The Apostle’s Creed - The basic creed defining what constitutes the beliefs of true Christianity, as most familiarly known, is called the Apostles' Creed. It has received this title because of its great antiquity; it dates from very early times in the Church, a half century or so from the last writings of the New Testament. It is this belief that that the early Christians were martyred for and, in some regions of the world, continue to die for today.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead;He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy catholic church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.
A seemingly minor difference in the wording of this simple text had a profound impact on European history. The Nicene Creed, or Symbol of Faith, was written by the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325 C.E., with additions (the 3rd paragraph and following) by the first Council of Constantinople (381). There is an unresolved controversy over the words 'and the Son' (in Latin filioque). This language was added in 587 by the local council of Toledo, Spain, in an attempt to combat the Arian heresy. Pope Leo III (795-816) forbade the use of the filioque version and had it engraved without 'and the Son' on the walls of St. Peter's Basillica. After a failed attempt to unite by marriage Charlemagne's Frankish holdings with that of the Byzantine Empress, Charlemagne challenged Byzantinium's claim of universal jurisdiction as the successor to Rome by claiming in 792 that among other things, that the Byzantines had omitted the filioque from the original text. The filioque was finally accepted by the Romans in the year 1014, and the revision has been part of Chrisitan doctrine ever since. The "filioque," the significance of Roman primacy, and geo-political conflict led to the the Great Schism of 1053. To this day, the Eastern Orthodox Churches do not accept the filioque and raise this as one of many reasons that prevent re-unification with the Roman Catholic Church.
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Nicean Creed 325 AD, Council of Nicea - to establish the truth of the Trinity, disputed by Arien heresies and others.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
|150 AD||150 AD - Practice of using the Apostles' Creed as a central point in a baptismal service stems all the way back to at least the second century AD A predecessor to the Apostles' Creed is believed to have been used by the Christians in Rome by about AD 150. The ...P
|325 AD||325 AD - The Nicaean Council, which met in 325 AD, developed the Nicene Creed from the Apostles' Creed. Until the 1500s, the Apostles' Creed was believed to be a summary of the Apostles' faith, since it was neatly composed of twelve articles of faith, the same number ...
|381 AD||381 AD - The basic creeds of the CNI are the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed of 381 AD.  Liturgy The liturgy of the CNI is of particular interest, as it combines many traditions, including that of the Methodists and such smaller churches as the Church of the ...
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|700 AD||FromDr. J. Rodman Williams: 1. Theology - Doctrine - Related web pages
|1536||1536 - Cardinal Qui- gnonius, in his Breviary, AD 1536, appointed the Apostles' Creed to be said publicly in the daily Service, and that example was followed by Re- formers. The Apostles' Creed was used in the Anglo-Saxon Offices before the Norman Conquest; and ...
|1786||Oct 1786 - Whether or not in consequence of this remonstrance, the American Episcopal convention which met at Wilmington, Del., in October, 1786, restored to the prayer book the Nicene creed, allowing it to be used as an alternative instead of the apostles' creed both in .the ...


by Velia R.
My favorite holiday is Christmas. We celebrate in December 24th. We decorated the Christmas tree after Thanksgiving. I like put a lot of flashing lights ornaments.
I every year bought gifts for all my family. My grandchildren’s gifts I wrap in different colors. My grandchildren asked my how many gifts they have. I explain to them each one has a different color of Christmas paper. They asked me what is my color. I explained to them. They felt very happy and everyone counted and they said we have the same.
They wanted to open the gifts earlier, but I say no. Supposed to open at 12 of the night. I explain to the children they have to wait until after God is born. I put all their gifts under the Christmas tree.
The traditional food is pozole and tamales. I started to cook in the morning. I wanted to finish cooking before my children came to the house. My daughters-in-law bring gifts for the family and also they bring desserts and drinks and potato chips.
We have this tradition for many years. We have celebrated Christmas for many years together.


Introducing the Wanda Mountain Boys
Southern Gospel Music has always been known for it`s smooth harmonies, strong vocals and powerful, straight forward lyrics. For the last 25 years, the Wanda Mountain Boys have displayed all three of these qualities as they have established themselves in the Gospel Music community in the Midwest.
In 2017, the Wanda Mountain Boys continue the tradition set forth by the founding members as they share their unique sound and style with congregations across Mid America.
Gary O`Neal has assumed the managerial position for WMB as well as anchoring the group, singing lead. Gary has been involved in Gospel Music for more than 45 years and has sang with some of the Midwest`s most popular groups. He has traveled in full time ministry with the Brashears of Russellville, AR as well as being a founding member of the trio, Solid Gospel based out of St. Louis, MO. He is also an accomplished songwriter, having his songs recorded by such noted artists as the Lesters, the Dixie Echoes, the Dixie Melody Boys, the Melody Boys Qt., Solid Gospel, the Brashears, and the Chosen Ones. Gary currently serves as president of the Mid America Gospel Music Association, a position he has held since 2007.
Singing tenor for the group is Rick Brown. Rick has been involved in Gospel Music for many years, having sung professionally with Naomi and the Segos and Coy Cook and the Premiers. During his time with the Premiers, Rick performed with Grand Ole Opry Star Billy Walker. Rick and Gary were founding members of Solid Gospel and traveled throughout the United States, releasing 6 national radio releases. Rick and Gary have written a number of songs together including WMB favorite, "Wrap Me In Your Arms". Rick has also written with noted songwriter, Daryl Williams. Their song, "This Ship Was Made to Sail" was included on the Perry`s 25th Anniversary CD. Before joining WMB, Rick was involved in evangelistic work, preaching and singing in prisons throughout the country and several foreign countries under the umbrella of Joyce Meyer Ministries.
In January of 2017, Ron Mitchell joined the group, singing baritone. Ron has been involved in Gospel Music for over 50 years. Ron began his Gospel Music career at age 14 playing guitar for the Gospel Way Trio. In his early 20's he would help form the Gospel Echoes, a quartet that was well known in the Midwest. He is best known as the lead singer and guitar player for the Bethelairs, with whom he sang with for over 20 years. Ron has had a solo career for the last couple of years before joining WMB, and has two CDs available, "I've Never Been Out of His Care", a vocal project and an instrumental project,"Familiar Favorites". Ron is featured on WMB’s latest recording, “Christ Is the One” and contributed an original song to the project, entitled “What A Day of Glory”.
The newest addition to the group is bass singer, David Jenkins. The addition of Dave returns the group to their original format as a male quartet. David has grown up as a fan of Southern Gospel music, following in his father’s footsteps, singing the bass part. Through the years, he has sang with Golden Street Quartet and Higher Power Qt. Dave is a welcome addition to the goup and is sure to win the hearts of WMB fans with his big bass voice.
The Wanda Mountain Boys travel many miles singing traditional Southern Gospel Music. They desire to both uplift the Christian by sharing a positive message and a laugh or two as well as take the Gospel message to those who need to come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.


Art of Mary Martin
In this exhibit, St. Louis artist Mary Martin brings to life the lyrics of the traditional hymn, How Can I Keep from Singing? in colorful collages and mixed media paintings. The images and lyrics proclaim that despite the trials and tribulations of this life we can keep and unshakable calm in our hearts and a song on our lips when we cling to the Rock who is Lord of heaven and earth.
Exhibit Date: September 9-30, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday September 9, 2017 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hours: Weds-Thurs: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri: 2:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Sat: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
At: Good Shepherd Gallery
252 S. Florissant Rd.
Ferguson, MO 63135
Vic Mastis Owner of Green Door art gallery.


