Sorry to say the Springer's Fling on May 22nd is off TEMPORARILY. Stay tuned for a new date and time to honor the Springer's service as Foster Parents.
Sunday May 18th Christ Presbyterian Church's Anniversary Celebration. This is our annual (indoor) Labyrinth Worship Service when we celebrate our walk with God as a unique community in Christ. Please wear comfortable shoes. Our Anniversary Worship will be followed by a Pot Luck brunch. Please bring a main dish to share. Beverages and desert will be provided.
Sunday June 1st is Music and Education appreciation Sunday.
June 8 - Sundae Sunday. Come help host an informational meeting at 7:00 pm for people interested in becoming Foster Parents. Contact Bob Springer for more information.
Dear friends in Christ,
This year, Pentecost, the celebration of the Holy Spirit giving birth to the Church, happens to fall on Mother's Day. So, it seems the perfect opportunity to offer you a meditation on a hymn by John L. Bell and Graham Maule, which personifies the Holy Spirit according to an ancient tradition of the Holy Feminine. Let us honor the Spirit as Mother of the Church. ~ Pastor Susan
A Meditationfor Pentecost by Ruth Harvey, Wild Goose Worship Group
She sits like a bird, brooding on the water,
hovering on the chaos of the world first day;
she sighs and she sings, mothering creation,
waiting to give birth to all the Word will say.
We sit and we wait. And in our sitting, we hover, we brood-never quite settled, never quite still, always perched, ready to move-to move by the power of breath in our bodies. To move with the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us.
She wings over earth, resting where she wishes,
lighting close at hand or soaring through the skies;
she nests in the womb, welcoming each wonder,
nourishing potential hidden to our eyes.
Sustenance-reaching deep down and reviving us. Where do you feel most energy flooding into your body and soul? In the quiet moments of the early morning?...Wherever you feel nourished, drawn out unexpectedly and refreshed, there the Spirit is moving.
She dances in fire, startling her spectators,
waking tongues of ecstasy where dumbness reigned;
she weans and inspires all whose hearts are open,
nor can she be captured, silenced or restrained.
She was certainly not restrained... She staggered in from her home on the street into our worship... As she stumbled in...we were singing "Lord of the Dance". When we got to the line, 'they cut me down and I leapt up high' she came alive. She was a wild woman...filled with the Spirit. She danced for us; she celebrated her bruised and battered body...in smiles, and twirls and whoops and yelps-in tongues of ecstasy.
For she is the Spirit, one with God in essence,
gifted by the Saviour in eternal love;
she is the key opening the scriptures,
enemy of apathy and heavenly dove.
She is the Spirit, Ruach, Sophia, Wisdom, the creator of the Word. She is with us always, opening our eyes, dancing in our hearts, wooing us to the words of God. She is eternal love. She is the key, the channel, the wind and the fire, the way ahead and the comfort all around. She is the graceful, peaceful dove enfolding us in her love. And she is the disturbing, enraging wild goose never allowing us to become lazy, always cajoling us on to new love and life. She is the enemy of apathy.
Prayers for Peace:
For peace around the world.
For the leaders of our country, as they make decisions on Iraq.
In our world, and respect between Islamic and western nations.
Prayers for Protection for:
All members of our armed services
Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving for:
A new home for Pastor Jason where the Catalina Bible Church can gather
The prospect of a ministry partnership with the Elizabeth Korean Presbyterian Church
Prayers of Encouragement:
For the members and friends of Christ Presbyterian Church as they consider recommitting to CPC according to the Vision, Mission, and Core Practices of the new Covenant of Commitment.
Prayers of healing and comfort for:
Rev. Ahn's family and their brother-in-law, Ethan
Bill Ellis's cousin, Douglas Parsons
Jean and Bill Ellis's great grandnephew, Justus Russell
Mike Patton's friend, Pastor Jason
Rich Robb's father
Presbytery weekly prayer concerns: Siloam-Hope Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, the Rev. John H. Howard, Jr. and specialized minister the Rev. Charles L. Hale, Jr.
If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer request form and put it in the prayer box by the sanctuary door. Or requests can be emailed to . Please be sensitive to the privacy and desires of those for whom we pray. Prayers will be left on the list for three weeks unless otherwise indicated.
Carol-Ann Krueger
Administrative Assistant
Christ Presbyterian Church
1600 Washington Valley Road
Martinsville, NJ 08836
PH: 908-722-2080
Fax: 908-722-2135
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(05/08/08)
