Walnut Hill Church Weekly Letter

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Greetings to all!

Before it's all over, Hurricane Harvey will likely be one of the worst natural

disasters in U.S. history.  In the wake of such an event, prayer is a good

place to start…

God of Nature:

We are reminded how fragile are all our lives and livelihoods.

Be with those severely affected by wind and water.

Heal their bodies and refresh their spirits.

Grant them courage to face the days ahead,

and energy to accomplish the work that must be done.

Grant us a sense of our connection with these neighbors,

and may our prayers be matched by our deeds on their behalf.

Through Christ our Lord, who stilled the storm,

we pray.  Amen.

Accompanying our prayers must be our actions, beginning with our support of 

those providing emergency response.  Consider a gift to any of the various 

agencies responding such as the American Red Cross or the Salvation Army .  

Persons attending Walnut Hill Church this Sunday will have opportunity to 

contribute via one of our ecumenical partners, Church World Service .

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The scripture lessons for Sun, Sep 3, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time …

Exodus 3:1-15

Romans 12:9-21

Matthew 16:21-28

Walking Through Scripture - On Sunday, September 10, 10am, in Trinity 

Hall, we begin  "Walking Through Scripture", an ongoing conversation guided 

by the Sunday lectionary readings.  Put on your "walking shoes" and join us.  

Watch for more details.  (There will no 10am conversation gathering on Sun,

Sept 3).

ACE D.C. Trip -  The annual Athens Chilesburg Elementary School 5th Grade 

Class Trip to Washington, DC, is coming up in October. As in past years, several 

students will need sponsorship support in order to participate.  Sponsorship is 

$499/student.  Your gift, in any amount, is welcome. Make  your check payable 

to Walnut Hill Church, designated "ACE DC Trip."

AED Training - Walnut Hill Church (in cooperation with the Day School) recently 

purchased an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to have on site in the 

event of a cardiac emergency.  While the AED is designed to  be user-friendly, 

we nonetheless would like to "train" a few folks on the device in the event that its 

use is ever needed.  If you would be willing to be among those so trained, let us 

know by reply email.  We hope to schedule a training session soon.

Sunday Hospitality - We have enjoyed some wonderful hospitality over these 

recent summer Sundays.  Check out the online sign up sheet for opportunities to 

host a Sunday in the fall.  Thanks to all our Sunday hosts.

In the Community - St. Andrew Orthodox Church (1136 Higbee Mill Rd) is

hosting an ecumenical service in honor of "World Day of Care for Creation"

on Thursday, August 31, 6:30pm.  The service provides a wonderful example

of orthodox liturgy and music.  

Peace to all.

Mike Ward