Greetings to all!
This week's EOS focus is on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-9), among them,
"Blessed are the meek." In his collection, Active Meditations for Contemplative
Prayer, Thomas Keating offers the following …
The third beatitude, "Happy are the meek," addresses the drive for power,
as if to say "How happy you would be if you did not want to control situations,
other people, or your own life, and if you possessed the freedom to accept
insults and injustice without being blown away."
The scripture lesson for Sunday, April 24, EOS Week Two…
Matthew 5:10 -16
Sunday Conversations continue this Sunday, April 24, 10am, in Trinity
Hall. This Sunday's conversation will focus on the phenomenon of religious
persecution, with particular attention to those who suffer because of their
identity as Christians.
The Walnut Hill Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting this
Sunday, April 24, 2016, Noon, in the Walnut Hill Church Sanctuary. The
business of the annual meeting will include the election of Board officers,
the Secretary/Treasurer's report, the cemetery activity report for the last
year, and proposed revisions to the Cemetery Constitution and By-Laws.
Youth (middle and high school) are invited to gather this Sun, Apr 24,
5:30pm - 7:00pm, at Walnut Hill. The youth will be serving as Walnut
Hill's "Sandwich Ministers" on Sunday, preparing sandwiches for guests
at the Lexington Community Inn. For more information regarding this
ministry, visit Community Inn .
Exploring Our Spirituality (EOS) is ongoing through May 22. Our
theme for this spring is "Following Jesus: The Sermon on the Mount."
EOS activities include Sunday morning worship (11am), Sunday
Conversations (10am), small groups, and individual study. To access
the online study book, visit EOS Spring 2016 Booklet . Use reply email
for information regarding small groups and/or to request a paper copy of
the study booklet.
Resettlement 2016 - Planning continues toward welcoming the
Al-Nawasra family (mother, father, and four children) on May 2. You
can contribute your time as well as various items that will be needed by
the family when they arrive including beds for the children as well as
car seats for the younger children. Use reply email to request more
information and/or visit the online "wish list" for additional items that will
be needed.
Earthquake Response - In response to recent devastating earthquakes in
Japan and Ecuador, Walnut Hill will be sending $500 to the affected areas
via Church World Service.
Peace to all.
Mike Ward
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