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But that can be scary, can’t it? To begin to weave your faith and your stories into your business is an extremely vulnerable thing to do.
And how do you even begin to work everything in? How do you share your faith when you’ve been silent for so long?
You take the first step by deciding you’re ready to open up and share your message, to be honest and open about what God has done in your life and your business.
And I’m here to support you in that journey.
Did you know that sharing your faith and your stories in your business is actually a great thing? (Yep. Even if your ideal clients aren’t necessarily Christian.)
Not only does sharing your stories (both faith stories and personal stories) bring you closer to God and help you strengthen your faith, but it helps you develop deeper connections with your audience. It also gives your content more weight and impact than the passionless “10 Ways to Run a Successful Business” blog posts that you see online.
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Listen closely and see if you can hear God whispering to your heart. He has a very clear message He wants you to share. Can you hear it?
For the longest time, I didn’t listen. I tuned God out and ignored what He spoke to me. I was certain that I wasn’t the one to share her faith. I wasn’t the right kind of person.
I was too introverted, too nerdy, too sarcastic, too tall, too awkward, and too insecure. And on top of that, I wasn’t Christian enough, feminine enough, strong enough, wise enough, or brave enough.
And then one day, something happened. I got a gut feeling that I was meant to work my faith into my business. I was meant to tell the stories of my faith and to help Christian entrepreneurs do the same.
The fierceness and strength of that conviction drove me past the boundaries I had so long ago set for myself. With God’s help, strength, and guidance, I was able to break free from the cage I had trapped myself in.
I was finally free to talk about His presence in my life and how it’s since changed my life and my business.
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First Baptist Church of Trussville
Reception Area Design
First Baptist Church in Trussville, Alabama was established July 14, 1821 as one of the oldest churches in Alabama. Since then, they have grown to over 3,800 members and have been expanding their campus to make room for such growth. Collaborating with Turner Batson architects, Method-1 set to work to achieve three new reception areas for visitors and members to find information about church events and missions.
First, a main event center created a central hub for visitors and members alike to get information about upcoming events. Classified as a global mission church with missions to Thailand, the Jimmie Hale rescue mission, and church building projects (to name just a few), First Baptist Church in Trussville was seeking a high impact area where they could easily share information about Mission Opportunities.
A wall display was created as a resourceful area to gain literature about church missions and a great place for church workers to interact with visitors. An information center kiosk in the new expanded area of the church gave an additional area to display events and help visitors find their way around. First Baptist Church in Trussville was provided with renderings of the proposed design so that project leaders could establish a clear visual of what the completed projects would look like. Then, our team of carpenters constructed the separate areas and installed them to perfection.


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For as long as I can remember, the Easter Bunny has been visiting my house. When I was a child, my brother and I always competed to see who could find our basket first. Now, as a parent, I just love sitting back and watching my little ones search the house through for their Easter treasures. Their giggles and excitement make me smile from ear to ear. Now, as much fun as we have playing with bunnies and baskets, it is well-known in our family that all this hype is so far from the true meaning of Easter.
As a child, it was instilled in me that Easter was a time when the ultimate sacrifice was made. I remember having both my grandma and mom as Sunday school teachers. They would talk to us about just how much love was shown on the cross when Jesus died for our sins. So each year, before looking for eggs and eating jelly beans, we always took time to remember just why Easter was so important to all of us. Now, as a mom and Sunday school teacher, it is my responsibility and desire to teach my own children those valuable lessons.
A couple weeks ago, while talking to my Sunday school students, we came up with the idea to make something for every family in our church for Easter. While many ideas were thrown around, most suggestions involved a cross. When I asked why they were so focused on a cross, the answers brought a smile to my face. Over the years, I have taught them the cross is a symbol of sacrifice, hope, and love. Together, we came up with this very simple but very meaningful DIY Cross Craft. Each one of our church families will go home with one of their own this Easter. But, more importantly, I hope they look at this cross throughout the year and are reminded of the sacrifice, hope, and love that it symbolizes.
Check out these simple directions to create one of your own.
Step 1: Cut an old pallet board into a piece 6" long.
Step 2: Nail 5 nails in the board, forming the cross shape. I used 1" nails.
It is really that simple! You have not only created a cute DIY Cross Craft, but you have created a continuous reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that was made for you. Each time you look at this cross, be sure to remember just was it represents.
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Patrick Crego December 22, 1988 - August 1, 2009
Who was Patrick?
I met Patrick during the first month Amy’s Place opened in January 2007. Patrick came in from the cold with his dog Buddy plopped down on the couch with his guitar, and joined the other kids at Amy’s Place. He was appreciative of the food that he received and loved to play his guitar inside and outside of Amy’s Place. Patrick became frustrated with our community speakers and one night in particular I remember him being very disruptive and very upset that he felt pressured to listen to these folks. After several attempts of trying to calm him down I gave up and asked him to leave. I took his guitar, his food, and said , “Come on Patrick lets go.” He went with a bowl of ice cream in his hand. After a few moments, Patrick came back and threw the ice cream at the door in protest.
Later he apologized for that but Aubrey says it was related to a song. Ask Aubrey.
As far as I know Patrick wasn’t affiliated with any particular group. He loved music and he loved playing his guitar. He told me shortly after I met 2 ˝ years ago, his parents were in Spokane and he had a 4 year old son in California. I may have misunderstood that, but that is what I remember him saying.
I hope his family realize what a blessing to so many people their Patrick was to all of us.
Some of us went to a memorial yesterday at the park . Pictures and poster………
I didn’t understand that memorial but I do understand the need to express grief and loss over someone that touched your life, that you admired and that you will greatly miss.
Today, we can talk and share about Patrick. He touched the hearts of so many people….no boundaries of age, race, gender, he was Patrick.
I know Patrick would not want us disagreeing over what he was ICP or not ICP………I know Patrick would want us to get along………in many ways his passing has brought people together, those who don’t get along with each other now getting along, it’s a sad kind of peace.
I believe someday we will see Patrick again. I believe he asked Jesus into his heart and he is in Heaven. I can say it, I can believe it, and I can have the hope of being reunited with him someday. I hope you will believe too.
Here at Amy’s we don’t cram religion down anyone’s throat. We accept people where they are. Jesus does that too. Maybe it’s not tonight or today or tomorrow, but my prayer for all of us is that we invite Jesus into our hearts to be our Savior and Lord. Life is hard and than you die, it’s been said. Life is hard, but between now and death, we have lots of living to do. God can help us with that and He desires too.
Some of you stopped listening after the tossing of the ice-cream….that’s OK. I hope someday soon, you will let Jesus into your life, forgive your sins, and let Him be your Lord and Savior.
It’s a constant struggle, a daily walk, but not as lonely with Jesus with you.
Thanks for listening………….
Love you all,


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Our expert guide will lead you on a path through different centuries. You will be a witness to the passing of time in this sacred place. You can look under Saint Helena Church for the tracks of 2 ancient Basilicae. You will learn about the church’s structure, including the naves and the choir screen.
Our guide will tell you about the most important paintings inside the Cathedral, including the work of the great Venician painter Tiziano.
On the left side of the Cathedral you can enter into the Baptistery where you can still see parts of the ancient original wall from the VIII Century. On the baptismal font, you can see the life of the Holy Family and Christ’s baptism depicted.
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During my quiet time with the Lord, I felt in my spirit, the Lord calling me up higher and felt led to listen to Gary Rea’s song, “Suddenly“. And as I listened, I felt suddenly swept up to the heavenlies where He showed me a whirlwind of familiar places: a most luscious green meadow lined with purple and blue flowers wildly growing, sunflowers in the nearby distance, purple and pink fuchsias growing on a white fence, a massive tree with far reaching branches in all directions (where I have often danced with Jesus or sat closely with Him), and a quaint wooden bridge spanning a peaceful stream. As I write this, I sense that some of you have visited these scenes as well…
Immediately, I was like a child as the Lord lifted me up on His shoulders to show me things from His perspective. Earth was far below us. And He pointed out the display of lights all over the globe. As my heart asked what He was showing me, the Holy Spirit repeated,
“Unite the Lights! Unite the Lights!”
Instantly I was reminded of a vision He gave me a few days after posting “Dread Champions…Are You Ready?” Here is what I shared:
While worshipping Saturday evening, during “All Consuming Fire”, I heard the Lord say, [I have another urgent message, Daughter.] I then saw white-gray clouds – very thick – but I was above the clouds – not under them where the potential to be affected by the storm was greater…[Come up higher – Come up higher. See from My perspective – an eternal perspective. This is where your focus must be and remain at all times. Be purposeful – Be Kingdom focused – For the violent take it by force! Army arise – arise from your slumber – from the distractions of the flesh world around you. Speak up! Be no longer silent! Raise your voices. Speak up – lest you be led to the slaughter! Arise. Arise. Arise and shine forth My light in this dark and depraved world!] Next, I started soaring higher again – above the earth and saw the brilliant lights of His Army spread over the globe. They were moving together causing their light to be magnified. Where 2 came together, the light was as if there were 4 – where there were 4, the light was as if there were 16 gathered…[Fear not My Children – My Dread Champions – you are not alone. You once felt scattered, but I am gathering you together. What the enemy has used for harm through social media, I am using to ignite My Army. Sound the Alarm! Arise Army. Arise! I am coming soon.] – (See Matthew 11:12, Philippians 2:15, Isaiah 60:1, Jeremiah 20:11)
A few months later, the Holy Spirit led me to a prophetic word by Ryan LeStrange posted on Elijah List called “The Hubs Are Arising!” Ryan wrote:
“I was in prayer, seeking God about His plans for the nations, when suddenly a vision erupted in my spirit. I saw light springing forth from various places in the world. As I looked, I could see this all over the globe. I literally saw a network of lit-up places all connected; it looked like some type of digital map.”
And now, once again, the Lord is bringing this vision back…but with a call to action: “Unite the Lights!” I sense such urgency in this command! So how do we do this?
We stop dividing. That’s how!
Think about how easy it is to divide by simply comparing and contrasting. I know how easy it is to compare my flaws to another Christ-follower’s strengths. Or how about contrasting the differences between various types of churches? Is it in our best interest to point out how we don’t like how a church structures their services rather than focus on how they’re reaching the lost in their particular niche? Do we honor and glorify God when we boast about our church while putting down another? When we grumble and complain about our job in response to someone else’s promotion? When we criticize one another’s political views with ugliness and disgust? Of course not!
As a result, we cause nothing but division…and THAT is the opposite of UNITY! Just go to Facebook and see the evidence of division among Christians. With such brutal attacks at each other over differing opinions, I just shutter at how easy we make it for the enemy of our soul to gain ground. I’m speaking to ALL Christ-followers when I say,
We have a common enemy…and it’s NOT each other!
We must be conscious of the words we speak. Do they bring life or death? Do they bless or curse? Do they divide or unite the Lights? It is our job…our calling…our purpose to glorify God and advance His kingdom! And the best way to do this, is as a united front against our common enemy!
Matthew 5:14-16 – “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
Acts 13:47 – For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Ephesians 5:8 – “For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light…”
Isaiah 42:6 – “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,…”
Philippians 2:12-15 – “…Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.”
Just watch the news or view Facebook for any length of time and we get bombarded by Christian persecution right here in America by our own government and media. Top that with racial division, government division, church division, etc, it can be pretty easy to get disheartened and jump to take sides.
We may be facing the darkest times we’ve ever experienced, but God is our Light and He shines His light on us. And darkness CANNOT overcome the light…EVER!
We are on the cusp of the greatest revival the world has ever seen. We are God’s Light-Bearers and He is counting on us to Unite the Lights and advance His kingdom…to bring heaven on earth…to host His presence…to reach up and reach out to a lost world!
I pray you too have felt stirred or maybe even convicted reading this article. I pray it moves you closer to God…ever more humbly surrendered to Him and encouraged to bring unity and not division.
Arise! Unite! And let your light shine!


