The backfround check form must be submitted to the school office. After submission of this form, you may go online at www.archny.org (http://www.archny.org/) click on the Pastoral tab, scroll down to Safe Environment Program, then scroll down to online “Safer Spaces.” Here you can view the video, answer a question and print out a confirmation of attendance. This must be sent to the office for our records. All volunteers must complete the Safe Environments Program.
The 2017 dates for Camp Veritas have been announced! Registration opens January 1st! Click below for more information.
Clare Heppes, a seventh grade student at St. John School, has this to say:
I didn’t know what to expect because I hadn't ever been to a sleep away camp before. I was a little nervous but it turned out to be very fun. I didn’t miss my parents as much as I thought I would because we had something going on all day long.
I liked being with my friends and making new ones, too. I liked that we got to learn a lot about God. The food was great and it was great living in the college dorms at MSMC. The Sisters were fun - they taught us how to juggle and they played basketball with us.
Going to camp gave me the time to focus on God. We got to go to Mass and adoration every day. The music and the songs that we sang also brought me closer to God because they made it easier and more fun to pray.
The activities were fun, especially swimming. The evenings were fun when we got to hang out on the soccer field. You could play soccer, laser tag, dodge ball, volley ball, fris- bee, etc.
Another SJS seventh grader, Christina Zick, writes:
I was excited to go to a sleep away camp, but worried about how I would survive away from my family. I worried it would it might be bor- ing or too religious for me. I was surprised how well fun and prayer were balanced. We went to Mass, rosary, adoration, and religious talks every day. The religious sisters and priests played games and ate meals with us. We played kickball, soccer, dodgeball, laser tag, and went swimming. I made many new friends. Adoration helped me to feel close to God. I had a lot of fun at Camp Veritas and would highly recommend the experience.
Our regional school board has asked each Catholic family to submit a signed "parishioner verification form." Fr. George would like to have a brief individual meeting with parents who are parishioners of St. John's (i.e., registered here and faithfully participating in Sunday Mass) and whose children are in St. John School, at which time he will sign the form. If you have a Google account and would like to make an appointment online, please click here.
Once you're in, click on any block that says "SJS parents." Blocks are fifteen minutes each, though you're welcome to as much time as you'd like.
If you're not on Google, please call the parish office any weekday between 9:00am and 12:00pm, and Barbara Kuehner will be happy to make an appointment for you.
Remember, this is for those who are parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Church. If you belong to another parish, even if your children are in St. John School, please meet with your pastor to have the form signed.
Parishioner Verification Form
Volunteers needed Thursday nights. Please call the office if you can assist. 845-294-6434


World Miracle Outreach Ministries
Isaiah 61:1-3 - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Matt 25: 35-36 - For I was hungry and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me."
Our Vision is that we will strengthen and encourage each other to seek the common purpose of reaching the lost and broken for Jesus Christ and to revive healing and restoration to the body of Jesus Christ. We are committed to enhancing our neighborhood through social, physical and spiritual interaction and to reach out to the homeless, the destitute, the poor and underserved areas in our community. Our desire is to serve in the spirit of excellence and with integrity and compassion.


