Greetings to all!
Joseph Engelberg, a member of Temple Adath Israel and a friend of Walnut
Hill Church, departed this life on Sunday, October 2. Joe was a person of high
intellect and gentle spirit, a wonderful combination. One of Joe's gifts was
seeing the connection between the physical and the spiritual, between science
and religion, as expressed in this excerpt from his writing, The Nature of
Integrated Systems…
Every biological organism - whether it is a tree, or a mouse, or a protozoon -
either is a single cell, or is an aggregation of cells derived from a single cell.
Each cell is the product of a preexisting cell. The thousands of different kinds
of cells in the human organism all derive from a single ancestral organism, the
fertilized egg. With each aggregation, a higher form of life is created. An
aggregating of cells results in a multicelled organism: the human organism is
a colony of cells….Two human beings can form a friendship, a family, thereby
enriching our world by creating a higher form of life. Other aggregations
yield communities, nations, civilizations, etc. When a friendship is formed,
life is added to the universe; conversely, the breaking-up of a friendship is
the death of part of the universe. The very highest form of life is the "mystical."
We perceive it only vaguely, only dimly conceive what it might be. It is to all
higher forms of life, such as this, that we are restlessly drawn.
The scripture lessons for Sunday, October 9 …
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Sunday Conversations continue this Sunday, October 9, 10am, in Trinity
Hall. Our topic for Sunday will be "Kabbalah," a Jewish mystical tradition.
Come enjoy a cup of coffee, join the conversation, or just listen in.
Youth (middle and high school) are invited to gather this Sunday, October 9,
5:30pm, at Cheddars Restaurant for dinner. Each youth should bring dollars
sufficient for his/her meal. Use reply email or contact Lauren to rsvp or to
request more information.
EXPLORING OUR SPIRITUALITY THROUGH PRAYER is the title of a day
retreat to be held at Walnut Hill Church on Sat, Oct 15 , 8:30am - 3pm.
Sharon Grant and George Aboud will be our guides for this day of learning
and practice. Registration is $20/person, which includes lunch. Use reply
email or call the church office (263-5304) to register or to request more
information. Please share this special opportunity with others who might be
interested in attending.
Vestry Nominations: We will soon be nominating and electing two persons
to serve on the Vestry, Class of 2019. Your recommendations are welcome.
Please contact the Senior Warden or the church office with your Vestry
nominee suggestions.
The Vestry will meet this Sunday, October 9, 9:30am, in the upstairs office
of Trinity Hall.
The Kentucky Council of Churches will hold its 69th Annual Assembly,
October 20-21, at the Nazareth Retreat Center, Bardstown, Kentucky. The
theme of this year's Assembly is "Living Justly." Visit KCC Assembly for
more information.
Don't Forget that even when you can not be present on Sunday morning,
Walnut Hill's operating and ministry expenses continue nonetheless. We
are grateful for those members and friends who remember Walnut Hill with
their gifts even when they cannot be with us.
Peace to all.
Mike Ward
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