Greetings to all!
A few thoughts as we prepare to sit down at the Thanksgiving table:
There is nothing like a special meal to mark a day as important. Certain
times -Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mom's birthday - call for certain foods,
and those who are in the know know which and when. Food and time
can be so bound together in our memories and affections that the scent
of a certain spice carries us instantly back to a certain day. Moreover,
some times call not just for special food but for lots of it. When his grown
children come home, a friend who is the cook in his family makes too
much of everything: here are all their favorites, not one vegetable dish
but three, not one bread basket but two, each overflowing with more
than the family can eat. It is his love of them, not merely the food, that
is running over, of course. Such occasions, whether they are on a
public calendar or on days known only within a small circle, are not
just meals. They are feasts. Food abounds, and so does mercy.
(from Receiving the Day, by Dorothy C. Bass)
In Memory: Helen L. Watt, a Friend of Walnut Hill Church, departed
this life on November 17, 2011. Services were held for Helen on
November 21. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery. Helen's
survivors include Walnut Hill Church members/friends Rada Jeffers
and Bob and Natalie Watt.
The scripture lessons for Sunday, November 27, 1st Sunday of Advent:
Isaiah 64:1-9
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
Sunday Conversations continue this Sunday, November 27, 10am, in
Trinity Hall. The morning's topic, "The Problem of Evil," focuses on
that age-old question, "If God is all-powerful, why does God allow
evil to exist in the world?"
Children's Choir practice is cancelled for this Sunday, November 27.
Children's Choir practice will resume on Sunday, December 4, 10am.
The Giving Tree will be up this Sunday, November 27, in Trinity Hall.
The Giving Tree is decorated with ornaments, with each ornament
representing a gift for a child or an adult. This year's ornaments include
children and adults from three Fayette County families. Feel free to take
an ornament, purchase the suggested gift, and return the gift and ornament
to Walnut Hill by Sunday, December 18.
Book/Media Drive: Bring your used books, cds, dvds, and vhs tapes to
Walnut Hill any Sunday in November to benefit the Catholic Action Center.
The CAC will sell the donated items and use the proceeds to support its
various ministries.
The Christmas Season Potluck is coming on Sunday, December 4,
immediately after morning worship. Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert,
and your appetite, to this delicious Walnut Hill tradition.
Thanks to all who participated in Walnut Hill's support of the Nathaniel
Mission Community Thanksgiving Dinner, including 16 stuffing sponsors
and 3 delivery persons. With your help Walnut Hill provided 125 pounds
of stuffing for Tuesday's community Thanksgiving feast.
In case you missed Sunday's Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service (perhaps
due to certain mis-information regarding its location), you might want to try
the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to be held Wednesday, November 23,
7pm, at Temple Adath Israel (124 N. Ashland Ave.). Persons attending are
invited to bring a non-perishable food item to benefit God's Pantry.
(This information has been double-checked for accuracy!)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mike Ward
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