The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground (v. 1-9), with the exposition of it (v. 10–20), and the application of it (v. 21–25). 24. They took him even as he was, that is, in the same dress that he was in when he preached, without any cloak to throw over him, which he ought to have had, to keep him warm, when he went to sea at night, especially after preaching. and not to be set on a candlestick? 2:7); but they knew he would forgive them this wrong. Matthew gives this saying more fully and clearly. Note, It is no new thing for that ship to be greatly hurried and endangered, in which Christ and his disciples, Christ and his name and gospel, are embarked. If the disciples deliver that to the church, which they have received of the Lord, they shall be led more into the secret of the Lord. See Jn. (MacDonald) These parables in Mark are unlike the other Markan parables for two different reasons. 11:4, 6), and must look up to God, who gives seed to the sower, 2 Co. 9:10. Thus we know not how the Spirit by the word makes a change in the heart, any more than we can account for the blowing of the wind, which we hear the sound of, but cannot tell whence it comes, or whither it goes. A word of comfort to us, that, be the storm of trouble ever so loud, ever so strong, Jesus Christ can lay it with a word’s speaking. Mark 4:15 "And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts." 5:7. Jesus took his message to the seashore and the open sky and delivered the parable of the sower ( Mark 4:1-9 ), explained it ( Mark 4:10-20 ), and gave a number of sentence sermons ( Mark 4:21-25 ). There it is, Why are ye fearful? Many a good lesson of humility, charity, self-denial, and heavenly-mindedness, is choked and lost by that prevailing complacency in the world, which they are apt to have, on whom it smiles. Let us only observe here. 27. 8:23, etc. II. Surely more than a man, for even the winds and the seas obey him. Their confidence lay in this, that they had their Master with them; and the ship that has Christ in it, though it may be tossed, cannot sink; the bush that has God in it, though it may burn, shall not consume. When those that receive the gospel aright, have finished their course, the harvest comes, when they shall be gathered as wheat into God’s barn (Mt. 4. The multitude went away when he put to sea, but some there were, that would venture upon the water with him. 45:15. It is the ruin of hypocrites, that they have no root; they do not act from a living fixed principle; they do not mind heart-work, and without that religion is nothing; for he is the Christian, that is one inwardly. There it is, O ye of little faith. The Jews used lamps instead of candles. Bible > Bible Commentary; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible; Mark; Mark 4; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible << Mark 3 | Mark 4 | Mark 5 >> (Read all of Mark 4) Verse 1. Ver. 9. Shall we fetch it from the motions of the sun, or the revolutions of the moon? ); but it is here more fully related. Hilda Bright. He sees it has grown, but he cannot tell in what manner it grew, or what was the cause and method of its growth. Mark 4:12 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Mark 4:12, NIV: "so that, ''they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!''" 2. 4. Thus he changed his method, that if possible all might be reached and wrought upon. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. Christ was awhile sowing himself, when he went about teaching and preaching; now he sends his ministers, and sows by their hand. If we understand not the rules we are to observe in order to our profiting by the word, how shall we profit by any other rule? The parables are meant to illumine, but human's evil hearts and motives, not God, block the light. He taught ‘many things’, but one stood out in particular, The Parable of the Sower. The exposition of it to the disciples. Mark 4:4 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Mark 4:4, NIV: "As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up." It will help us to value the privileges we enjoy as disciples of Christ, if we seriously consider the deplorable state of all who have not such privileges. Mark 4 Bible Commentary. (2.) It concerns those who hear the word of the gospel, to mark what they hear, and to make a good use of it, because their weal or woe depends upon it; what he had said before he saith again, If any man have ears to hear, let him hear, v. 23. Mark 4:12, ESV: "so that “'they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven. Compare Luke 8:4-15 . Both admonitions are very important. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Mark’s Gospel. This parable contained instruction so important, that all capable of hearing were bound to attend to it... View the entire commentary. Christ went about doing good, and no difficulties in his way should hinder him; thus industrious we should be in serving him, and our generation according to his will. Note, This should quicken us both to prayer and pains that we may get knowledge, that there are a great many things which we are concerned to know; and if we understand not the plain truths of the gospel, how shall we master those that are more difficult? Mark’s Gospel is a gospel of deeds. Ministers are sowers; they have need of the skill and discretion of the husbandman (Isa. The apostles were ordained, to receive the gospel, not for themselves only, but for the good of others, to communicate it to them. "If ye know not this, which is so plain, how will ye understand other parables, which will be more dark and obscure? EXEGESIS: MARK 4-8. 13:1-23. Mark 4:21-25 The light of knowledge is given to be communicated to others. 58:2); of Herod, that he heard John gladly (ch. They took him even as he was, that is, in the same dress that he was in when he preached, without any cloak to throw over him, which he ought to have had, to keep him warm, when he went to sea at night, especially after preaching. 13:36-43. It is spoken of as God’s prerogative to command the seas, Jer. This parable is given only by Mark, but its general lesson is enforced by parallel passages, e. g., Isaiah 55:10 Isaiah 55:11 Jam 5:7 Jam 5:8 Jam 5:1 1 Pet. There were with him other little ships, which, no doubt, shared in the distress and danger. In the kingdom of grace, as in nature, we are laborers together with God; the results of our work depend on him, and for the perfection of these results he takes his own time ( 1 Cor. (1.) They took him even as he was, that is, in the same dress that he was in when he preached, without any cloak to throw over him, which he ought to have had, to keep him warm, when he went to sea at night, especially after preaching. Mark 4:4, KJV: "And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up." Fritzsche, after Theophy. Mark 4 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides a free-flowing commentary on the entire text of each biblical book, along with background material. www.easyenglish.bible. And he slept, to try the faith of his disciples and to stir up prayer: upon the trial, their faith appeared weak, and their prayers strong. Seventhly, Impressions that are not keep, will not be durable, but will wear off in suffering, trying times; like footsteps on the sand of the sea, which are gone the next high tide of persecution; when that iniquity doth abound, the love of many to the ways of God waxeth cold; many that keep their profession in fair days, lose it in a storm; and do as those that go to sea only for pleasure, come back again when the wind arises. Methinks Christ’s carrying his doctrine into a ship, and preaching it thence, was a presage of his sending the gospel to the isles of the Gentiles, and the shipping off of the kingdom of God (that rich cargo) from the Jewish nation, to be sent to a people that would bring forth more of the fruits of it. The Storm on the Sea. Some growths are quicker than others, but in all there is growth. of Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. After a field is sown with corn, how soon is the surface of it altered! The lesson is one of trust and hope. Those follow the Lamb aright, that follow him wherever he goes. EXEGESIS: MARK 1-4. They feared lest they had offended Christ by their unbelieving fears; and therefore studied now to give him honour. In the great … Jesus’ role as teacher is important in this Gospel. I. Other parables. 37. Or, They sent them away with a solemn blessing; for Christ came into the world, not only to pronounce, but to command, and to give, the blessing.4. 1:16. They found it good to be about Christ; the nearer him the better; good to be with the twelve, to be conversant with those that are intimate with him. Thus many professors, that otherwise might have come to something, prove like Pharaoh’s lean kine and thin ears. Here seems to be a new convenience found out, which had not been used before, though he had before preached by the sea side (ch. 1:14. This sacrifice they offered to the honour of Christ; they said, What manner of man is this? Those that have but little of the world, may yet be ruined by an indulgence of the body. The Spirit of God is carrying it on when they sleep, and can do no business (Job 33:15, 16), or when they rise to go about other business. IV. When Christ seems as if he slept in a storm, he is awaked by the prayers of his people; when we know not what to do, our eye must be to him (2 Chr. Mark’s Good News. 2:13), and that was—his standing in a ship, while his hearers stood upon the land; and that inland sea of Tiberias having no tide, there was no ebbing and flowing of the waters to disturb them. on StudyLight.org Commentary on Mark 4:21-34 (Read Mark 4:21-34) These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. The Candle Under a Bushel. Those may suspect their faith, who can entertain such a thought as that Christ careth not though his people perish, and Christ justly takes it ill. Lastly, The impression this miracle made upon the disciples, is here differently expressed. Observe, too, that we can know that there is growth by its results, though we know not how, and that each stage of the growth is more apparent than the preceding stage. 28. All Christians, as they have received the gift, must minister the same. Victory Over Dangers Text: Mark 4:35-41 Introduction: The Gospel of Mark has been described as a book of Mighty Works. There is a law of orderly development in natural growth, so also is it in reference to spiritual growth. Note, What we hear, doth us no good, unless we consider it; those especially that are to teach others must themselves be very observant of the things of God; must take notice of the message they are to deliver, that they may be exact. They had feared the power and wrath of the Creator in the storm, and that fear had torment and amazement in it; but now they feared the power and grace of the Redeemer in the calm; they feared the Lord and his goodness, and it had pleasure and satisfaction in it, and by it they gave glory to Christ, as Jonah’s mariners, who, when the sea ceased from her raging, feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, Jon. A word of command to us; when our wicked hearts are like the troubled sea which cannot rest (Isa. We should hear attentively, earnestly and devoutly the word of the Lord. Mark's report is nearly that of Matthew Mark 4:1-20 Matthew 13:1-23 , word for word, as well as of the explanation that follows. Read Mark 4 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Compare Luke 8:4-15. We cannot but wish we had had that exposition, as we had of the parable of the sower; but it was not so needful; because, when the church should be enlarged, that would expound these parables to us, without any more ado. That seeing they may see. That the beginnings of the gospel kingdom would be very small, like that which is one of the least of all seeds. 34. Mark 4:23.In Mark 4:9 a summons to try to understand the parable; here a summons to those who have understood, or shall understand, the parable, or the great theme of all the parables, to communicate their knowledge. 31:35. Those only who are converted, have their sins forgiven them: and it is the misery of unconverted souls, that they lie under unpardoned guilt. 13:31-35. 1:23-25 . Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry . 4:35. 13:3, etc. The word parable is used in Greek much more broadly than in English. Now observe here. Luke 8:18 says, "How you hear." Mark 4 Bible Commentary. 2. Mark 4:10-13 Why Christ taught in parables. 5. 31. (2.) Matthew gives much the fullest account of this day's teaching, reporting a number of parables not found elsewhere. If the seed be sown on good ground, if the heart be humble, and holy, and heavenly, there will be good fruit, and it will abound sometimes even to a hundred fold, such a crop as Isaac reaped, Gen. 26:12. If we do not use, we lose, what we have; From him that hath not, that doeth no good with what he hath, and so hath it in vain, is as if he had it not, shall be taken even that which he hath. We read of hypocrites, that they delight to know God’s ways (Isa. 20:12); we may be at our wits’ end, but not at our faith’s end, while we have such a Saviour to go to. By this therefore Christ proves himself to be God. They do Christ a deal of wrong, who suspect him to be careless of his people in distress. Our ears should be deaf to evil counsel. If ye are gravelled and run aground with this, which bespeaks so plainly the different success of the word preached upon those that hear it, which ye yourselves may see easily, how will ye understand the parables which hereafter will speak of the rejection of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles, which is a thing ye have no idea of?" Natura nil facit per saltum—Nature does nothing abruptly. Christ’s interest, both in the world and in the heart, is, and will be, a growing interest; and though the beginning be small, the latter end will greatly increase. 2. The husbandman cannot describe how it comes up; it is one of the mysteries of nature; It springs and grows up, he knows not how, v. 27. That instructed them, which others were only amused with, and they were made to increase in knowledge by every parable, and understood more of the way and method in which Christ designed to set up his kingdom in the world, while others were dismissed, never the wiser. Should sleep, and rise, etc. on StudyLight.org SUMMARY.--The Sower, The Good Seed, The Hard, Stony, Thorny and Good Soil. 1:5, 6. He began again to teach by the seaside. And we have no right to look for the end at the beginning, the ripened Christian experience in the young convert, the full corn in the first appearance of the blade. How shall I make you to understand the designed method of it?" 4:21 "lamp" The first two questions of Mark 4:21 grammatically expect a "no" answer. The gospel kingdom in the world, shall increase and spread to the remotest nations of the earth, and shall continue to the latest ages of time. Commentaries for Mark Chapter 4 The parable of the sower. The motions of soul they have, answerable to what they hear, are but a mere flash, like the crackling of thorns under a pot. Thus are we debtors both to the wise and to the unwise, Rom. Or, They sent them away with a solemn blessing; for Christ came into the world, not only to pronounce, but to command, and to give, the blessing. 57:20); when our passions are up, and are unruly, let us think we hear the law of Christ, saying, Be silent, be dumb. Such an astounding display of power, the control of the storm in which men are as helpless as infants, filled them with awe. All rights reserved. The way of teaching that Christ used with the multitude (v. 2); He taught them many things, but it was by parables or similitudes, which would tempt them to hear; for people love to be spoken to in their own language, and careless hearers will catch at a plain comparison borrowed from common things, and will retain and repeat that, when they have lost, or perhaps never took, the truth which it was designed to explain and illustrate: but unless they would take pains to search into it, it would but amuse them; seeing they would see, and not perceive (v. 12); and so, while it gratified their curiosity, it was the punishment of their stupidity; they wilfully shut their eyes against the light, and therefore justly did Christ put it into the dark lantern of a parable, which had a bright side toward those who applied it to themselves, and were willing to be guided by it; but to those who were only willing for a season to play with it, it only gave a flash of light now and then, but sent them away in the dark. These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ... View the entire commentary . The work of grace is small in its beginnings, but comes to be great and considerable at last (v. 30–32); "Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God, as now to be set up by the Messiah? How then will ye know all parables?" 20:27), lighted by the Father of lights; the most eminent are but candles, poor lights, compared with the Sun of righteousness. Salem Media Group. Had not the necessity of the case called for it, they would not have stirred up or awoke their Master, till he had pleased (Cant. First, That in the great field of the church, the word of God is dispensed to all promiscuously; The sower soweth the word (v. 14), sows it at a venture, beside all waters, upon all sorts of ground (Isa. Caesar encouraged the master of the ship, that had him on board, with this, Caesarem vehis, et fortunam Caesaris—Thou hast Caesar on board, and Caesar’s fortune. Note, The words of Christ demand attention, and those who speak from him, may command it, and should stir it up; even that which as yet we do not thoroughly understand, or not rightly, we must carefully attend to, believing it to be both intelligible and weighty, that at length we may understand it; we shall find more in Christ’s sayings than at first there seemed to be. God expects a grateful return of his gifts to us, and a useful improvement of his gifts in us; for (v. 21), Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? The noise is threatening and terrifying; let us hear no more of it. Mark 4, William Barclay's Daily Study Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, as set of 17 volumes on the New Testament, the result of Barclay's dedicated work Mark 4:36 - Leaving the crowd, they *took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him. But observe, the ship that Christ made his pulpit is taken under his special protection, and, though in danger, cannot sink. No, they believed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; but at this time their fears prevailed so that they seemed to have no faith at all. We must not hence infer that we may be careless of our health, but we may learn hence not to be over nice and solicitous about the body. Secondly, That of the many that hear the word of the gospel, and read it, and are conversant with it, there are, comparatively, but few that receive it, so as to bring forth the fruits of it; here is but one in four, that comes to good. And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 28. Jesus … (2.) Mark 4 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this one volume concise commentary provides a condensed look at nearly every verse in the Bible Gifts and graces make a man as a candle; the candle of the Lord (Prov. Bible > Bible Commentary; Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) Mark; Mark 4; Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Mark 3 | Mark 4 | Mark 5 >> (Read all of Mark 4) Complete Concise In this chapter, we have, I. This paragraph explains why many did not understand Jesus' parables. Chapter 4 opens with a series of parables (the sower, the lamp and the bushel basket, the growing seed, and the mustard seed). "If ye know not this, which is intended for your direction in hearing the word, that ye may profit by it; how shall ye profit by what ye are further to hear? To gratify the nice and more genteel sort of people that had seats, chief seats, in the synagogue, and did not care for hearing a sermon any where else, he did not preach always by the sea side, but, having liberty, went often into the synagogue, and taught there; yet, to gratify the poor, the mob, that could not get room in the synagogue, he did not always preach there, but began again to teach by the sea side, where they could come within hearing. Mark 4:14-20 The exposition of the parable. Should cast seed. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in a soul, and it will show itself, as the wisdom from above doth in a good conversation. Thus the word of grace, when it is received in faith, is in the heart a work of grace, and the preachers contribute nothing to it. This is the sense of "the earth bringing forth fruit of herself," in Mark 4:27. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Words in boxes are from the Bible. The word of command with which Christ rebuked the storm, we have here, and had not in Matthew, v. 39. When a Christian church was sown in the earth for God, it was all contained in one room, and the number of the names was but one hundred and twenty (Acts 1:15), as the children of Israel, when they went down into Egypt, were but seventy souls. The dew by which the seed is brought up tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men, Mic. 32:20), not knowing where it will light, or what fruit it will bring forth. Those that would improve in knowledge, must be made sensible of their ignorance. Verily he is a God that hideth himself, Isa. Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness; how God manifested in the flesh came to be believed on in the world, 1 Tim. See Jn. See note on Matt. 3. Unto the other side. That the perfection of it will be very great; When it grows up, it becomes greater than all herbs. It goes out for all to hear. This is fruit, and it will abound to our account. Mark's report is nearly that of Matthew Mark 4:1-20 Matthew 13:1-23, word for word, as well as of the explanation that follows. There are many things we are concerned to know; and if we understand not the plain truths of the gospel, how shall we learn those more difficult! Here, Why are ye so fearful? 2. ” (Mark 4:38) When we think Jesus doesn’t care about us, it shows we have no faith, because we don’t believe the truth about Jesus. This parable is to teach you to be attentive to the word, and affected with it, that you may understand it. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light. Mark presents Jesus as a worker whose life was full of strenuous activity. The Seed Growing Secretly. Note, Those who know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, must acknowledge that it is given to them; they receive both the light and the sight from Jesus Christ, who, after his resurrection, both opened the scriptures, and opened the understanding, Lu. In the New Testament the word parable is used to refer to all these sorts of comparisons and others, too, including proverbs and riddles. The church hath shot out great branches, strong ones, spreading far, and fruitful. Mark 4:24 - And He was saying to them, 'Take care what you listen to. That Christ now accepts the services which are done to him by an honest heart from a good principle; from the fruit of the gospel taking place and working in the soul, Christ gathers in a harvest of honour to himself. Thirdly, Many are much affected with the word for the present, who yet receive no abiding benefit by it. He that made the seas, can make them quiet. Christ stills the tempest. Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible. 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- adj. Worthy of vituperation; shameful; disgraceful.
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This fidelity to the Apostolic See which he showed openly at every opportunity despite all hostile criticisms; his restless activity for the spread of the Catholic faith; the establishment of missions in Northern Germany, and his open message to the Protestants of Germany, formed the opportunity for the most vituperious attacks against him in the daily press and, as soon as the necessary laws had been passed, a welcome occasion to proceed against him by means of different oppressive measures and a chance to undermine his authority; but in vain, for as soon as the intentions of the Prussian government became clear to all, thousands of men from the whole diocese journeyed to the cathedral town enthusiastically to swear undying fidelity to their bishop and to the Catholic Church.