Monday, June 17, 2019, 9:30 AM - Friday, June 21, 2019, 12:00 PM
Armstrong Chapel extends an open invitation to all our preschool families to join us for any of our offerings.
Weekly Worship, Vacation Bible School, Music Camp, Big Invites, Movie Nights, Mission projects and a long list of other activities are regularly available for kids to adults.
You can always see what is going on within the church by visiting our main website, armstrongchapel.org.
You will also see a link to the main church page at the very top of the preschool website above the menu.


Hey guys!! I hope you enjoyed yesterdays post on how the devil can use those closest to us to make us feel not worthy. Ive tried in the past few days to write exactly whats on my mind and share what God is teaching me each day. Today is no exception. I learn something new each day that I grow in my relationship with Him.
This week things just aren’t/werent quite working out the way I wanted them to. Whether it be people or situations, I found myself being irritated easier and quick to give into negative thinking and my anxiety. Ive tried my hardest these past two days to be in constant prayer and sermons/ podcasts and also reading scripture to get answers as to why I am having these problems.
You see these past few weeks have been easy. Nothing short of a miracle really. Everything was lining up and then things started going wrong. My grandmother got sick, my relationships were in trouble and I found myself right back in the mess, a different mess, but still a mess. Now I know we aren’t meant to live a perfect life and have perfect situations but these things that hit me this week were hard things to deal with. People walking away from me because of issues I have that need to be dealt with, possibly losing the most important person in my life, and friends being distant.
Ever since I started this journey of sharing my faith I have been honest. Honest about my miracles, my faith, and my mistakes. Today I want to share with you something that is going to be important for you to hear.
Even when you are walking the path of righteousness God is going to break you a few more times before you become who He wants you to be. I was listening to a sermon by TD Jakes called Sweat Equity and I swear to you I have these moments in my life when God comes through someone else and speaks directly to me. He preaches to me as if He were right here standing in front of me having a conversation with me. Pastor Jakes sermon explains how we get something we have wanted and wished and prayed for, that God gives it to us and what do we do? We fail Him. We take advantage of this miracle He has given us. Now this can mean many different things to you depending on what you have wanted most in life. It could mean a job or a relationship or even a child.
I encourage you to listen to the message but I want to explain how it changed me. God had given me this relationship. Nothing short of perfection. Everything I had ever prayed for and in ways I didnt even know I needed someone to be. But being of the flesh I gave in. I gave into my anxiety and overthinking. I chose to believe the devils lies and didnt replace those lies with Gods truth.
I spent the majority of my life being rejected. Whether it was my dad or relationships everyone was always leaving. It was a pattern and reoccurrence in my life. I had a root of rejection that needed to be broken. In Pastor Jakes sermon he explains how God will break us time and time again, just like you would break a horse, to deal with these issues of believing the devil and not relying on His truth. He gives you something you have wanted your entire life and you choose the easy way, the normal way of thinking you’ve chosen for however many years you’ve dealt with your specific issue. You caved into the devils schemes to ruin what you have been given. A divine God given opportunity wasted.
When we let the devil get in our minds and make us overthink things it can create many different emotions of fear, anxiety, and worry. And for someone that has never dealt with anxiety they won’t understand how your mind works and it can be intimidating. It takes a really strong person to be able to handle someone who struggles with anxiety.
But what I have learned after two days of soul searching I can tell you without a doubt God will be there each time He breaks you to pick you back up again. He will break you as quick as He made you and then let you suffer until you realize you are the problem. Your issues are ruining His plan for you and until you get down to the root of the problem you cannot be trusted with His miracles and blessings He has in store for you. Call it a “break” from your destiny. You have this root of whatever that needs to be dug up and detached from you. It is dragging you down and keeping you from your purpose.
He broke me. Yet again. And I am SO thankful. I addressed my issue of rejection and prayed for deliverance. You can do the same. No matter how big your root is God isn’t scared of it and its not too big for Him to deal with. If you ask Him to take the root away He will but you have to be broken enough to see the root.
I hope this doesnt discourage you but motivates you to ask God to reveal your roots. Dont let your past dictate your future. Holding onto old feelings will only keep you from the life you were put here to live and your purpose you were meant to fulfill. Trust in God an His plan for your life. Be in constant humility and have zero pride because the more you are like that the easier God can work in you.
Hebrews 4:16 says, “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”


Strengthen Our Faith, Deepen Out Hope, Spread the Word Of God
St. Luke’s Men’s Breakfast - Saturday, November 17th, 8:30 am. Guest Speaker is Constable Jeff Brown, Community Response Office, Dartmouth speaking on the new Cannabis Laws.
St. Luke's Parish Council - Sunday, November 18, 7:00 PM
St. Luke’s Christmas Bazaar - Saturday, November 24th, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. New to You, Handcrafts, Baked Goods, CD & Books, Creative Rocks, Children’s Tables. Decorated Christmas Trees for sale. Luke’s Café Menu: Chicken a la King Adults $10 and Children 12 and under $5. Tickets available next week. We are seeking bakers, crafters to donate items for this event. Everyone is welcome to participate.
PWRDF Christmas Cards - This year, as PWRDF celebrates 60 years, we give you 9 ways to celebrate the season with your loved ones. Help us be responsible stewards of the Earth and order from our inventory of best-loved cards. Spread the word of the PWRDF’s important work and support its programs at the same time. Packs of 12 cards and envelopes are yours with our blessings. Choose from 9 designs. Cards may be ordered through your PWRDF Parish representative Dawn McColman, parish office or directly from PWRDF by calling: 1-866-308-7973 or 416-924-9199, ext. 318 or emailing Ricky de Castro at email@example.com. Download the order from at pwrdf.org/resourcesA recommended donation of $20 per pack to support our work is invited.
St. Luke’s Mothers Union “Warm Clothesline” - will be at the back of the church next Sunday to gather donations of socks, underwear, undershirts, hats, scarfs, mittens and other warms items will help our local community by being given to Margaret’s House - Feed Others of Dartmouth. Please bring in your donation and pin it to the Laundry Rack at the back of the church. This has been a very successful outreach project for many years, and we hope to have your continued support.


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Heidi White’s Norms and Nobility Webinar
August 10, 2021 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Norms and Nobility by Dr. David Hicks is considered by many to be the seminal text of the contemporary Christian classical education renewal. In this webinar, classical educator and consultant Heidi White will introduce the theory and practices of Christian classical education advocated by Dr. Hicks in his remarkable treatise. Drawing richly from the text itself, Heidi will guide attendees through a bird’s eye vision of the book, offering big picture understanding and practical application for new and experienced educators alike.
If you have ever wondered what exactly this Christian classical education thing is all about, or how to go deeper into the heart of it, this webinar is for you. If you are considering joining Heidi to read and discuss Norms and Nobility in the Atrium, this webinar is also for you. While these ninety minutes are a great map to the book and to Christian classical education, they also offer you a taste of the upcoming year-long Atrium course.


