Weekly Check-In - July 20, 2024
"For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them." -Ephesians 2:10
In Ephesians 1, Paul set the stage for us to understand the world in which we live - God's world. To understand it as anything other than God's world is to not see reality for what it is. Tomorrow we'll move forward in this letter to the church in Ephesus and consider how Christ is the key to living in God's world and fully being who God created us to be. The text, if you would like to read ahead, is Ephesians 2.
Want to say a thank you to Rick and Bob. You'll likely notice the mulch around the church as you make your way into worship in the morning. As with all such things it doesn't happen on its own. Rick and Bob did that this week. I'm biased, but I believe we have the prettiest church and grounds in the Presbytery. Thanks for keeping it looking beautiful.
Last Sunday in worship Rebecca had a Christmas tree set-up in the entry way to the Sanctuary, with papers attached that described school supplies the person taking the paper was committing to purchase and bring back to begin to collect supplies for our Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes. We appreciate Rebecca and Nate's leadership on this and again notice that ideas have to begin somewhere and Christmas trees don't set themselves up. Thanks for leading this beloved mission effort forward with this fun Christmas in July idea.
The folks mentioned above are living into what Paul mentions in the verse at the beginning of this reflection. They are great examples, and the blessing for our congregation is that they have company. Many of you do so much in so many ways to be a blessing to our church and to the world. That is Christ living in you. Thank you for nurturing the love of Christ in your life and sharing it with one another. That is the heart of Christian community.
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This Sunday is the third Sunday of July. The third Sunday has typically been the week we encourage you to bring food for our outdoor food pantry. Our supplies on the shelves is very low. You are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to replenish our shelves so we are then able to keep food in our food pantry. Thank you for your support!
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The Tuesday Morning Prayer Group will be making another field trip on Tuesday July 30. We will visit The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Bardstown. We will leave the church at 9:45 a.m. and our tour will be at 10:30 a.m. We will follow that with lunch together. If you are interested in going please let George Love or Beverly Caple know. There will be a sign-up sheet in the entryway so you can indicate your interest in going on this field trip.
Also, Prayer Group will meet this Tuesday, July 23 at 11:00 a.m. in the Activities Building.
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A quick review of some ongoing things that are available via the computer.
Our worship service is recorded by Charlie each week and then posted that on Sunday afternoon in two places. You can find it on our website (where you can also find video all of the worship services virtually since early 2020). Worship services are organized into years. If you were searching for the current Sunday you would go to the tab for 2024 and it will be at the top when it posts. You can also find a link to it on our Facebook page. Each Sunday afternoon, when it has uploaded (and that time can vary) the link is then posted to our Facebook page and you can click on it and watch it beginning from there. Find our Facebook page by searching for Hebron Presbyterian Church and then make sure you look and see that the profile picture and cover photo are both pictures of our church (there are other Hebron Presbyterian churches). Like our page and everything we post there should show up in your Facebook feed.
We also have been posting a weekly video called Wednesday Evening Prayer since early in the pandemic. It began as a short prayer time as we were making our way through the pandemic and has most recently become a review of the coming Sunday's Sunday School lesson, along with other things hopefully of interest and there is always a prayer. A quick count shows that this weeks Wednesday Evening Prayer was the 196th installment. Didn't see that coming when it started off. It typically runs about fifteen to twenty minutes. If you've not viewed it in the past it also is available on both our website and is posted on our Facebook page.
Our website, if you've not visited before is hebronpc.net. Charlie has done an extraordinary job of making it a useful site with well organized content.
Finally, on this day, July 20, in 1920, my dad Halsey Cameron Love, was born. Remembering and giving thanks for my daddy on this lovely summer morning.
Celebrate Life!
George