God gives and forgives
Man gets and forgets
In the hustle and bustle of life, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind, forgetting to pause and appreciate the blessings around us. Yet, amidst the chaos, there lies a timeless truth: “God gives and forgives, but man gets and forgets.” In this reflective journey, we’ll delve into the profound wisdom encapsulated in this saying, exploring the transformative power of gratitude and forgiveness in our lives.
The Gift of Giving:
At the heart of this saying lies the essence of generosity and grace. God’s abundant blessings surround us each day, from the air we breathe to the opportunities that unfold before us. Every sunrise, every smile, every moment of joy is a gift waiting to be embraced. Yet, amidst life’s challenges, it’s all too easy to overlook these blessings, taking them for granted as we navigate our daily routines.
Take, for instance, the simple act of kindness from a stranger or the unwavering support of loved ones during trying times. These are not mere coincidences but divine manifestations of God’s love and compassion. When we open our hearts to receive these blessings with gratitude, we acknowledge the source of all abundance, fostering a deeper sense of connection and fulfillment in our lives.
Forgiveness: A Path to Freedom:
In the same breath, forgiveness emerges as a cornerstone of spiritual growth and inner peace. As fallible beings, we inevitably stumble along life’s journey, making mistakes and harboring regrets along the way. Yet, it is through forgiveness that we find redemption and liberation from the burdens of the past.
Consider the profound act of forgiveness exemplified by Nelson Mandela, who, despite enduring years of imprisonment and oppression, chose to forgive his captors, paving the way for reconciliation and healing in South Africa. Mandela’s forgiveness was not a sign of weakness but a testament to the transformative power of compassion and reconciliation.
Similarly, in our own lives, forgiveness offers a path to freedom from resentment and bitterness, allowing us to release the weight of past grievances and embrace a future filled with hope and possibility. By extending forgiveness to others, we not only grant them the gift of redemption but also free ourselves from the chains of anger and resentment that bind us.
Cultivating Gratitude and Forgiveness:
So, how do we cultivate gratitude and forgiveness in our lives amidst the chaos and complexities of modern living? The answer lies in mindfulness and intentionality.
Begin each day with a heart full of gratitude, acknowledging the blessings that abound in your life, whether big or small. Keep a gratitude journal, noting down three things you’re thankful for each day, and watch as your perspective shifts from scarcity to abundance.
Similarly, practice forgiveness as a daily ritual, letting go of grievances and embracing empathy and understanding towards yourself and others. Remember, forgiveness is not condoning or excusing hurtful behavior but choosing to release the hold it has over your heart and mind.
Moreover, surround yourself with a supportive community of like-minded individuals who embody the values of gratitude and forgiveness. Share your journey with others, offering and receiving support as you navigate life’s ups and downs together.
In conclusion, “God gives and forgives, but man gets and forgets” serves as a timeless reminder of the profound wisdom encapsulated in the virtues of gratitude and forgiveness. By embracing these principles in our lives, we open ourselves to a world of abundance, connection, and inner peace.
So, as you journey forth, remember to pause and appreciate the gifts that surround you, and extend forgiveness to yourself and others with an open heart and mind. For in the embrace of gratitude and forgiveness, lies the key to a life filled with joy, meaning, and fulfillment.