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Joel Osteen is an American pastor, author, and televangelist who is based in Houston, Texas. His televised sermons are watched in more than countries worldwide by over 20 million viewers monthly and over 7 million weekly. His father was the founder, as well as the former pastor of the Lakewood Church, where Joel is the current senior pastor. Joel gained his early education from Humble High School, which was a public school in Texas. He later ed Oral Roberts University, which was located in Oklahoma, where he was studying radio and television communication.
Unfortunately, he did not graduate. Neither did he get a degree from the institution. He took over the sermons after the death of his father. Joel Olsteen was born on the 5 th day of Marchand that automatically makes him 58 years old. He is medium built and weight 80 kg, while he has a height of 1. Joel got his education from Humble High School, which was a public school. He later went to Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma.
He went to study radio and television communication. He did not graduate from the university, and neither did he get a degree. Joel is the son of John Olsteen and Dolores Osteen. His father, who was a pastor and the founder of the Lakewood Church, passed away in after a heart attack. Joel was born together with five other siblings. He is of white ethnicity, and his nationality is American.
On his religion and political view, Joel has generally avoided discussing some issues like politics, gay marriage, and abortion. He got married to Victoria Olsteen, who was a co-pastor at the Lakewood Church. The couple are loving parents to a son Jonathan and daughter Alexandra.
He, however, gave in to his demands on January 17,when he preached his first sermon. His father died only six days later. Two weeks after his father died, Joel began preaching regularly, and a few months later, he was installed as the senior pastor of the Lakewood Church. Since he became the pastor of the church, the of members has grown from 5, to 50, to date.
The renovation included adding more capacity as well as five stories. The Lakewood Church services are watched in over countries, and they are recorded to get 7 million viewers weekly and 20 million monthly. His sermon preparations involve memorizing them and later listening to himself on tape.
Apart from preaching, Joel has written several books. As per awards and nominations, the man of God has not won any yet. However, the millions of viewers that he has around the world can be termed as a great achievement. Apart from that, Joel has followers all around the globe.
The pastor claims he gets no salary from the church income, and all his wealth comes from the sale of his books. The pastor and his family currently reside in a They also own many properties. There has been a lot of criticism on the preaching of Joel as some people term it as the prosperity gospel.
Apart from that, many people questioned his character after the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Joel refused to give out Lakewood Church as an emergency shelter to cater for the people displaced by the storm. Joel was in sued together with the church by The American Dollar band for copyright infringement.
His Facebook has around 13k fan likes, and his Twitter has around 9M followers. On Instagramhe has around 3.
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In my work as a counsellor I have been surprised to find that issues around faith, religion and spirituality often arise at some point during counselling, even for people who don’t follow a particular religion or spiritual way of life.
I think this is partly because when people come for counselling they are often at a key turning point in their life which is causing them to reassess who they are, their fundamental beliefs and the way they view the world.
Research by Chris Jenkins in 2006 showed that some clients received a negative reaction from their counsellor when they mentioned their faith in counselling. The counsellors tended to see their beliefs as unhealthy and damaging. This led to clients feeling they had to leave the spiritual part of themselves outside the counselling room, which had a negative impact on their well being and on the authenticity of the counselling relationship.
So if you are a person of faith looking for a counsellor, what should you consider? Firstly, decide whether it is important to you to see a counsellor from your own faith background. As a Christian myself, I am often contacted by Christians who are keen to see a counsellor who shares their faith. They feel they can trust me because I will understand and value the role their faith plays in every aspect of their lives.
Alternatively choose a counsellor who is open to discussing spiritual issues. At your first meeting with the counsellor tell them about your faith and see how they respond. If they seem open and willing to allow you the space to talk about your faith, they may be the right counsellor for you. I had a very positive experience seeing a counsellor who did not share my faith but was accepting of it and open to understanding my perspective. She gave me the opportunity to explore how my faith affected the issues I was bringing and enabled me to integrate this aspect of my life into the process of counselling.
If you are committed to a particular religion or have strong spiritual beliefs this is likely to be a central part of who you are as a person and will inform the way you view life. It is important that we feel able to speak freely about our spiritual beliefs in counselling so that every aspect of who we are is brought into the counselling process.


Hope for the Holidays
STUFF THE BUS
Each year kids in Lewis County have a good Christmas because of the generous support of businesses and citizens in our community.
Click the button below for a downloadable request form for assistance Christmas 2022.
Want to know more about Hope for the Holidays?
Click that link!
Back to School
STUFF THE BUS
School supplies are generously donated for those in need. New Hope Baptist Church distributes the school supplies during their outreach event to the community. Any supplies left over are donated to the Lewis County Schools to be used as needs arise during the school year. If you are in need of help, New Hope Baptist Church will have their outreach on July 31, 2:00 - 4:00.
You may also contact Hope Hohenwald Inc. for assistance.
Family Fun Day
Always the Saturday before Easter. More than 20,000 Easter Eggs! Free food, games, and fun at
Lewis County Memorial Park.
This is a FREE event.
Tickets will be available for food onsite.
2022 Event was April 16, 1:00-4:00
Special Thanks to the FOP for all their help making the 2022 EGGstravagaza the BEST yet!
Easter EGGstravaganza details:
Event: Memorial Park from 1:00-4:00 on April 8, 2023 at the Smith St. park entrance.
Egg Hunt Times:
0-2 years (parents may help hunt) 1:30
3-4 years (parents may help hunt) 2:00
5-6 years 2:30
7-9 years 3:00
10-12 years 3:30
The Easter Bunny will be available for pictures from 1:30-3:00.
So...Just WHAT are we about?
Hope Hohenwald Inc., formerly operating as Operation Hope Neighborhood Ministries-Hohenwald, is a non profit, 501c3 community serving agency providing after school learning and all day summer day camp for school age children in Lewis County, Tennessee. Several community outreaches are scheduled throughout the year to meet different needs in the community.
OUR MISSION: To improve the quality of life in our community by providing opportunities for children, youth, and families to break the cycle of hopelessness, poverty, crime, hunger, and destructive lifestyles.
Get in Touch!
Get in touch with Hope Hohenwald Inc. to learn more about our work and find out how to donate. We appreciate your support!
217 N Park Ave Hohenwald TN United States 38462


|105 W. new hampshire ave. * deland, fl 32720
Ms. Gennifer Louise Myers-Smith, 52, of Daytona Beach, FL. transitioned
on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center.
Visitation Hours are 5-7pm Friday, April 5, 2019 at ADJ Unity Funeral Home .
The Home Going Celebration will be 12pm Saturday, April 6, 2019 in the main
chapel of Unity at 105 W. New Hampshire Ave. DeLand, FL. 32720.
Soraya Herbert, 50, of Deltona, FL. transitioned on Friday, March 29, 2019 at
Advent Health Fish Memorial, Orange City, FL.
The service honoring her beautiful life will be held 4pm-8pm Saturday, April 6, 2019
in the chapel of ADJ Unity Funeral Home 105 W. New Hampshire Ave. DeLand, FL.
32720. Soraya will be interred in her Puerto Rico.
The Celebration of Life will be 11am Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 210 E.
Howry Ave., DeLand, FL.. Rev. Reginald Johnson, Sr, Pastor. Bishop Walter Kelly, Officiating.
Visitation Hours are 4-7pm Friday, April 12, 2019 at Pillar Ground Outreach Ministry, 208 W. Voorhis Ave., DeLand,
FL. Bishop W. Kelly, Pastor.
Thomas was born to the late Thomas and Mary Denton on June 24, 1938 in manor Georgia.
Thomas was reared in a large & loving Christian family. He enjoyed reading and studying the bible. He was educated in
the Florida & Georgia school systems, completing his education in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was employed with the
Broward County School System, retiring after more than 30 years of service. His favorite pastime after retiring included
spending time with his family & friends, talking on the phone and watching western movies. Thomas was a loving
devoted husband to Bernice Denton
Thomas was a dedicated member of New Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. where he served on several
boards, participated in the Power Pool class, prison ministry, Sunday school and several ministries at the church. He
relocated to DeLand, FL. and transferred his membership to Mt. Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, DeLand, FL. where he
was ordained as a Deacon under the leadership of Elder Terry Brown. He later moved his membership to Pillar Ground
Outreach Ministry and served until his demise.
On Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 1008am, Thomas was called home from his earthly journey to eternal rest. He was
predeceased by his parents, sister, Bertha Moore (Eddie), Classie M. Jefferies (Archie), Elois White (Moses), brother,
Johnny Denton Sr., brother-in-law, Franklin Givens Sr.
He leaves behind many family and friends to cherish the memories of his loving legacy. His devoted wife, Bernice
Denton; daughters, Annie Carter, April Denton, Catherine Stewart (Lincoln), Lakisha Graham (Terrence) and Shasta
Williams (Fred); sons, Craig Denton Sr., Freddie Smith Jr., Adjew Gaskin (Renea), Artavias Carter (Melissa) and
Maurice Carter, grandchildren, Laquita Mitchell (Gary), Chablis Bailey (Tyrone) Ricky Parks Jr., Kamiesh Denton,
Meagan Jones, Kichelle Sheppard (Cody), Kenyan Davis, Craig Denton Jr., Austin Gaskin, Lincoln Stewart Jr., Rikkia
Rellford-Lillard (Pheotto), Eric, Dwaymon and Chelbias; sisters, Betty Givens and Sylvia Reed, brother, Gene Denton
(Bonnie); sisters-in-law, Deloris Denton, Hazel Montgomery, Barbara Thomas, Merita Gibson (Ray), Deloris McCoy,
Nancy Montgomery and Jacqueline Goosby; brother-in-law, Charles Montgomery (Sabrina); best friends, Louis Reed
Sr., Dominic Edwares and Julian McVain and a host of other grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews,
cousins, relatives and sorrowing friends


