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Recently I received a phone call asking me if I would join some friends to pray with a woman who was about to begin radiation treatments, to be followed by chemotherapy. The woman is a cancer survivor of some fifteen years; but the cancer has recently returned, vigorously.
We gathered, and over coffee and coffeecake, friends and family expressed their support and love. I read from the Psalms, and we prayed.
As I drove away from the gathering, I realized that there was something very powerful in that gathering. The Spirit was present. To face cancer's uncertainty alone would be overwhelming. But she is not alone; she knows that God is with her and that she is surrounded and supported by 'the cloud of witnesses' that gathered on her lanai that morning.
This is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Perhaps you know someone who needs your support. Reach out!
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1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
8 It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.
Psalm 130 |
| Thoughts on the Yankees' Demise... |
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops. Today, October 2, a Sunday of rain and broken branches and leaf-clogged drains and slick streets, it stopped, and summer was gone."
From Bart Giamatti, former President of Yale |
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Tuesdays Together Dinner
at 5:30 p.m. in Faith Center
Cost: $5 per adult, $3 for 6-12 yr olds
$15 family max., & children under 5 free.
This week's Menu
Baked Chicken Breast w/Seasoned Rice CAYAN Programs Call the church office to reserve your seat today (239) 542-2858. |
| The Journey's of Paul, October 2011 ... |
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This Tuesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. (following the bible study), Pastor Tim is inviting anyone interested in accompanying him on a trip to Turkey next fall to follow the Journey's of Paul. For more information click here The Journey's of Paul, October 2011.
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All Saints Sunday
We are celebrating All Saints Sunday, October 31. We will read the names of all members 'born to the church triumphant' in the past year (from November 1, 2009 until present); if you have a member of your immediate family who died during this time and would like their name added, please contact the church office at (239) 542-2858. |
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The parish nurse will be a health counselor, educator, resource agent, integrator of faith and health, and health advocate. This will be a twenty-hour a week, paid position. The person who is chosen will not see this as a job, but as a 'calling' to use their gifts in service to Christ in the unique context of the Faith community. If you feel God is calling you to serve in this health ministry, please stop by our church office for an application packet or call Nancy Roberts, LMHS Parish Nurse Manager at (239) 432-3182. Parish Nurse Course Preparation and orientation provided by Lee Memorial Health System. Applications Due November 1, 2010. Position begins January 1, 2011.
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