Greetings to all!
Along with Mother's Day, Father's Day invites us to reflect on our family relationships, which can often be complicated.
Such reflection highlights the importance of both forgiveness and gratitude. Henri Nouwen writes...
Can we forgive our family for not having loved us as well as we wanted to be loved?...There is much to forgive.
But if we are willing to see our own parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents as people like ourselves with
a desire to love but also with many unfulfilled needs, we might be able to step over our anger, our resentments,
or even our hatred, and discover that their limited love is still real love, a love for which to be grateful.
Once we are able to forgive, we can be grateful for what we have received. And we have received so much.
We can walk, talk, smile, move, laugh, cry, eat, drink, dance, play, work, sing, give life, give joy, give hope, give love.
We are alive! Our fathers and mothers gave us life, and our brothers and sisters helped us to live it. Once we are no
longer blinded by their so-obvious weaknesses, we can see clearly how much there is to be grateful for.
(from Here and Now)
The Scripture lessons for Sunday, June 19, Trinity Sunday:
Genesis 1:1- 2:4
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
Making a Difference in the Real World is the title of three Wednesday evening gatherings, June 8, 15, and 22, 6pm.
Each evening includes a fellowship meal and a service program. This week's meal is potluck, and our program focuses
on service in the community, with particular attention to the Catholic Action Center and God's Pantry. For all ages!
Rsvp via reply email, the sign up sheet in the Sanctuary foyer, or telephone to the church office (263-5304).
Men's Coffee - Walnut Hill men are invited to gather for coffee each Saturday morning, 8am, at Paneras on Richmond
Road. Feel free to stop in for as long or short a time as your schedule permits. No rsvp required.
Sunday Conversations continue this Sunday, June 19, 10am, in Trinity Hall. Sunday Conversations include a wide
variety of topics from week to week. Come enjoy a cup of coffee, join the conversation, or just listen in. Nursery care is
provided.
Host(s) Needed! A host (s) is needed for our after worship refreshments this Sunday, June 19. Use reply email to
volunteer for this Sunday, or check the sign up sheet in the Sanctuary foyer for open Sundays later in the summer.
Church World Service School Kits - As part of our outreach to the world around us, Walnut Hill will be assembling
emergency "school kits" to be distributed to children in areas affected by natural disaster. These school kits provide the
basic supplies needed for a child to return to school including one pair of scissors (rounded tip), three 70-page spiral
notebooks, one 12" (30 cm) ruler, one hand-held pencil sharpener, one large eraser, six new pencils, one box of 24 crayons.
You can help in this project by donating any of the preceding items or by donating cash/check to be used in purchasing
such items. Donations are being accepted through Sunday, June 19.
Sunday Flowers - The two Sundays upcoming, June 19 and 26, offer an opportunity for persons who might like to provide
Sunday flowers for the Sanctuary. Use reply email to volunteer or inquire about details.
Peace to all.
Mike Ward
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