Located in the main street and National Estate listed, St Mary's Church of England is a sandstone Gothic Revival building. It was built to replace an earlier log chapel on the site which had been built from community subscription in 1829. The foundation stone was laid in 1839 with work commencing in 1840 and taking a number of years to complete and the church was consecrated in 1844.
Land & money towards the completion of the church was provided by Joseph Johnson, a wealthy emancipated convict who had large landholdings in Green Ponds. It is thought that the famous convict architect, James Blackburn designed the church "in the Gothic Revival style and features lancet windows (the small ones at the front are concreted up), including groups of three lancet windows at the building’s east and west, buttresses, and a pointed arch door and doorway.
In the first year of construction, some of the “Canadian Rebels” from the Green Ponds Probation Station were employed erecting the stonework. The square tower is unfinished, resulting in the bell being housed in a smaller structure on its top. Surprisingly, this addition has three Romanesque semi-circular arches on each side rather than the Gothic pointed arches used elsewhere on the building.
St Mary’s first Minister was the Rev George Otter, who built Glebe House across the road. By the 1850’s the incumbent minister was the Rev William Trollope, nephew of the noted author, Anthony Trollope, who made himself very unpopular by preaching about the chronic state of Sabbath day drunkenness in Green Ponds.
The church is complemented by an extensive site with a winding entrance driveway containing many old trees and an historic graveyard including a memorial to the early Clark family and also many of the early pioneers of the Green Ponds district, including Elizabeth Flexmore, Joseph Johnson and a number of locals such as James Hooper & James Plaster who were killed during the infamous period known as “The Black War” during the early 1830’s. The building is essential to the townscape of Kempton
A restored organ that had once been in place at St Georges Church, Battery Point was installed into St Mary’s in 2014. St Mary’s still retains its place as an active place of worship for those of the Anglican faith throughout the district. A very beautiful country church.
The Great Disruption of 1843 was a division within the established Church of Scotland, in which 450 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away, over the issue of the Church's relationship with the State, to form the Free Church of Scotland. It divided Presbyterians into two groups – members of the Free Kirk or of the National or Established Church.
In Tasmania, members of the Free Kirk made an appeal to the Assembly of the Free Church for a permanent minister and the Rev. James Lindsay was appointed on 7th December, 1850 and on January 19th 1859 the foundation stone of Chalmers Church was laid. The Rev. James Lindsay then proceeded to lay the stone, which was a massive block of freestone weighing about a tonne and a half.
Having deposited in a prepared cavity a bottle hermetically sealed, containing (The model Deed of Church The Free Church Protest of 1843, The Testimony of the Free Church Association, Launceston 1848, The Declaration of the Free Church Presbytery of Tasmania 1853, Royal Kalendar 1859, the local newspapers, Current coins and written parchment), the stone was lowered and adjusted into its place, and the customary ceremonial of the mallet was performed. Chalmers was officially opened on January 15th, 1860, by the Rev. William Nicholson of Chalmers Church, Hobart.
The architect was William Henry Clayton. William Henry Clayton was born on 17 November 1823, at Norfolk Plains, Van Diemen’s Land. He was one of 12 children of Henry Clayton and his wife, Mary McLaughlan. William was educated at the local Longford Hall Academy. Henry Clayton, a successful farmer and merchant, wanted his son to have the benefits of higher education, so the Clayton family sailed for England on 28 March 1840 on the Adelaide.
While in England William Clayton was articled to a prominent architect, and in the course of his architectural training he became proficient in surveying and civil engineering. On 7 October 1847, at Clapham, Surrey, William married Emily Samson. Soon after, the couple departed for Tasmania, arriving on 7 March 1848. William and Emily Clayton spent the next 15 years in Tasmania.
William soon achieved recognition as an architect. He designed over 300 buildings, including churches, mansions and commercial buildings. He was also employed by the Survey Department for four years from late 1851 to late 1855. William acquired status in community affairs. He was an alderman in Launceston from 1857 to 1863 and in 1858 was appointed a justice of the peace. Attracted by business opportunities arising from the success of the Otago goldfields, William Clayton emigrated to New Zealand, arriving at Dunedin on the Omeo on 29 April 1863.
By 1864 he had allied himself with William Mason, a well-established New Zealand architect; they practiced under the name of Mason and Clayton. Seven days after an amputation (from an infected ankle), on 23 August 1877, Clayton died. He was buried in Dunedin’s Northern cemetery the following day. He was only 53.
The church was named after Thomas Chalmers, the leader of the Great Disruption. The Scottish church reformer and theologian Thomas Chalmers was a central figure in the 1843 secession of the Free Church from the Presbyterian Establishment.
Thomas Chalmers was born in Fife on March 17, 1780. After Presbyterian ordination in 1803, he was a successful preacher and instructor. In 1823 Chalmers became professor of moral philosophy at St. Andrews. From 1828 to 1843 he was professor of theology at the University of Edinburgh, and during this period he wrote many of his 34 volumes of published works. But more important was his leadership of the reformers in the crisis over patronage in the Scottish Church.
At the annual Presbyterian General Assembly in 1832, with Chalmers as moderator, a proposal to change the patronage system failed. Finally, in May 1843, Chalmers regretfully led the famous secession of 470 ministers, who then began the Free Church of Scotland. As the first moderator, Chalmers raised substantial sums to finance the building of hundreds of new churches. From 1843 to 1847 he also served as principal of the Free Church’s New College. Chalmers died suddenly on May 31, 1847. It is said that half the population of Edinburgh attended his funeral.
Chalmers is a dazzling example of flamboyant Gothic Revival style. The Gothic features of Chalmers include; numerous arched windows, the steeped pitched roof and the magnificent Gothic style iron fence (which provides the boundary on the northern, eastern and partially on the western sides of the property) and are still retained today.
The ornate bell tower encompasses eight facemasks – presumably the face of John Knox, considered to be the greatest Reformer in the history of Scotland and of the Church of Scotland in the 1500s. High up in the dusty belfry you will find the original bell, cast in London by G. Mears Founder London 1859. It is said to weigh over a tonne.
In 1896 the church became part of the United Presbyterian Church, later to become the Uniting Church. The building, including the cast iron railings (designed by Clayton in England), is classified by the National Trust, is on the Register of the National Estate and is included in the Launceston National Estate Conservation Study. The Fincham organ, boxed pews, wooden dado and other church furnishings were removed in 1981.
In 1981 Chalmers was deconsecrated and bought by Trinity Projects, who planned to convert the building into four town houses. In 1986, it was bought by Launceston Players. By 1990 the building had been purchased privately by Ken and Juliet Partridge and then in 2011 it was purchased privately by Graeme and Jodie Walker. By 2014 renovations had been completed and Walker Designs had relocated to the site where they still conduct their business today.
Chalmers Church is a fascinating looking structure. The church's unique state of deterioration, a result of oil- based paint being mistakenly applied to the limestone and brick facade in 1976 trapping moisture beneath the paint so that it blistered and started to peel away, has made it one of Launceston's most recognizable sights and it would be interesting to see the building repainted and returned to its former glory.
This small little church, which sits opposite the Pilot Station at Low Head, is the oldest church building in the George Town municipality. In the 1860’s & 70’s, Low Head was a separate and thriving community. Its pilots and boat crews, the staff of the Bass Strait cable terminal and lightkeepers, together with their families warranted the establishment of a church of their own.
In 1877, Christ Church was built on land that had been generously donated by Mr James Long, who at the time owned and farmed most of the land at Low Head. It was subscribed to by many people for use as a non-denominational church. It was used regularly by the George Town Anglican rector, and occasionally by visiting clergy of other denominations, especially the Rev Charles price of Launceston. In 1884, despite Charles Price’s objections, the building was consecrated for the exclusive use of the Anglican Church.
The first wedding in Christ Church was in 1879 and was between Robert Darby of the cable company and Miss Huxtable, daughter of the local school teacher, Mr W.A.Huxtable. Christ Church still receives a small amount annually from a bequest made by Mr Huxtable all those years ago.
The Stained glass windows, plaques and candlesticks in the church are dedicated to the memory of those who have had a long association with the church. Considering its age, the Christ Church building is in particularly good order. Members of the Gunn family have maintained and painted the building at their own expense for many years. The church continues to serve the local community and is an active part of the Riverlinks Anglican parish.
Main Text & Information Source –
"Treasures of George Town" - George Town & District Historical Society 2003


