What’s Going on at the Church
The Family Dinner will begin at 4 PM for apps and games! Then we will sit together as a family and enjoy a meal prepared by all of us in POT LUCK fashion at 5 PM.
A sign-up sheet will be located in Davis Hall. You can choose to bring an appetizer, veggie, side-dish, or main dish. Session will supplement the meal with a couple extra main dishes. Please make enough for your family plus 2 people. If you miss the sign-up sheet, please email or call Elder Sue.
“Weighing Truth and Life”
We’re aware of the grievous realities that surround us these days, and the responsibilities we face as people of faith: to protest what’s wrong, practice empathy, and restore justice. At the same time and in the midst of it all, self-care and self-help aren’t optional. They are essential means through which we can keep our souls intact, and maintain our sanity. In these less-than-perfect days, we need to find ways to keep from being so overwhelmed that we lose touch with living as well as we can. The next several meditations in the weeks ahead, John Pavlovitz offers some ideas to maintain composure.
“True community is about being loved without caveats and conditions. It’s a place where we resist misunderstanding or outright rejection. It’s where we’re able to stop and breathe again. True community does this.
When you’re exhausted from the fight because you’re convinced that yours is the only heart that’s breaking… When you find it hard to fall asleep, worrying about the monsters that may run amok overnight, creating brand new terrors to wake up to… When you fear for people you love deeply who are threatened and frightened, as well as for strangers whose suffering you also grieve… When you look at children and mourn the world they are walking into…
What I can tell you is that many, many people are with you in it. You’re not alone, and you’re not crazy. You are in good company. Knowing that there are others who feel affinity with you in all the frazzled, sickened, outrageous desperation is itself a comfort. Let our solidarity be enough to tether you to hope for a little while longer.
Because in times when threat comes and grief visits and sadness lingers, the greatest weapon we have is hope; the belief that somehow, in ways we can’t understand, or see or make sense of, we will outlast the demons and the darkness and the very not-rightness of the present. In such times we can accept the invitation to join with others in the community of possibility. Our acceptance of that invitation keeps all of us going.“
Blessing and Peace, Ed
Looking to donate to our thrift sales?
If you have any furniture to donate, please take a photo of what you have and send the photos to office@1stpresrahway.org. At this time, we’re not accepting clothes or shoes.
Members usually work on Wednesday’s for our sales from 10:30 am -1:30 pm. If that’s not a convenient time for you to drop off donations, other arrangements can be made. Please email the church office and your request will be forwarded to the “sales crew” so they can respond to your inquiry.
As always, thank you to all who donate. Our sales have been a great success this year because of you!
Important Message from the USRC Board of Directors:
Please read these guidelines about Squier Hall and the formation of the USRC Board of Directors, who will be overseeing the groups meeting in Squier.
As part of the guidelines, please use this form if you have any concerns so that they can be addressed.
Interested in Getting Involved?
We have a lot of different ways for you to get involved – short-term projects, one-time opportunities, working with our livestream technology on Sundays, plus much more. Click on the button below to see what we have on our ‘volunteer wish list’. As more opportunities become available, we will be sure to update our listings.