Sunday at Walnut Hill Church

Sunday, September 19, at Walnut Hill Church...

Sunday Conversations, 10am, Trinity Hall

Prayer as Perseverance

When all is said and done, might prayer be a simple matter

of perseverance?  We'll talk about this as we consider two

of Jesus' parables, "The Friend at Night," and "The Unjust 

Judge."

Nursery care available upon request.  Use reply email to 

request nursery care for an infant or small child.

Morning Worship, 11am, Sanctuary

Sermon: There Goes the Neighborhood!

Text: Luke 10:25-37

Nursery Care and Sunday School for children.

Fall Potluck, Noon, Trinity Hall

Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert. 

Youth Gathering, 5pm, Trinity Hall

Middle and High School youth are invited to gather for

pizza and planning this year's youth activity schedule.

Walnut Hill Church Weekly Letter

September 15, 2010

Greetings to all!

The political season is heating up as we move toward election day in

November.  "Politics" is one aspect of our common life that many people

"love to hate."  The political world of Jesus' time was certainly much different

than ours.  Common to both times, however, was/is the penchant toward 

complaining about leaders of government.  Jesus did not disagree with those 

complaints; instead, he turned them into a lesson about our own living...

You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers

lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.  But it is not so

among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your

servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all.  For 

the Son of Man came not be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom

for many.

(Mark 10:42-45)

The Scripture lesson for Sunday, September 19:

Luke 10:25-37

Men's Coffee:  Men are invited to gather for coffee this Saturday, September 18,

8am, at Paneras on Richmond Road.  Feel free to stop in for as long or short a time

as your schedule allows.  No rsvp required.

Sunday Conversations continue this Sunday, September 19, 10am, in Trinity

Hall.  We continue our conversation around the "Parables of Jesus," particularly

the parables of the "Friend at Night" and the "Unjust Judge" with their lessons 

about faith. (see Luke 11:5-8 and 18:1-8)

The Fall Potluck is coming on Sunday, September 19, after morning worship.

Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert, and your appetite.  We can use some 

help with a few details regarding the meal including "chicken picker upper,"

"beverage coordinator," and "clean up captain."  Use reply email to inquire how you

might help with one or another of these details.

A Walnut Hill Youth Gathering is scheduled for Sunday, September 19, 5pm at 

Walnut Hill.  Youth will be treated to all the pizza they can eat as they share 

their interests and ideas for future youth activities.  Contact Nelson Barnes for more 

information.

The 2010 CROP Walk is coming on Sunday, September 26, 3pm.  The CROP

Walk is an ecumenical event to raise awareness and funds for hunger relief

locally and around the world.  You can support the CROP Walk by walking (3 miles)

or by sponsoring a walker.  A sign up sheet for walkers and sponsors is available

in the Sanctuary foyer.  Nell Horman is serving as our team leader.  

Thanks, news, etc...

*Thanks to...Stephanie Prewitt and Derek Vaughan for their work with children

and youth this past Sunday; Robin and Wayne Doller and Heather and Hunter Hale

for providing our refreshments; John Ragland, Steve Atwood, and Barb Waldmann-

Ward for their work digging potatoes last Saturday morning.

*Madeline Bryher Hale, daughter of Heather and Hunter Hale, received the

sacrament of Baptism during morning worship on Sunday.

*The Big Blue Barrel was recently collected and weighed by the folks at God's 

Pantry yielding 177 pounds of food for persons in central and eastern Kentucky.  Thanks

to all who donated.  

Peace to all.

Mike Ward

 

Sunday at Walnut Hill Church

This Sunday, September 12, at Walnut Hill Church

Sunday Conversations, 10am, Trinity Hall

"Read Your Invitation"

This Sunday's conversation concerns Jesus' parable of

"The Great Feast" (Luke 14:15-24) in which the banquet hall

is filled with all manner of society's outcasts.  What does this

parable have to say about God and about those who receive

an invitation to enjoy divine hospitality?

Enjoy a cup of coffee, join the conversation, or just listen

in.  Nursery care available upon request.  Use reply email to 

request nursery care for an infant or small child.

Morning Worship, 11am, Sanctuary

Sermon:  Debts and Debtors

Text: Matthew 18:21-35

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism

Nursery care and Sunday School for children.

After Worship Gathering, Noon, Trinity Hall

All are invited to gather for refreshments and fellowship.

Community Potato Harvest

You are invited to a "Community Potato Harvest"

Saturday, September 11, 10am 

Walnut Hill Church

Bring a shovel or other potato digging implement.

Help for as long or short a time as your schedule allows.  

No rsvp required.

For all ages! 

This is a great learning opportunity for children and youth.

Harvesters may keep as many potatoes as they would like.  

Excess potatoes will be donated to a local charity.

The harvest will take place as planned unless it is 

actually raining on Saturday morning at 10am. 

Use reply email to request additional information.

Help us bring in the final harvest of the 

2010 

Walnut Hill Church Garden!

Walnut Hill Church Weekly Letter

September 8, 2010

Greetings to all!

The 9-11 anniversary approaches on Saturday, and once again we are

reminded of an event that many say changed our lives, and our world,

forever.  Remembering such an event has its place.  There may still be losses

to be mourned and lessons to be learned from it.  Yet, remembering also 

has its risk, the risk of becoming trapped by the past, preventing us from seeing 

the present, including others and ourselves, in new and fresh ways.  In the 

Christian tradition, forgiveness is the practice of not allowing our past to prevent 

our living freely in the present.  By means of forgiveness, offered and received, 

the past loses its grip on us, allowing us and others to move forward with our lives 

in positive and productive ways. Forgiveness is not easy, but the alternative of 

being trapped in anger and bitterness is, in the long run, more difficult. 

