, because we know God is showing us the “path of life.”

Blessings as you finish your week.

Love, Rebecca

My Schedule

Next week, I will be in Lexington and then traveling to Pennsylvania May 1-4.  You can get a message to me by calling 859 -429-1659 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org.

Adult Forum resumes with a 7-week Easter series on Resurrection Living, using a Forward Movement pamphlet by Christine McSpaden.  Mary Swinford will lead the first session on Luke 24:5, Why do you look for the living among the dead?

Belk Charity Sales Day, Saturday, May 3, 6:00-10:00am.  Purchase $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.  

Grow Appalachia!  We are considering whether to become a partner with Grow Appalachia.  David Cooke gave a presentation on April 16.  We would use part of the park to provide gardening plots for people in our community.  We could also support people in our area who want to garden in their yards.  We would host classes regarding gardening, as well as ways to preserve the harvest.  Grow Appalachia provides almost anything needed to make these gardens successful.  Talk to someone who attended the presentation.  And talk to the Vestry about your ideas, questions, and concerns.  Their website is http://www.berea.edu/grow-appalachia/

This Sunday is our monthly pot luck!  All are welcome!  Plan to fellowship with each other.

United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Our ingathering of your UTO offerings will be Sunday, May 11.  Remember to bring your offering that day AND to pick up another box for the fall ingathering.

Wedding Shower and lunch for Amber Pearce and Billy Hibbitts, Sunday, May 11, after the service.  Plan to join the festivities after church!  All are welcome.

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.

 

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.

 

This Sunday (March 30) at St. John’s

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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+

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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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