October 15, 2019 —A love that lasts is always something to admire, a love that lasts over 70 years is something to aspire after! Robert (Bob) and Hope Olsen met at the youthful ages of 23 and 22. Hope shared with me that she knew Bob’s parents from church and they kept telling her that she needed to meet him…but… she was not interested. She kept insisting that she had no desire to meet their son. Then one faithful day, at church, she met him. She could see right away why his parents were so persistent about them meeting. Hope said to me “I finally met him and that was it.” Just a year later they were married. Over 70 years of knowing each other yet upon meeting them you cannot miss the joy and love that they so clearly share for one another. They are not just husband and wife, they are friends and they are partners.
These two love birds keep themselves busy and their lives full. For 50 years they would head down to Florida for the winter to enjoy the warm sun, tennis, friendship and golfing. They were on teams and would participate in competitions; Bob was even the 2013 champion! Beyond their athletic talents both Bob and Hope both are quite the handy individuals. Bob often found himself in their basement or garage tinkering. Meanwhile Hope was such a skilled sewer that she would even teach sewing in schools! They have always found themselves involved in their church, teaching Sunday school, and community, serving on the board of supervisors for the Newtown Exchange Club. Sharing with me these wonderful details of their life together, Hope added this “Above all, we always have family.”
So why Chandler Hall? Once the two of them had made their way to Newtown they knew that this was where they wanted to stay. They had friends at Chandler Hall and were familiar with it from living in the area. So, when they received a letter in the mail about our cottages they decided it was time to downsize. Bob and Hope agreed that the cottage had everything they need, they had no complaints. After more than 10 years of residing at Chandler Hall they still feel very happy with their decision to move here!


Global Church Movements
The key role of Global Church Movements is to help fulfill the Great Commission through multiplication of biblical churches and faith communities. We fulfill our role by working together in the Body of Christ and by making the following five core contributions.
CCCI has often inspired Christians to take faith steps to accomplish great things for God. Therefore, while working together within the Body of Christ we desire to inspire the Body of Christ to fulfill the Great Commission in this generation.
- In Every Village, Neighborhood, Highrise and Virtual Community
God has blessed Campus Crusade for Christ with a truly global footprint. With dedicated people, effective strategies and a vast array of tools, we seek to contribute it all towards the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
- What if every JESUS Film showing helped start a church?
- What if students helped launch church multiplication movements?
We desire to inspire the body of Christ to work together to win, build, and send multiplying leaders toward the shared vision of seeing God’s Great Commission fulfilled.
- Every Cru staff and volunteer training multiplying leaders
- Working alongside local churches to equip and inspire multiplication
- Work together in the European and Global Alliances for Church Multiplication
GCM has developed a training process called MC2 – “Multiplying Churches and Communities.” This process equips people to initiate, build and multiply faith communities.
In order to facilitate the fulfillment of the Great Commission, we have developed tools to help measure and map our progress on a global scale.


