No disrespect to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who wrote The Cost of Disicpleship, but Christians are called to more than mere discipleship. We are indeed called to embrace the cost of discipleship — make no mistake about that — to following Jesus, denying self, taking up our cross, and walking in the steps of our Lord, with all the believing, praying, giving, loving, and serving that involves. This is the first and most basic aspect of Christian discipleship: being a disciple of Jesus.
But Jesus himself calls us to more than just following him. Better put, his call to discipleship includes the call to disciple-making. Those who are disciples of Jesus seek to “observe all that [he] commanded” us (Matthew 28:20). And when Jesus said that in his Great Commission, what was the most recent thing he had commanded? “Make disciples.”
Being a disciple of Jesus involves following a person whose pattern of life was emphatically not monastic, nor was it, on the other hand, preoccupied with the masses. He got alone to pray (Mark 1:35), and he preached the crowds (Mark 2:13), but then we have the Gospels’ curious glimpses into how he invested the bulk of his ministry: with those few men to whom he had called, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). He told the world his enigmatic parables (Matthew 13:34), then drew his Twelve aside and explained riddles for them (Matthew 13:36). Even Jesus’s “alone time” was often with his men. “Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him” (Luke 9:18). After all, why had he called them? “He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him . . .” (Mark 3:14).
Jesus was willing to bless the masses, but what drove his ministry was investing in the few who would lead the church after his inimitable redemptive work was accomplished and he returned to his Father.
Jesus’s own life was not one of mere personal holiness and uninterrupted focus on his Father. His time and attention moved beyond his own purity and vertical faithfulness. He not only counted the cost of discipleship, but he embraced the cost of disciple-making.
My hope for the session is that it might somehow serve as a catalyst for us to do what we already know we should do, and in some ways want to do, but simply haven’t or aren’t, because everything else in life seems to be going another direction than life-on-life disciplemaking.
We live in a day of ceaseless distraction. We think mass production as we look for the next life-hack. It may be obvious to us what we really should be doing in ministry, into what basket it is wisest to be putting our eggs, but we’re being carried in just about every other direction. There’s pressure to plan and execute endless events, and pressure to watch the number of people coming in and out of the doors. Perhaps your church expects you to do just about everything, except spend serious time discipling a few who will one day disciple others.
Maybe today is the first time you’re really hearing about life-on-life disciplemaking, but for most of us that’s not the case. We know all about it; we’re just not doing it. Because we haven’t yet been willing to embrace the costs. We intuit the costs, but we haven’t embraced them.
And my hope this afternoon is that God’s Spirit, through God’s word, would help us over our hurdles, not by hiding how costly disciplemaking is, but by being utterly honest and explicit about the costs, and holding them out in the light for us to see, and then finding whether something in us might just rise to the peculiar glory of it all. God makes foolish the wisdom of the world, with its short cuts and mass production, through the folly of disciplemaking. As he did when his Son took a rag-tag band of uneducated peasants, invested in them at depth, and launched them out to change the world.
1. What Is Disciple-Making?
In emphasizing the Christian call to disciple-making, not mere discipleship, I don’t want, in any way, to minimize the increasing cost of true Christian discipleship in our day. There is indeed a cost to following Jesus, as he says in Luke 14:25–33, especially verse 33: “Any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.”
Yes, there is a cost to discipleship. Let’s not neglect or minimize that. But we’re not here to talk simply about the cost of following Jesus, but the increased cost of one particular aspect of following him — which is being his instrument in making others into followers of him.
And by “making others into followers of Jesus,” I don’t simply mean evangelism and conversion. Disciplemaking begins there, but it does not end there. Not even close. When Jesus says, “Make disciples,” he doesn’t only flesh that out with “baptizing them,” but also with “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Baptism, like conversion, happens in a moment. It’s a glorious event. The angels rejoice, with all those who love Jesus. But “teaching them to observe all that [he] commanded” does not happen in a moment. Making disciples has a clear event at the beginning and then unfolds into an involved, extended, time-consuming process.