We believe both Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man. the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
We believe in salvation through the incarnation of Jesus Christ, his atoning life, death and resurrection, provided through the action of the Holy Spirit, expressed in a life of devotion, worship, and service in and through the community of Christ.
We believe that through the grace of God and in the life and atonement of Christ, God provides healing, including physical healing, to a broken humanity. All healing is the work of God.
We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit, implemented at Pentecost, is the promise of the Father for all Christians, providing power for faithful, victorious Christian living, power for effective service. We believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit, including speaking in tongues, are viable and desirable today, working within the individual and within the Christian community.
Second Coming of Christ
We believe that Jesus will return to earth, wherein all Christians who have died will one day rise from their graves and will meet the Lord. Christians of all ages will live with God forever.
Blessing of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ, through his gracious love and through the power of the Spirit, provides blessings upon Christians; those blessings bring salvation, healing, and spiritual and financial prosperity. ; ; ;


St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge
"We are here for the glory of God; to be the body of Christ, broken and restored to reflect the Gospel in our lives."
(see also Diary, Notices & Events )
... continued (Pew Sheet for 15th July, 2018)
For Thought and Private Prayer
- For those who give their time in supporting the maintenance of our church, those who arrange flowers, clean brass, prepare linen and clean the building.
- For those responsible for public safety, for the Police, the Fire Brigade and Ambulance service.
- For Doreen Ash, Matthew Bayfield, Alan Bradley, Margaret Bradley, Jordan Boss, David Bowen, Jill Bowen, Susan Brown, Christopher, Derek, Roy Denson, Beryl Dyer, Nick Garrett, Roshan Horabin, Myrtle Howe, Janet Kersey, Laura, Bob Leaver, Lindsay, John Moorby, Stephen Moore, Helen Pitcher, Richard Phillips, George Pipe, Gwynneth Rhys-Jones, Roger, Aileen Sanderson, Sarah, Jeremiah Sserungogu, Sarah Louise Thurlow, James Wade, Alex Wood, Malcolm Wright and all who are unwell.
- For Jean Burridge, who has died in Australia.
- For Douglas Alan Denny, whose funeral took place last week.
- For Patricia Coral Moore, whose funeral is 1630 Friday 20th July 2018 at Seven Hills Crematorium.
- For Naamah Joan Barnes, whose funeral is 1500 on Monday 23rd July 2018 at Seven Hills Crematorium.
- For Anderly Jane Ryerson Ireland for whom a Service of Thanksgiving is in church, 1330 Wednesday 25th July 2018. Please note the time has changed.
- For Donald McGeagh Westbury whose funeral is in church, 1200 Tuesday 7th August 2018 followed by Committal, now at 1545 Seven Hills Crematorium.
Readings for Today
Amos 7.7-15; Ephesians 1.3-14; Mark 6.14-29.
Song of Solomon 3.1-4; 2 Corinthians 5.14-17; John 20-1-2, 11-18.


Q: Why is the church undertaking such a big renovation project?
A: If St. Peter & St. Paul’s wants to continue to meet and serve from this location, we must upgrade our building to bring it up to modern standards. This includes improved safety features and accessibility to all parts of the building. So we’ve taken the plunge! We are finally doing an overhaul of radically out-dated building systems to result in a much more functional facility. Why are we doing this? Our location in Ottawa’s downtown core is strategic and our mission is to be a blessing. This is an ongoing journey. We can only hope that this project will be a metaphor for the kind of transformation (a seismic one!) that can happen in all of us through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
Q: How long will construction last?
A: Construction will begin in June and is expected to end sometime in December 2018.
Q: Where will we see the biggest changes when it’s all said and done?
A: The area beneath the sanctuary will no longer be many separate rooms, but one big, beautiful hall. The hope is that this can serve as an open (and inviting!) gathering area for any number of uses. There will also be brand new washrooms that can be easily accessed from the hall as well as a commercial kitchen! We will be able to do on-site cooking for Place to Go, other meals and ministries, and events like wedding receptions.
There will be a brand-new accessible foyer and an easy-to-use lift to all levels. In addition, upstairs there will be updated administrative offices, a new lounge and as well as a new upstairs washroom. Huzzah!
While you may not be able to see it, we are also re-shingling the roof of the Chancel (the ‘front’ of the Sanctuary) and the north hall (the building attached to the main sanctuary). Further behind the scenes, we will have improved lighting, security, air quality, better heat, and new plumbing and electrical systems.
Q: What kind of ministries is St. P&P’s involved in?
A: Every Friday night, we open our doors for A Place to Go, a ministry that welcomes the marginalized for a meal, or a card game, a visit, a service or a prayer. We are excited that with a renewed facility, and a brand-new kitchen and gathering hall, we will be able to feed and serve hundreds. In this way, and through many more ministries (for young and old and every walk of life), we believe that God can use this building and the people in it to carry out God’s good purposes here in this city, and in our world.
Q: How much does this project cost?
A: The entire project will cost over $3.7 million dollars, plus project financing costs. The majority of this will go to paying for the actual construction work. While this is an undeniably big number, much dedicated effort has gone in to ensuring that we can do as much as possible, for the best possible price. Our architect, John Donkin, and construction team at Bassi have been understanding and collaborative partners as we’ve honed the project scope.
Q: How is the church paying for the project?
A: We have already raised $1.3 million! This is a combination of grants, gifts (like cash), and pledges. We are also taking out a $2.5M loan through the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Pension Fund that we’ll use to pay for construction costs and pay back as a mortgage starting in 2019. To pay for construction this year, we still need to raise additional money. Please check out the financing page for more information as to where we’re at in meeting this goal.
Q: How can I contribute or get involved?
A: This project is a means to an end, and not an end unto itself. If you are interested in helping with the fundraising effort, please get in touch. If you would like to get involved with existing ministries, or are excited about helping kick-start something new, we want to hear from you! The church office can help put you in touch with those on staff or clergy.


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The recent massacre of 52 Christians in Iraq is not an isolated incident, it is simply the acceleration of the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian and Sabian populations of the middle east that have occurred over the last century. These populations predate Arabs and Muslims by thousands of years. Even in nations like Lebanon, Egypt and Iran, were outright massacres are rare, general discrimination and harassment have led to a a sharp decline in the number of indigenous Christians. And now in towns like Malmo Sweden, the large influx of Muslim immigrants has created an environment of fear that has led to the exodus of its well established Jewish population. Clearly Islamic culture does not lend itself towards a respect for diversity and democracy. To prejudge or discriminate against individual Muslims is racist and intolerable, however to express reservations about Arab-Islamic culture demonstrates that one is well informed and intellectually honest. If you believe that my sentiments are racist, talk a few minutes to speak with an Assyrian Christian from Iraq and ask them what they think.
At least 52 dead in Iraq church siege
by Aaron J Leichman
November 1, 2010
The coffin of a victim is carried past Our Lady of Deliverance church the morning after its congregation was taken hostage in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Nov. 1, 2010. AP
The death toll from Sunday’s church hostage crisis in Iraq shot up to 52 on Monday while the number of people wounded rose to 67.
Deputy Interior Minister Lt General Hussein Kamal reported the latest figures, which nearly doubled initial figures, on Monday, saying that the toll only included hostages and police officers, not the militants behind siege of Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad.
Initial reports put the number of gunmen at around a dozen – at least five of which were killed along with the others when some of the explosives they were carrying went off.
The explosion occurred as security officers stormed the church around 9pm to bring to an end the roughly four-hour standoff.
The ten or so militants had stormed the church around 5pm. wearing suicide vests after attacking the Baghdad Stock Market in the central part of the Iraqi capital earlier in the day.
In total about 120 churchgoers were taken hostage by the al Qaida-linked terrorists as they were holding service Sunday.
Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qadir al-Obeidi said "the terrorists were planning to murder the highest number of hostages".
"All the marks point out that this incident carries the fingerprints of al Qaeda," he added Sunday on state television.
Since the attack, Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement posted on a radical Islamic website. It also said it would "exterminate Iraqi Christians" if Muslim women are not freed within 48 hours from ministries and churches run by the Christian Coptic church in Egypt.
Across Iraq, security forces were alerted to new threats against Christians.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, meanwhile, said France “firmly” condemned the "terrorist action", which he noted as the latest in a deadly campaign of targeted violence which has already led to more than 40 deaths among the Christians of Iraq this year.
"France repeats its attachment to the respect of fundamental liberties such as religious freedom and supports the Iraqi authorities in their struggle against terrorism," Kouchner added.
In Iraq, ongoing persecution and violence has forced hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians to flee the country. The UN High Commission for Refugees estimated last year that since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, up to 500,000 Christians had left the country. That translates to about half the Christian population leaving within the short time span of six years.
Sunni Muslim insurgents have frequently targeted members of Iraq's Christian minority, especially in Mosul, which is home to a large Christian community. Some extremist Sunnis consider Christians to be supporters of the Shiite-led government they oppose.


