Greetings to all!
This Sunday, October 6, is "Ecumenical Sunday" at Walnut Hill Church,
an opportunity to explore and celebrate Walnut Hill's ecumenical identity.
The Preamble of Walnut Hill's Constitution and By-Laws provides a
starting point for our "Ecumenical Sunday" observance:
We, the members of Walnut Hill Church, an Ecumenical Church...
do hereby organize for the purpose of providing public worship,
the apostolic ministry of word and sacrament, religious instruction,
pastoral care and counseling and in general a witness to the
community of the need for life and work in the name of Jesus...
We, as a church, are a fellowship of believers who wish to bring
together all men and women as children of God and do not wish
to make an obstacle in creed and dogma to fellowship with God's
people. We believe that the true basis of Christian fellowship is love,
which is greater than all our differences and without this love we
have no claim to Christian fellowship.
The Rt. Rev. Douglas Hahn, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of Lexington, will be our special guest for Ecumenical Sunday.
Bishop Hahn will visit informally with us for our 10am Sunday
Conversation. He will present the sermon during the 11am
worship hour and preside at the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
Youth (middle and high school) and their families are invited to
a fall afternoon At The Cabin (hosted by Derek Vaughan) this
Sunday (Oct 6) including hiking, pumpkin carving, a cookout and
more. We will leave from Walnut Hill after morning worship. Activities
will conclude by 4pm. Use reply email or call the church office to
rsvp or for more information.
EXPLORING OUR SPIRITUALITY (EOS), season four, begins soon.
This season's theme, Entering the School of Your Experience,
invites exploration and practice of contemplative living. Small groups
(beginning Oct 6) are planned for Sunday evening, Monday evening,
and Thursday morning. Use reply email for more information.
CROP Walk Harvest - This year's CROP Walk will be remembered
as a bountiful one for hunger relief locally and around the world.
Fourteen Walnut Hill walkers plus a number of generous sponsors
combined for a total Walnut Hill contribution of $943! Thanks to all!!
ACE Trip Sponsorship: Once again Walnut Hill is sponsoring students
to participate in the Athens Chilesburg Elementary School 5th Grade trip
to Washington, DC. Walnut Hill has committed to sponsor 5 students
($534/each) who otherwise would not have the financial means to do so.
Contributions toward this sponsorship are welcome. Make checks
payable to Walnut Hill Church, designated "ACE Trip."
In the community:
*The Interfaith Alliance of the Bluegrass will hold its annual
dinner and meeting on Oct 17 at Central Baptist Church. The
keynote speaker will be the Rev. Joan Brown Campbell. For more
information, contact tiabg.info@gmail.com.
*The KY Council of Churches will hold its Annual Assembly
on Oct 24 - 25, at KY Dam Village State Park. Speakers include
Ms. Renee Shaw (KET). For more information, visit
*Christ Church Cathedral welcomes Ms. Glennon Doyle Melton
for an evening presentation and book signing on Oct 25, 7pm. For more
information visit, www.ccclex.org .
Peace to all.
Mike Ward
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