We spend time texting our boys, girlfriends, husbands, wives, and so on. We find time to have quality time with our children, significant other. We have a boy's/men's night out, a girl's night out. Father and son and or daughter night. Mother-in-law lunch. Mother daughter dinner. Appreciation dinners for Pastors, Bosses, secretary’s day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Children's day, Grandparents day and so on. How can we increase our time with our God! Now on my page Stress 101, one of the things I list to do to relieve stress is Pray! Here are a few things you can do to increase your personal relationship with God. We will start with individual devotion time and then move on to family devotion. It is so hard to actually set aside time to spend in devotion. I suggest you don't try to do it all at one time. Take breaths of devoton throughout the day. Like a short text message to God, make it from the heart! A lot of us find ourselves only reading our Bible on Sunday here is tip #1 to increase your reading time.
Bible Study Time
Most Churches have passed out the Daily Bible Reading Assignments at the beginning of the year to read through the Bible in one year. If you are disciplined this is an excellent way to get through the entire Bible in one year. I'm not that disciplined. One way to study the Bible is to study one book at a time. Like study Acts for a period of time. Or Study one of the characters in the Bible like Paul. He's one bad dude! Or John the Baptist and so on. Below is a list of suggestions of ways to help you get started reading .
Increasing your prayer time.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
When we were children, family devotion consisted, of all of us gathering in the living room and listening to dad halfheartedly reading passages from the Bible. Then we moved to each of us reading a passage. Finally as we grew and became old enough to get part time jobs and dad's work shift changed, famly devotion went by the wayside. With my young sons I started reading Bible Story books to my sons. Stories geared for young children. I then went to attempting to watch Bible Story Videos with them. One of the sets was titled I think Through the Bible. That became boring for them. I'll admitt some of those videos are still unopened. The best things that I found that helped with young children is listed below
When I taught Sunday School classes I was directed by our Sunday School Superintended to countless material online to teach teens and as a parent to help in reaching your teens and getting God's word in them.
These are a few Ideas that may help. Blog me on my Blog page if you have any more Ideas!
Now that I am retired simple and quick. I am finding just start from the beginning of the bible and read as many or as few chapters as you feel comfortable with a day. Set aside a time each day, quite time and just read, digest what you read. I am finding it more interesting and enjoyable to read going from book to book I plan to go though the bible at my own pace this way. Give it a try and see how it goes for you.


Known as the "Queen of the Missions", Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, is the largest of the missions in Texas and was almost fully restored to its original design in the 1930s by the WPA (Works Projects Administration). Spanish missions were not churches, but communities with the church the focus. Mission San José captures a transitional moment in history, frozen in time.
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Smith Christian University operates under the leadership of President and Founder, Dr. H.L. Smith and Chancellor Dr. E.H. Fulford. Theological degrees are offered on campus and through its online distance learning program and satellite campuses. The University seeks to train disciples to help them develop a closer relationship with Jesus Christ or improve their ministry. The university is about creating learners and educating students in an educational program that integrates biblical truth, ministry experience, and character transformation.
Smith Christian University provides a strong sense of community, faculty interaction, hands-on learning, and an individually tailored curriculum that gives you credit for your service in ministry and prepares you for future endeavors.
If you are considering SCU right out of high school or an adult with prior learning or college experience, get to know SCU and let us know how we can help you expand your experience.
Smith Christian University offers a challenging education rooted in God’s truth. We prepare students for success and encourage them to become the person God designed them to be. And not only do we intentionally integrate the Christian faith in every major and concentration, but we also provide a truly distinctive and high-quality academic experience.
We aim to transform lives through higher education in a Christ-centered community. As a Christian community of scholars, we model the hospitality of grace, the pursuit of truth, and the practice of discipleship, as we prepare graduates who think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with purpose.
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We had an awesome Christmas Conference in Porto Alegre with half the mission. Probably the coolest part (for me) was a slide show of the mission. While watching, a photo of one of the families I was teaching in Erechim popped up on the screen. It was a picture of the mom of the family’s baptism. I was soooo stoked. Turns out the whole family was baptized and Gabrielle’s, the oldest daughter, boyfriend was baptized too. It was so cool seeing a family that I had grown so close to get baptized. They are planning to go through the temple in a year. That was for sure the highlight of the week. Also, another great part was when 100 missionaries walked the streets of Porto Alegre singing hymns. I totally lost my voice the next day. The whole conference was amazing. Our President of the mission, Presidente Campos, is so loving, funny, and enerjetic. He is a 2nd father for all us missionaries out here.
Saturday, we had an awesome dinner at a member’s house with turkey. Man it’s been a long time since I’ve eaten turkey. We also sang some Christmas hymns and carols. Sunday was great with investigators at church, and it was amazing talking with the fam. 6 months have flown by so fast. I’m loving every second of the mish. I miss my fam, friends, but I know what I’m doing out here is what I need to be doing. I know Christ lives, he is our Savior, and that he will help us in any difficulty that we have. I love you all and the support/prayers that you have for me. I hope you had an amazing Christmas and know that I’m praying for you.


In 2001 Amy and I started Louder Than Words Mission Adventures. We left our church job and set out on a new journey to mobilize people to be strategically involved in international missions. Our primary missions focus over these past 10 years has been Honduras. The name “Louder Than Words” came from Matthew 5:16. The “missions adventures” came from the fact that our mission trips have at times been a little adventurous.
In a few days, LTW will take our name to a new level. We will set out from the small village of San Nicolas, Intibuca, Honduras (basically at the end of the road) with a group of 13 North Americans on a journey that will take us into 5 unreached Lenca villages. A little over half of the team members are college students from Mars Hill College (my alma mater). The remainder of the adults are from North Point Baptist in Weaverville, NC and Bethlehem Church in Gastonia, NC. This trip is a part of an ongoing LTW strategy to connect churches with approx. 200 Lenca villages in Honduars. You can read more about this particular trip in an older post here.
Since 2011 I have led about 50 mission teams to Honduras, but this one has to be the most adventurous. Not only is it the sense of the unknown, but the fact that we have trusted our national Honduran missionary partners with lining up all of the details. Yes, I’ve been on mission trips to Honduras where our national partners did all the pre-logistics, but we were going to one place and staying for the week. On this trip we will be going to places with whom we don’t have relationship and we’ll be sleeping in a new village each day. The trust factor is a great thing for LTW and for our national ministry partners, but I confess it has left me feeling a bit out of control. I guess that is a big part of the “adventure” and the faith building journey of leading this ministry.
If you have read this far, thanks for your time and interest in this missions adventure. If you are the praying type, I would invite you to join us on this journey through your prayers. The overarching goal of this trip is to share the Good News of Jesus with the Lenca people. We would be honored if you took the time to lift up the prayer points below:
- Pray for physical stamina. We will be hiking several hours each day in elevations over 5,000 ft. (I’m a little concerned because I’m the oldest team member and probably the most “out-of-shape” . . . even though I did lose over 20 lbs.)
- Pray for the team members by name: Mark, Chris, Vollie, Ben, Andy, Jonathan, Brady, Caroline, Megan, Rachael, Matt, Jon & Gerald. Many of these are college students as well as first time missionaries.
- Pray for our Honduran missionary team by name: Erick, Daniel, Armando, Jorge & Roy
- Pray for the villages of Piedra Rayada, El Naranjo, El Venado, La Chorrera & Santa Ana to be open to the Gospel
- Pray for our housing each night in each of the villages. We have plans to stay in the local schools.
- Pray for our families in NC while we are in Honduras.
- Pray that the enemy’s roadblocks would be leveled by the power of God and that the Truth of the Gospel would be shared with boldness.
We plan to send out updates from the trail periodically. If you would like to follow along you can do so here. Thanks in advance for your prayers for our team and the Lenca people. I’ll certainly update when we return.