A dated manuscript illuminated by Neri da Rimini: A turning point in his career
7 Antiphonary for a Franciscan conventManuscript on vellum, illuminated by Neri da Rimini. Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Rimini?, dated 1314. c. 550 x 385 mm. 78 leaves, old (probably 18th century) foliation in brown on the outer margin, partly erased. – Written space: 410 x 250 mm, 5 tetragrams to the page in red ink with notation in black ink, Gothic Rotunda in black ink with rubrics. Beginnings of verses stroked in yellow. Numerous initials alternately in blue and red with fleuronnée, 6 decorated initials with floral design, 10 historiated initials. Dated by the hand of the scribe in the lower margin of fol. 1. – Vellum occasionally smudged, some leaves trimmed around the edges, delicately restored and rebound. As indicated by the foliation, the manuscript originally comprised at least 170 leaves. – Bound between massive wooden boards (late 15th century) with large metal cornerpieces and later repairs, partly covered with riveted leather. Contemporary vellum leaf from a choirbook added as flyleaf at the beginning. On the inside of back cover offsets from a liturgical manuscript pastedown. In the hinge of the inside of front cover strips of waste paper, armorial bookplate.
PROVENANCE: 1. Made for a Franciscan convent, probably that of Rimini. 2. Collection of Henry Cawood Embleton, Leeds. 3. Sold at Sotheby’s, 7 December 1982, lot 98. 4. Raffaello Amati, London.
TEXT: The manuscript, reconstructed by Raffaello Amati and most recently by Jörn Günther, contains the Proprium de Tempore from the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost to the fourth Sunday in September and the Proprium de Sanctis from the feast of St Peter and Paul (29 June) to the feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin (15 September). It belongs to a multi-volume antiphonary series.
ILLUMINATION: fol. 12: God holding a globe – fol. 42: God appearing to Tobit – fol. 51: Christ and St Peter – fol. 63: Calling of St Peter and Andrew – fol. 93v: St Laurence – fol. 113v: Assumption of the Virgin – fol. 128v: Beheading of St John the Baptist – fol. 140:Virgin Mary – fol. 141v: Nativity of the Virgin – fol. 155:Virgin Mary. Among the anonymous artists of the early Trecento the name Neri da Rimini stands out. His activity is exceptionally well documented. In 1995 a monographic exhibition entitled Neri da Rimini. Il Trecento riminese tra pittura e scrittura paid homage to this central figure of the so-called Riminese School. Among the members of the Riminese School Neri is the only example of an artist who specialized in the field of manuscript illumination, although simultaneous activity as painter is very likely.The fact that he repeatedly signed and also dated his works is a rare windfall enabling us to reconstruct his œuvre between 1300 and 1328. The codex under discussion here is among the most important recent additions to the œuvre of Neri da Rimini. The date 1314 identifies the manuscript as part of a documented antiphonary series.The same date together with the signature of the scribe can be found in another volume in Bologna (Museo Civico Medievale, ms. 540) where, moreover, an anagram of Neri’s name appears in an illustration. Furthermore, the date 1314, partly complemented by the signatures of the scribe and the illuminator, figures in a series of manuscripts and single leaves with identical dimensions and sharing the same general layout of five tetragrams to the page.Thus it is possible largely to reconstruct the series of antiphonaries, which must originally have comprised at least six volumes (exh. cat. Rimini 1995, no. 26, pp. 142-161; Dauner 1998, pp. 97-157): 1. Bologna, Museo Civico Medievale, ms. 540, containing the Proprium de Tempore from the first Sunday in Advent to the Vigil for Epiphany and the Proprium de Sanctis for the time between the feast of St Andrew to St Lucy. 2. Krakow, Muzeum Narodowe, ms. Czart. 3464, containing the Proprium de Tempore from the feast of Epiphany to the Sunday Quinquagesima and the Proprium de Sanctis from the feast of St Agnes to the Cathedra Petri. 3. A dismembered volume of which single leaves survive in: Philadelphia, (Free Library, Lewis collection, mss. 68:7a, 68:7b, 68:8 and 68:9),Toledo/Ohio (The Toledo Museum of Art, Acc. No. 28.183), Rheydt/Mönchengladbach (Museum Schloss Reydt, Inv. Gr 870), Zurich (private collection), Österreich (private collection; Zeileis 2004, no. 23, pp. 76-79). The volume was still almost complete in 1905 (cf. sales cat. Joseph Baer & Co, 1905, no. 8). The present codex, which contains parts of the Proprium de Tempore,would probably have formed part five of the series. Two more volumes must originally have existed. One, of which two leaves survive in Venice (Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Inv. 2211-2212), would have covered Easter and the cycle of Pentecost.The last volume would have closed the gap left between our codex and the beginning of Advent. The ten historiated initials of the manuscript at issue give a fascinating insight into the stylistic idiom of Neri da Rimini. A comparison with his earlier works and with the illumination of the Bologna and Krakow volumes places the present manuscript at a turning point in Neri’s career, at which his style becomes simultaneously more purified and more dynamic and expressive. In contrast to the initials in preceding commissions, Neri has considerably reduced his chromatic palette. The figures are conceived with small heads and comparatively voluminous bodies. The immensely delicate modelling of the faces with minutely applied lights and shades further enhances this impression. A close examination of this splendid volume thus shows the important position the manuscript holds in the œuvre of Neri da Rimini. Illuminated in all probability in the middle of his career, it anticipates certain stylistic properties of his later works and therefore may be considered a central piece in his career.
LITERATURE: Sales cat. Sotheby’s, 7 Dec. 1982, lot 98; Lollini 1994, pp. 109, 111, 131-32; Conti 1995, p. 290, fig. 295; exh. cat. Rimini 1995, no. 28, pp. 164-171; Lollini 1996, pp. 86, 88, 94-95; Dauner 1998, pp. 138-144 and pp. 236-37. Sales cat. Baer 1905, no. 8; Toesca 1930; Dauner 1995, pp. 445-446; Zeileis 2004, no. 23, pp. 76-79.


From this past Sunday’s readings:
“But I will leave as a remnant in your midst
a people humble and lowly,
who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD…” (Zeph 3:12)
“Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,
those who count for nothing….” (1 Cor 1:27-28)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness…..” (Matthew 5:3-6)
The humble, the lowly, the foolish, the weak…..the lowly (again) and the despised; the poor in spirit, those in mourning, the meek, the hungry and thirsty….those who count for nothing….
These are the Lord’s people. But why?
It must be this way. For the Lord calls us to come near and be close and listen, and learn from Him, and be formed and shaped by Him. And there is no way to be formed, shaped, molded in His image, without this road.
The blacksmith cannot forge without the fire and the hammer.
And our Lord showed us Himself: There is no crown without the Cross.
He wishes no one is left behind. And the long road to Him is uniquely different: no two roads are the same. Your own road is especially made for you, with your own perfection waiting at the end.
But as we walk the road, after we ‘meet’ Him at the beginning, as we ‘learn’ of Him in the early going, after we ‘love’ Him and ‘accept’ Him as our steps grow numerous, then something else happens: the final invitation, to trust.
And know this: in the enduring of your trials, you are not proving to the Lord that you trust Him, but He is proving to you that He is worthy of your trust. That He will not fail you. That, no matter the outcome of your life, that every moment you remain close to Him in your trials builds your castle in His Kingdom.
So….it must be this way. It must be the hard road. To get to Him, there is no other way.