Remember 9-11?  How can we not; yet, may the remembering not limit the 

freedom of our present and future. 

The Scripture lesson for Sunday, September 12:

Matthew 18:21-35

Sunday Conversations continue this Sunday, September 12, 10am, in Trinity

Hall.  We continue our conversation around the "Parables of Jesus," particularly

the parable of the "Wedding Feast," with its lesson to always read an invitation 

very carefully. (see Luke 14:15-24 and Matthew 22:1-14)

The 2010- 2011 Sunday School Year officially begins this Sunday with lessons

and activities for children during the worship hour.  Volunteers are needed to lead 

or assist in classes.  You may volunteer for one Sunday (or more) using the 

sign up sheet posted on the Trinity Hall bulletin board.  Contact Lauren Fouts

for more information regarding volunteer opportunities.

The Fall Potluck is coming on Sunday, September 19, after morning worship.

Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert, and your appetite.  We can use some 

help with a few details regarding the meal.  Use reply email to inquire how you

might help with one or another of these details.

A Walnut Hill Youth Gathering is scheduled for Sunday, September 19, 5pm at 

Walnut Hill.  Youth will be treated to all the pizza they can eat as they share 

their interests and ideas for future youth activities.  Contact Nelson Barnes for more 

information.

The 2010 CROP Walk is coming on Sunday, September 26, 3pm.  The CROP

Walk is an ecumenical event to raise awareness and funds for hunger relief

locally and around the world.  You can support the CROP Walk by walking (3 miles)

or by sponsoring a walker.  A sign up sheet for walkers and sponsors is available

in the Sanctuary foyer.  Nell Horman is serving as our team leader.   

Thanks, news, etc...

*Thanks to... the Walnut Hill Choir, both our in house and student members, for

their worship leadership last Sunday; Spencer Horman, Phil Bloomfield, Natalie

and Bob Watt, Barbara and Chris Bohmer for their service during worship; Ruth

and David Sharrard for providing our after worship refreshments.

*Jennifer Boone and John Purviance were married at Walnut Hill Church on 

Saturday, September 4.

*Mason and Coleman Mackiewicz, sons of Alissa and Mark Mackiewicz, 

received the sacrament of Baptism during morning worship on September 5.

Peace to all.

Mike Ward 

Sunday at Walnut Hill Church

Sunday, September 5, at Walnut Hill Church...

Sunday Conversations, 10am, Trinity Hall

"The Workers in the Vineyard:

 Equal Pay for Unequal Work"

(Matthew 20:1-16)

This is the first of our conversations focusing on the parables

of Jesus. "In the parable of the workers in the vineyard, Jesus 

turns the accepted understanding of justice upside down...When 

the workers complain, it is not because an injustice has been done

to them; it is because the employer has been generous to 

others...it is not a matter of justice but of envy." (Albert Nolan)

Enjoy a cup of coffee, join the conversation, or just listen

in.  Nursery care available upon request.  Use reply email to 

request nursery care for an infant or small child.

Morning Worship, 11am, Sanctuary

Sermon:  Lost and Found

Text:  Luke 15:11-32

The sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

Nursery care and Sunday School for children.

After Worship Gathering, Noon, Trinity Hall

All are invited to gather for refreshments and fellowship.

Walnut Hill Church Weekly Letter

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Greetings to all!

We will spend some time over the Sundays of September reflecting on the 

parables of Jesus. 

A parable is a small story with a large point.  Most of the ones Jesus

told have a kind of sad fun about them.  The parables of the Crooked 

Judge, the Sleepy Friend, and the Distraught Father are really jokes in 

their way, at least part of whose point seems to be that a silly question

deserves a silly answer.  In the Prodigal Son, the elder brother's pious

pique when the returning prodigal gets the red-carpet treatment is worthy

of Moliere's Tartuffe, as is the outraged legalism of the Laborers in the 

Vineyard when Johnny-Come-Lately gets as big a slice of the worm as 

the Early Bird.  The point of the Unjust Steward is that's its better to be a

resourceful rascal than a saintly schlemiel; and of the Talents that, 

spiritually speaking, playing the market will get you further than playing

it safe...With parables and jokes both, if you've got to have it explained,

don't bother.

(Frederick Buechner as found in Wishful Thinking)

The Scripture lesson for Sunday, September 5, the sacraments of 

Holy Communion and Holy Baptism:

Luke 15:11-32

Sunday Conversations resume this Sunday, September 5, 10am, in 

Trinity Hall.  Our conversation topic for the month of September will be 

the parables of Jesus, this Sunday focusing on the parable of the "Laborers

in the Vineyard" (Matthew 20:1-16), or as it might be subtitled, "Equal Pay

for Unequal Work."  Come and enjoy a cup of coffee, join the conversation, 

or just listen in.

The Fall Potluck, a delicious Walnut Hill tradition, is coming on Sunday,

September 19.  Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert, and your 

appetite.  We are currently seeking volunteers to help with some details of 

the meal.  Use reply email to inquire about volunteering.

Pakistan Flood Relief - Persons wanting to respond to the recent 

devastating floods in Pakistan may do so at Walnut Hill.  Feel free to bring

an extra offering over the next couple Sundays and place your offering

in the collection basket located in the Sanctuary foyer.  Donations

will be sent to the affected area via our ecumenical partner, Church 

World Service.

In the Community - Central Kentucky Radio Eye (CKRE) is a free service

broadcasting the reading of the current newspaper and other everyday

literature to serve the blind, visually impaired and other physically disabled

persons in central Kentucky.  CKRE is currently recruiting a variety of 

volunteers and is offering a volunteer orientation on September 24, 2:30pm.

For more information about CKRE, visit the website www.uky.edu/Libraries/CKRE/

or call 859-422-6390.

Peace to all.

Mike Ward