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They opened our eyes to the true spirit of Christmas. As it turns out, it’s not about holiday specials and sugar cookies or about getting everything you ever wanted. Through the dirty and downtrodden and nearly-forgotten, I learned what December 25 is really about: compassion. Christmas belongs to the poor.
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The Christmas means “Feast day of Christ”.It is a yearly celebration marking Jesus Christ’s birth; it is observed on the 25th of December as a cultural and religious celebration among a lot of people all over the world. Christmas is celebrated in all Christian countries but there are differences in the way each nation celebrates this date.
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According to various phrases from the Bible, the true meaning of Christmas is a celebration of love. The real meaning is that God loves the world so much that he sometimes takes Avatar into the planet to save humanity from several evils. This is why Jesus Christ came down from heaven to the Earth.
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That is the true spirit of Christmas in my opinion. It is so special because, normally, we only give gifts to persons we know. Most of the time, we give gifts in the hope that the persons we give gifts to would reciprocate and give us gifts as well.
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Christmas spirit is everywhere on the 1st of December, the shops play festive music and are usually decorated down to the last detail. It is this date for me that marks the beginning of the season. We all put the tree up together the weekend after.
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If you’re like me, you have heard the world’s comments and evaluations of this time of the year. And one of the phrases that you hear a lot is the Christmas spirit. We need to have the Christmas sp.
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The true spirit of Christmas is not the spirit of family bonding, or the spirit of giving, or even the spirit of rejoicing. All of those things are well and good, but Mary teaches us that the true spirit of Christmas is a spirit of humility. The spirit of humility is seen in submission to the Lord's plan.
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After all Christmas in its true meaning is only something for Christians to celebrate whereas a time for getting drunk, being happy and meeting with old friends and family is something everybody.


It was a busy Christmastime for the residents of St Mary’s Care Home in Scunthorpe. The main highlight of the festive period at the home was the Christmas Fayre. On Saturday 14th December, relatives joined residents, staff, and visitors for an afternoon of Christmas food, games, entertainment, and the chance to meet Santa in his Grotto.
The St Mary’s team got into the spirit of the occasion by dressing up as elves, angels, and a Christmas tree! Visitors browsed stalls featuring handmade gifts, cards, and sweets, while a singer performed festive songs. Residents enjoyed rocking around the Christmas tree and seeing children open presents from Santa Claus.


Pope Francis’s visit this September marks the 10th time a Pope has visited the United States.
Since the Federal Government is heavily involved in a papal visit, and the National Archives holds the records of the Federal Government, we have documents related to all these events.
The first Pope to visit the United States was Pope Paul VI, who met with President Lyndon Johnson at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. This was Paul VI’s only visit to the United States.
Nearly 15 years passed before another papal visit. In 1979, Pope John Paul II came to the United States and became the first Pope to visit the White House. Pope John Paul II visited the United States a total seven of times.
On April 16, 2008, on his 81st birthday, Pope Benedict XVI visited President George W. Bush at the White House. This was the most recent papal visit until this week.
Search our Online Catalog for more documents and photographs of papal and other dignitaries’ visits.


Reformed Orthodox Presbyterian Church | Reno, NevadaNavigation
Sunday worship: 10:30am & 5:30pm
Adult Sunday School: 9:30am
Children’s Sunday School: 9:30am
Nursery: Nursery is offered during every morning service. Mt. Rose encourages children to sit in and participate during the entire worship service, however Mt. Rose also understands that a nursery is an important and sometimes a needed offering to both parents and children during worship. Check the church announcements for the scheduled host of Nursery.
Weekly Prayer Meeting: A Prayer Meeting is held weekly at 7pm on Wednesday at the church building. Contact Pastor for more details. Post prayer meeting fellowship is also enjoyed.
Ladies Fellowship: Women’s fellowship is on Tuesdays starting at 6pm and normally runs until 8pm. The women’s fellowship revolves around a book study after a pre-study meal. The location of women’s fellowship normally rotates between multiple houses. Check the weekly announcements for the upcoming location of the next meeting, or contact Mt. Rose OPC.
Men’s Fellowship: Men’s Fellowship is on Tuesdays starting at 6pm. The men meet at a predetermined restaurant or Pastor’s home by 6pm (Check the weekly announcements for location). The men eat dinner and read a book together back at the church or Pastor’s home until 8pm.
Monthly Fellowship Lunch: To be determined by announcement.
Yearly Events: Mt. Rose Reformed Orthodox Presbyterian Church celebrates yearly calendar events such as a church wide annual picnic normally held in August. The Church also celebrates an annual Harvest Dinner normally held on a Saturday in either October or November. Beyond those two events baby showers, rummage sales, church breakfasts, and other fellowship events are apart of our calendar. Check our schedule section of the website for our most recent announcements.
1. Reverent, biblically based God-centered worship
2. The reading and preaching from the whole Bible; with both the Old and New Testament read from every Lord’s Day.
3. The administration of the Sacraments: Baptism and The Lord’s Supper
4. Constant proclamation of Christ, the only Savior, crucified and risen from the dead;
5. Congregational singing of Psalms and traditional hymns out of the Psalter and Trinity Hymnal.
6. Adherence to the Westminster Confession of Faith.
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.” – Hebrews 12:22-24
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You in all your boundless wisdom did create the turkey, Oh Lord, but they were living turkeys, running freely upon the earth, when surely, Oh Lord, you intended them to be dead and their corpses to be resting upon our tables. But worry not, Oh Lord, for we, with wisdom greater than your own, for which we do heartily give thanks, have rectified your error. We have slaughtered your creation the turkey for you and not only have we slaughtered them, Oh Lord, 46 million of them for this blessed day alone, but to provide ourselves with a greater bounty of flesh, we have pumped them full of hormones, which you also overlooked, Oh Lord, but rather than slander your name, we do confer upon you all our forgiveness. On this blessed day, we have gathered together, young and old, from all parts of the country, to give thanks to you, Oh Lord, who, in all your wisdom, created us and there can be no greater glorification of you, Oh Lord, than the miraculous creation of us. We give you our thanks and we pray to you that you do, in your infinite mercy, forgive yourself, for though you did mistakenly create a living turkey instead of the dead one whose corpse now steams upon our table, you rectified your error by creating people with the wisdom to fatten and slaughter these turkeys, and also the wisdom to ignore their suffering and their inexplicable desire to live, and because of this creation of us your reputation will always be great, Oh Lord, rivaling even ours. Thanksgiving, this time of year when we are warmed by human virtues and we glorify the human race ... well, not the entire human race, most of them do sin greviously, no, we glorify that portion of the human race which does reside within the borders of the United States and who do celebrate this blessed Thanksgiving. We sing of your virtue, Oh Lord, for creating us and we sing of our virtue for acknowledging your greatness in creating us. So as we slice and consume the flesh of your creation, which you mistakenly created living instead of dead, and for that we do heartily forgive you, we once again give thanks. Amen.