This is our yearly trip where students get to hear and process the gospel in a progression of five days alongside their peers and leaders in the midst of so much fun!
Camp costs are currently being determined but don't let finances be the reason you don't send your kid! We want to do whatever it takes for them to experience life the way it's meant to be.
Camp interest form for both trips here
5 days of epic adventure while hearing the gospel proclaimed in a way they understand alongside their peers and leaders!
Where: Lake Champion, Glenspey NY
GIVE TWO WEEKS AWAY TOWARDS GROWING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND MAKING YOUR NEW BESTIES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
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Lillie Streeter Williams earned her certification from the John Maxwell University in Life Coaching, Consulting, and Speaking. Before embarking on this prestigious certification, Ms. Williams excelled in providing similar services for over 30 years with her expertise as an educator and school administrator. She has earned many awards including “Teacher of the Year” during her tenure as Classroom Teacher, Director of Education, Assistant Principal and Principal over the last 27 years.
Currently, Lillie volunteers as the Educational Chair for the Kinston-Lenoir County NAACP. In this role, she educates parents on how to help their children to get the most from their education through community-based informational sessions and presentations. Lillie S. Williams is an ordained Elder of the Southern District Convocation of the United Holy Church of America, Inc. and a member of Faith Hope Temple UHC of Hookerton, North Carolina, where she has served for the past 40 years. She also serves as an on-call Chaplain for Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, North Carolina.
She has formalized training as a Mental Health Associate. With a Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education, a Master of Educational Administration Degree and an Advanced Degree (Ed.S) in Educational Leadership from East Carolina University. Ms. Williams is well-versed and prepared to address all areas of leadership training and setting accountability standards. In addition, she holds a Bachelor in Theological Studies from Beacon University located in Columbus, Georgia. She is a woman of God that truly loves the Lord, her family and helping all people to help find “A More Excellent Way” in all areas of their lives. Ms. Williams and her husband Samuel Williams, are blessed to have five children and seven grandchildren.


Drawn to the Word
Bringing the Word to life before your eyes…
Bringing a Vision of Hope to Youth in Schools
Teaching all ages and abilities
through workshops & education…
Stirring emotions & changing lives
in powerful ways…
Sharing experiences through
watercolor, acrylic & oil painting
aul Oman pours his heart and soul into each painting he paints. His mission is to touch hearts and transform lives through the creative use of the visual arts.
Paul is in high demand for live Drawn to the Word events across the nation where he brings a story and message to life before the eyes of his audiences. A true teacher at heart with a joy for people of all ages, Paul also shares his gift as a watercolor instructor of workshops and classes for all ability levels.
Highly proficient in both watercolor and acrylic mediums, Paul has earned numerous awards for his work over the years including international honors in watercolor in 2010 and 2013.
Fresh Off The Easel
The key to painting is to just simply observe… draw… paint… and paint a lot. I seldom tire of painting.
It is who I am
See Paul in Action
Drawn To The Word
What People Are Saying About Paul
- Clayton, WI
That was the most amazing thing I have ever seen!
- President of Call Inc., Dallas, TX
Jesus has called and is powerfully using Paul’s incredible gifts to revive a hunger for His living, active Word.
- Shanghai, China
My kids came home and told us all about it, how awesome it was!
- Hope Lutheran Church, Ladysmith, WI
It was a profound coming together of the audible and visible Word.
- Calvary Lutheran Church, Golden Valley, MN
Paul’s heart shines through in a dynamic way as he allows the Spirit to create through him a Gospel message that jumps off the canvas and penetrates straight to the heart.
- First Presbyterian Church, White Bear Lake, MN
Captivating! Watching Paul open up the story of the Scriptures through his painting held our congregation spellbound.
- St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Catawba, WI
We were truly blessed to have Paul come to our parish to paint the Road to Emmaus story during the Easter Season – an awesome experience!
- Hope Evangelical Free Church, Osceola, WI
I was amazed, and when completed I looked with amazement on the painting! Both young and old sat mesmerized. This is a great event for the whole church!
- DMA Zahn Chair of Choral Conducting, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
Thank you for including the choirs in the powerful worship. Everyone is still talking about it throughout the community!
- Professor of Religion, Sioux Falls, SD
Our Lord Jesus painted pictures in our minds when he told parables. Paul puts these depictions on canvas to bring Christ’s images to bear on our lives.
- Professor of Worship, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
I was simply carried into prayer by the colors.
- from WI
So emotional, it brought me to tears.
- from WI
The whole story came to life before my eyes!
- from WI
My four-year-old was mesmerized for the entire time! She kept telling me every part of the story as Paul painted it.
- Pastor (retired)
Your ministry inspired faith in the new generation. This highest of priorities is fulfilled in what you do – Thanks be to God!
- from throughout the United States
This was the perfect worship event by which to remember our loved ones
- from MN
If we have Paul again, I will invite 20 of my closest friends!
- from participants
Very humbling and emotional. Extremely moving. Stunning, amazing and beautiful! Wow! Words cannot express how touched I am in my heart.


Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Fruits of the Spirit
I decided to make them each a visual reminder of these traits. We've decided to make this an Easter project. Our goal is to learn about and demonstrate each of the 9 fruits of the spirit...love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control...before Easter.
The picture shows what it will look like when we are done. For now, they each have a little tree of their own that is blank. We'll add the fruits as I "catch" them showing one of the qualities. It's already led to some really good discussions with them about growing in Christ and how we show people these things.


Our three children's musical groups return this fall. Watch for Mini Choir--Grade 3 and up--at 4:30 and Mini Ringers--grades 4 through 6--at 5:00 PM. In addition, we now offer an additional handbells Joyfull Ringers for student between grades 7 and 12. This group will meet for rehearsal each Sunday morning at 9: 10. Contact Pastor Don or Carolyn Edgar for updates.
The Return of Kid's Club--Back and Better Than Ever in 2018 - 2019 starting on September 5th
While our target audience has changed in the past couple of years, the participation level remains strong. Students in K - third Grade have registered to join us each Wednesday for the return of Kids Club. Virtually all of these students relate to this congregation during Sunday School. If you are a part of our Sunday gathering and want to have your children join us each Wednesday, there are two things you need to do. First, contact Pastor Don at 641-454-2143 and let him know your children is coming. Second, contact the elementary school and give them permission for us to pick them up each week.
BY THE WAY--It should be no surprise that when there is early dismissal or no school, Kid's Club will not meet.


Faith, Family...and Baseball!
The Strasburg Express has several team pastors of various denominations, willing to talk with any players should the need/desire arise. Some of these pastors will be involved in our Baseball Chapel program. At all Sunday games, approximately 1 hour before game time, there will be a voluntary gathering of any players and fans interested for a short time of devotions. All MLB teams, including minor league teams, have Baseball Chapel on Sundays, normally in the locker room or an area close by, where players unable to attend church due to early afternoon starting times are able to worship in some fashion. (For more information on the professional program, see www.baseballchapel.org.)
Normal pre-game activities will continue and participation is strictly voluntary, and will be open to players and fans alike. Our team pastors will lead a short time of devotions, sometimes with a baseball theme where the pastors can make the connection to their desired topic. Speakers have ranged from local pastors to former Redskin and NFL MVP, Mark Moseley.
Our team Pastors are:
Rev. Bill Erbach, Chairman, Baseball Chapel Program (Retired Military Chaplain and Lutheran Minister)
Rev. Jay Ahlemann (Restoration Fellowship Church)
Rev. Keith Warren (Liberty Baptist Church)
Rev. Scott Priest (Restoration Fellowship Church)
Rev. Dusty Dillman (Youth Pastor Liberty Baptist Church)
Pastor Sonja Giersch-Williams (St. Paul's Lutheran Church)
Pastor Mikel Blitch (First Baptist Church of Middletown)
Anyone interested in being one of our team pastors, or participating in Baseball Chapel, should contact Jay Neal, President.


Touched by Mercy, Moved by Love
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church
120 Jefferson St, Bridgeport, PA 19405
Our tragedies can weaken our trust and hope. God understands that, and He wants to heal us. But He will never invade our boundaries, so we need to reach out to Him in the midst of our storms and invite Him into them. He will calm them and give us His peace.
This unique evening of meditation and inspiration is brought to you by Dr. Theresa Burke, Founder of the retreat programs Grief to Grace: Healing the Wounds of Abuse, Rachel’s Vineyard: Healing the Wounds of Abortion, and Duty to Heal: Finding Peace for a Soldier’s Heart.
This is a FREE event from Sacred Heart Church and the Living Scripture Institute, the training arm of Rachel’s Vineyard, Grief to Grace, and Duty to Heal. If you have any questions, please contact Mary@LivingScriptureInstitute.org or call (610) 354-0555.