Greetings to all!
We crossed the autumnal equinox this past weekend as the earth makes
its regular journey around the sun, tilting back and forth as it goes. We are
mostly unaware of all this movement except as the days grow shorter or
longer and as the weather changes from season to season. Dorothy Bass
reflects on the human response to the turning of the seasons.
Our home is a planet where the days begin to grow longer in the northern
hemisphere just as Christmas arrives. Six months later, they start growing
shorter again. Spring comes to every clime, however different it may appear
in Norway, New Zealand, and Ecuador, and so does autumn. Human beings
respond by elaborating on nature's turnings: in every age and place, we
develop seasonal rhythms of planting and reaping, of fasting and feasting,
of letting go and starting afresh. These rhythms run through the days and the
weeks, stitching them together until they come full circle over the course of the year.
(from Receiving the Day)
Dinner & Program - Walnut HIll men and women, and guests, are invited
to gather for dinner on Thursday, September 27, 6:30pm, at the Bronte Bistro
at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Our special guest for the evening will be
State Rep. Kelly Flood (75th District) who will talk with us about her experiences
in state government as well as engage in conversation with us about this political
season. RSVP via reply email. Walk ins welcome.
A Host(s) is needed for our after-worship refreshments this Sunday,
September 30. Use reply email to inquire about hosting this Sunday, or
check the sign up sheet in the Sanctuary foyer to host a Sunday later in the
fall. Thanks to all our after worship hosts!
The CROP Walk is coming on Sunday, September 30, 3:00pm, at Second
Presbyterian Church. The CROP Walk is an ecumenical event to raise funds
for hunger relief locally and around the world. You may join the Walnut Hill
effort by walking (3 miles) with the WHC team or by sponsoring a walker.
All ages are welcome! For more information about the Greater Lexington
CROP Walk, go to http://lexcropwalk.blogspot.com/ .
EXPLORING OUR SPIRITUALITY (EOS) will begin soon. EOS is a program of
small group meetings, Sunday morning conversations, and individual activities
intended to deepen one's spiritual experience. Small group registration is now
open. Use reply email to inquire about participating in a small group this fall.
Thanks to the Walnut Hill youth for preparing over 100 sandwiches that were
distributed at the Lexington Community Inn last Sunday evening. The youths'
service as "Sandwich Ministers" was part of their Sunday evening experience at
the "WHC Evening Shelter." Ask them about their experience. For more information
about homelessness in Lexington, go to www.thefaceofhomelessness.info .
Ecumenical Sunday will be observed at Walnut Hill Church on Sunday, October 7.
Our guest for the day will be Dr. Jean Hawxhurst, Superintendent of the Frankfort
District of the KY United Methodist Conference, and a leader in ecumenism at
the local, regional, and national level, including service as Secretary of "Churches
Uniting In Christ" ( http://churchesunitinginchrist.org/ ). Ecumenical Sunday
activities will include conversation with Dr. Hawxhurst (10am), morning worship and
Holy Communion (11am), and our traditional after worship refreshments (Noon).
Peace to all.
Mike Ward
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