On Pastor Daniel Montgomery’s recent post “Our Vision for the Arts“, Ryan Broadhurst shared a quote worth reflecting on….
“When art comes to terms with both the wounds of the world and the promise of resurrection and learns how to express and respond to both at once, we will on the way to a fresh vision, a fresh mission.” – NT Wright, in Surprised by Hope
It seems that many artistic mediums accomplish this, when at their best.
In literature, Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead at once deals with getting old and sick, along with savoring physical life while hoping for the resurrection. The main character John Ames reflects in a letter to be given to his son after his death, “I enjoy the hope that when we meet I will not be estranged from you by all the oddnesses life has carved into me.” He deals with wounds graciously as he bears in mind the promise of resurrection.
In film, last year’s Tree of Life seems to accomplish NT Wright’s vision. It gets a good head start on the first line of the trailer: “There are two ways through life – The way of nature and the way of grace.” It deals simultaneously with the death of a child and the glories of childhood; emotional turmoil and heavenly light; the cosmos full of violence, and the mystery and hope of eternity.
In music, the best songwriters don’t seem to have too much trouble putting the wounds of the world and the promise of resurrection side by side. Of course the best hymns do that, but even contemporary music does this. On my current list of favorites is Valley Maker. By retelling the stories found in Genesis, Valley Maker’s songs bring out the humanity of Adam, Eve, and the rest so clearly against God’s divine nature.
But then thinking about visual art, examples seem less readily available. This is probably because visual art is typically less narrative, but still…
In photography for example, it’s much easier to reflect upon the wounds of the world than it is the promise of resurrection. I recently came across Hin Chua’s fantastic series of photographs “After the Fall.” As the title states, these images are largely about the time after sin entered the world, but they’re only interesting because they also call to mind the wonder of Eden. The above image reminds me of Adam, maybe caught at the moment as he’s expelled from the garden. These images deal with “the wounds of the world” in human and environmental terms, and they recall something of God’s original creation. There’s a longing for Eden present here, but I don’t think I see the promise of resurrection in them.
Jeremy Begbie has given a talk titled “Subversive Hope” in which he uses the above image of a sculpture by Mozambican artists, also called “Tree of Life.” It’s a sculpture of a tree composed of decommissioned weapons. This sculpture might be the most straight forward example of visual art dealing with both the “wounds of the world and the promise of resurrection.” It moves past the wounds of the world toward that hope and promise of a world made fully right by Christ.
Can you think of other visual art examples?
Or can you think of ways your own art might deal with both hard realities of life on earth and the hope of eternal glory?


Religious Orthodox monuments
The monuments of the Greek Orthodox located in the prefecture of Achaia, are an integral part of the national heritage and valuable tourist attraction. The Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches, the majestic churches, the chapels, the monasteries with their remarkable iconography, mosaics, religious paintings and frescoes, witness the intense dedication to traditions as well as the long and close connection between art and religious worship.
In the place where the Apostle Andrew was crucified (66 A.D.), there are two imposing churches celebrating the Protokletos (First-called). The new magnificent Byzantine style church was founded in 1908 and inaugurated in 1974. It is the largest and most artistic church in the Balkans and one of the largest in Europe, with a capacity of at least 5,500 people. The old church was built between 1836 and 1843 in the place where the Apostle Andrew martyred. To the front and right of the church, near the Altar, lies the marble tomb of the Apostle. Next to the old church is the well of St. Andrew. A source dedicated to the ancient goddess Demeter, which functioned as an Oracle only for the sick, used to exist at this location. St. Andrew taught at exactly the same spot. According to tradition, he was crucified next to this source.
Andrew the Apostle, before ending up in Patras, toured Russia and many countries of Eastern Europe, and as a result, orthodox churches deem him as their founder.
The First-Called apostle of the Lord is particularly honoured in Scotland, as tradition has it that the ship carrying its relics, sank near its coast, and this is why Scots were christianised.
Monastery of Mega Spylaeo (Great Cave)
This is one of the oldest and most historic monasteries in Greece, located 11 km from Kalavrita, perched on the west, bald and precipitous slope of Helmos. According to tradition, the founders of the monastery are the Thessalonian monks and brothers Simon and Theodore, who, led by the Virgin Mary and with the help of the shepherdess Euphrosyne, discovered an icon of the Virgin, painted by Luke the Evangelist, in the forbidding cave.
The monastery has a wealth of artefacts, most prominent of which is the icon of the Virgin, painted by Luke the Evangelist. It has a rare banner depicting three Byzantine emperors, a valuable cross with Holy Wood, reliquaries, Gospels on parchment, etc. It also has a library with more than 3,000 volumes and many manuscripts, five of which are decorated with remarkable miniatures.
Monastery of Aghia Lavra
Just six kilometres west of Kalavrita lies the historic monastery of Aghia Lavra, founded in 961 AD. The monastery became the centre of the national revolution of 1821, when Paleon Patron Germanos raised the banner of the revolution and swore the fighters to their cause. Apart from the “Banner of the Revolution,” which depicts the Assumption, made in Smyrna in the late 16th century, the monastery also houses the skull of St. Alexios, which was donated to the monastery by the Byzantine Emperor Manuel Comnenus in 1359.
Furthermore, the Monastery has many other relics, shrines of saints, two Gospels manuscripts on velum, one from the 11th and the other from the 14th century etc.
Panagia Tripiti (Aigio)
Patron of the city. One of the finest and most original religious monuments of Greece, Panagia Tripiti, is located at the beach of Aigio, built on a 30m high steep rock, in a Cave (hole).
Tradition states that in 1550 A.D., a castaway looking for land saw a light in a hole of the 30m. high rock, and as he came closer found an icon of Virgin Mary (Panagia). The hole (tripa) of the rock, gave the name “tripiti”. No source on the identity of the iconographer survives to this day. The castaway became the first monk of the monastery. The church was built in its modern form in the 19th century.
Monasteries with long history
Monasteries with a history of centuries in the prefecture of Achaia are the Monastery of Gerokomio, the Monastery of Agion Panton of Tritaia, the Monastery of Chrisopodaritissa, the historic monasteries of Agia Lavra and Megalo Spileo in Kalavryta, the shrine of Panagia Tripiti in Aigio and many more.


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Dr. Dhar Visits Bible Way Fellowship Baptist Church
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Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
A football team with a losing season keeps its spirits high by joking, “The other teams may get the wins but we have all the good cheers.”
There is something to be said for having the good cheers, not just in moments of loss and despair, but in happier times too. It takes the right language to move us on to higher moral ground.
In that regard, it sometimes seems that it is Christianity, not Judaism, that has all the good cheers. So, at least, I am told, on occasion, by Jews who are taken with the repeated evangelical claim, “God loves you.“ Why don’t Jews say that, they ask. Why, similarly, is it the New Testament that says, “Love thy neighbor as thyself”? Why can’t Jews have that cheer as well?
Actually, we do have those cheers! The Golden Rule was preached by Hillel, before it was by Jesus. And God’s love was standard doctrine among Rabbis back then. “Happy are you, O Israel, for God loves you,” Rabbi Akiba insisted. We don’t lack the good cheers so much as we have just stopped cheering.
It’s not those cheers alone that I have in mind. I mean also other ideas and concepts that deepen life’s meaning.
Take the sense that we are gifted to be alive, and charged with caring for God’s universe; that we are born with purpose; and that our worth as individuals transcends the money we are lucky to have and the education we are fortunate to get. Christians have words for all of this: “calling,” “stewardship,” and “ministry.” The idea, simply put, is that we are called to fulfill our purpose in life, that we are stewards of whatever falls into our hands as the area of that calling, and that we become ministers toward that end.
Words like “calling,” “stewardship” and “ministry” matter, because they evoke a mindset that otherwise eludes us. How different life becomes when we believe that we are placed on earth as “ministers” of a higher purpose – like ministers of government who further human destiny; that as “stewards,” we must keep faith with what is in our care; and that we are “called” to fulfil that “stewardship” as our distinctive “ministry.” Why can’t Jews have cheers like this?
Granted, “calling,” “stewardship,” and “ministry” do not sound very Jewish. But that is because English was largely developed by the intellectual elite who served the Church. Over time, Christianity has cornered the market on its cheers. But only in English! We Jews have them all – in the original Hebrew!
Take “calling.” The middle chapter of Torah is labeled Vayikra, “God called,” the implicit lesson being that we are indeed “called” to the way of life that Vayikra details: sacrifice for others and seeking the sacred on a day-to-day basis.
As for “stewardship” and “ministry,” our commentator Sforno finds those concepts in this week’s Torah portion, when Joseph assures his brothers that he was destined for success because God had assigned him a task — his own distinctive “ministry,” if you will. Sforno calls him God’s shaliach, the technical term in Jewish law for a legal agent. But it is much more than that. Morally, sh’lichut (“legal agency”) means “ministry” or “calling.” Joseph was called to the ministry of stewarding God’s people through the famine.
Jewish law adds depth to these cheers. It stipulates, for example, that even in their absence, principals may be represented by their agents, but only if those agents act in their principals’ best interests. God appoints us, we might say, to act in God’s best interests, given the fact that God often seems so absent. Our “ministry” is to be proper stewards over God’s ongoing creation.
We Jews do have the right cheers – but in Hebrew, waiting for us to translate them and to reclaim them as our own, thereby acknowledging the Jewish commitment to the human condition into which we are born.


I recently read the book Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, by Bart D. Ehrman, on my brother’s recommendation. The book traces the transformations—intentional and otherwise—that gave us the Bible that we have today. Ehrman discusses how copyists over the ages altered the text to, for instance, obfuscate the women and harmonize the accounts of Jesus in the New Testament. The book problematizes the situation for those that favor a literal interpretation of the Bible: If we believe the Bible is God’s word, or at least divinely inspired, then it’s a major challenge that we don’t have any of the original texts.
(As an aside, Ehrman doesn’t seem to appreciate a narrative, pathic reading of the Bible as a tome of mythological force. He himself seems to fall prey to the literal reading of the Bible that he denounces. For a literate, rather than literal, view of the Bible, see Rob Bell’s recent book What is the Bible?)
“The original texts”—what does that mean? While this maybe ought to be a straightforward question, it is anything but. Ehrlman describes how, for example, Paul’s letter to the Galatians (part of the New Testament canon) was most likely originally dictated and immediately existed in multiple manuscript copies that were sent out (to the “Galatians,” which demonym is itself a bit ambiguous) and then copied further. Our earliest version of Galatians is from over a hundred years after these “originals.” Since then, the letter was copied and transformed by any number of hands and cultures, generating a family tree of differences.
The printing press, when it came along in the 15th century, lent some stability to textual reproduction. But even with print, it’s no easier to say what the “original” is. Shakespeare, for instance—there’s the perduring question of the original scripts (and also of pronunciation!). In any printed text, which is the original: is it the first edition, of which there may be many and multiple printings? The printer’s proof? How about the second edition which includes corrections of the printer’s errors? How about the author’s final manuscript (if such a thing exists)?
And today, when many documents are “digital native,” our situation is in many ways more like a scriptorium than a printing house. Getting to the “original” is as devilish a task as ever. Think about quotes we come across that appear with some variation and with attribution to any number of people that we can’t pin down where they actually came from.
All over, we’re reaching for originals. What we don’t seem to ask, is why. Why do we care about the original? It’s sure to be a case-by-case question. In some disputes, discerning what the original document actually said is of central importance. But in cases such as the Bible, I am tempted to conclude that it’s irrelevant.


New Year | New Me
This year I have made up in my mind that I'm going to take back my life. I'm not going to let fear or doubt hinder me any longer, as a matter of fact I'm kicking fear to the curb and bring back peace and happiness in my life. Being defeated by life obstacles, trials and tribulations have put me in a state of fear and lack of fulfillment. I felt so lost and felt like my dreams and visions were falling to the waist side. With deep prayer and mediation I began to cry out to God about all my problems, my fears, and my short comings. I took a deep breath and now I'm picking up the pieces and utilizing this new year to help me walk with a purpose into my destiny. If I can do it so can you, remember you are not alone in this we are fall short and all have moments where we want to give up but fret not.
Have faith in yourself and never stop dreaming!


High school seniors are invited to apply for our FCC Senior Scholarship. Applications are available in the church office or online and are due by April 15. References and a senior picture are requested with the application. Please call the church office or use tinyurl.com/2s3wuk3h or the following link to apply.
A Sunday School class for youth during the school year (September-May) is offered. Middle School and High School are together in Room 2. Youth classes this year will focus on various faith topics while embodying what is talked about. They will play games, read scripture, talk to each other (amazing I know!), and definitely pray together.
First Christian Church’s youth group, BLAZE, meets weekly for a time of fellowship, worship, and learning as we find out what it means to be and how to live as a Christian.
The schedule for a typical evening looks like
and our sessions include: Bible study, games, and snacks
Over the last 15 years FCC High School youth has traveled to different parts of the country each summer to help share God's love to his people through mission trips. Along the way to transforming homes, the faith of students is transformed and strengthened. We're working on dates for this summer's high school mission trip, as well as a trip for our middle school students. Watch for more information to come!


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Bread and Wine Among the most poignant symbols of Holy Week are the bread and ese images recall Jesus’ institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper on the day before his crucifixion. During that Passover meal, Jesus offered himself as the sacrificial lamb by transforming bread and wine into his own Body and Blood.
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Based on an article on H.M. Zoom, here is a list of the eight(8) Holy Week symbols and the symbolism of each of them: lm. During Palm Sunday, most churchgoers attend mass with dried palm is blessed by the priest before, in the middle, or after the mass.
Among the most poignant symbols of Holy Week are the bread and ese images recall Jesus’ institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper on the day before his crucifixion. During that Passover meal, Jesus offered himself as the sacrificial lamb by transforming bread and wine into his own Body and Blood.
During the unique liturgy of Good Friday, many rich symbols and ceremonies are celebrated, but perhaps none are so moving as the veneration of the cross, when the faithful are invited forward to touch, kiss and honor the symbol of is a moment of both sadness and gratitude.
The primary symbol of the Vigil is the Easter Candle, also known as the Paschal or Christ Candle, as well as the symbols for baptism: water, a seashell, the font, oil, the white baptismal garment, the baptismal candle, a dove, and three interlocking fish which represent the Trinitarian formula. Easter Sunday.
History. Holy Week in the Christian year is the week immediately before e earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.
Holy Week symbols for the prayer table (in Age Group Format you need for table for each age group): red tablecloth . a thick white candle and matches. a clear glass bowl with water (or a clear glass pitcher) with a white hand towel. a small clear bowl with olive oil. a loaf of bread (unsliced) on a plate. a clear glass with wine. a cross (not a crucifix) palms


Our parishes are fortunate to have a cemetery and we thank everyone for your generosity during the annual appeal for the cemetery. Please remember that your parish envelopes include 2 special collections (spring & fall) to offset the cost of maintaining this cemetery.
Cemetery: The Annual Cemetery Fund The 3rd Annual Cemetery Fund is now underway and donation letters are being mailed to all parishioners. We are asking for you to please send in your annual cemetery donation of $100 per family plot. Your donation and contribution helps with our cemetery upkeep for both parishes for the entire year. The newly updated Cemetery Site Map is available to review.
New Cemetery Administrator: Steve Humeniuk, may be contacted at (410) 967-0501 or email Ukisteve at aol dot com QUESTIONS? If you have any questions regarding your family plot, need a key to the cemetery or wish to purchase an individual burial grave for $500 (effective 1/1/15) contact Steve – he is happy to meet with you.
Purchases: Certificate of Ownership is issued upon full payment of the individual burial grave sale and recorded in the church cemetery records. Please remember that the cemetery is locked at all times – if you need a key please contact Fr Vasyl (410) 675-7557 or Steve (410) 967-0501.