So before we explore what some of the costs of that involved, extended, time-consuming process are, let me give you one more anchor text on disciplemaking. We’ve already mentioned the Great Commission, which is our Lord’s charter to his church, and the first pillar of disciplemaking, but let me draw in a second that addresses you, in particular, as pastor-leaders in the church. I know you’ve heard it before, but I’m praying that God would renew this charge and its clarity in our souls this afternoon. Let’s put 2 Timothy 2:2 in context and read verses 1–7. So 2 Timothy 2:1–7:
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. 7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
This is a charge that has ripple effects for the whole church, in how we think about ministry and how the kingdom moves forward, but the center of the bullseye is the pastor-elders, the formal leaders of the church. “Teach” is a loaded word throughout the Bible, and in the New Testament it has special ties to the teaching office of the church, called “pastor” or “elder” or “overseer.” And verse 2 mentions “teaching.”
Now, there is a sense in which all Christians should be “teachers” (Hebrews 5:12), but in particular, especially in the Pastoral Epistles, the “teachers” are the elders. An expressly stated qualification for the pastoral office in the local church is “able to teach” (1 Timothy 3:2), perhaps even better, “skillful in teaching.” Titus 1:9: “He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.”
So disciplemaking in the local church begins with the elders. And if the elders lead the congregation in this, then it soon will shape how the congregation thinks and goes about Christian ministry in the lives of others. And what is disciplemaking? It is personal attention and guidance from one spiritual generation to the next. It’s essentially spiritual parenting. “What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” Four generations here: Paul to Timothy, Timothy to faithful men, faithful men to others also, and on and on.
So, I define disciplemaking as intentionally and relationally investing oneself in the spiritual growth and maturity of a few disciples — part of which is training those disciples to then disciple others who disciple others. I have a little triad, see if you find this helpful, for capturing what I think are the essential components of life-on-life disciplemaking: content, intent, and context.
The content is the gospel. This is what we center on and aim to pass to the next generation. Not our quirks and idiosyncrasies and hobbyhorses, but the main things. Not the backroom, one-off conversations, but “what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses” — our story and song, the heart of the faith.
The intent is multiplication. It’s not merely addition; just simply discipling. It’s making disciples who make disciples. Part of the disciplemaking process is training up disciples who will then turn and themselves make disciples.
The context is relationship. It is personal and time-consuming. Books and sermons and conferences and articles play a wonderful supplementary part in the discipleship process, but no distant writer, speaker, or preacher can sit across the table from you and apply Christian truth precisely to your specific life because he’s knows you in particular and has seen your sins and patterns. Real-live relationship is vital.
So we’re not just talking discipleship, but an important and especially costly aspect of discipleship called disciple-making. Not just being a disciple of Jesus, but “sharing one’s own self” as Paul talks about in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 so that others also might be mature in following Jesus.
2. What Makes Disciplemaking So Hard?
Now I want to try to capture some of the biggest of the many costs of investing in others’ lives like this. We could list dozens of costs, no doubt, and approach organizing them in many different ways, but here’s what I’d like to do: I’d like for us to keep reading beyond 2 Timothy 2:2 to verses 3 and 4 and 5 and 6, and let this passage shape our approach to the costs. Surely you, just like me, can think of costs that aren’t immediately in these four verses. That’s okay. We don’t need a comprehensive list of all of them; if we can get enough sense of the big ones, that will serve our purposes (and I do find that these verses mention or get close enough to the big ones to help us count the cost of disciplemaking).
Where we’re heading is I want to highlight six costs related to verses 4–6, but first let’s look at verse 3.
Share in Suffering (verse 3)
For those of us who have heard 2 Timothy 2:2 so often, and likely even can repeat it from memory, how often have we considered verse 3? Without looking it up, can you tell me how verse 3 starts? It says, “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”
Once Paul gives Timothy the charge to make disciples who make disciples, the very next thing he says is “Share in suffering.” And should we really be surprised? The Master disciple-maker was put to death on a cross. And Timothy’s own discipler is writing this letter to him from prison. Paul wasn’t in prison just for being a disciple of Jesus. If he would have just loved Jesus and kept it to himself, no one would have bothered to go to all the trouble to put Paul into prison. But what got him locked up was that he made disciples of Jesus. He was fruitful in multiplying his life.
So we can start with this cost in verse 3: One of the costs of disciplemaking can be opposition, even persecution. Enemies of Jesus don’t typically bother opposing Christians who keep to themselves. It’s not worth the hassle. But when followers of Jesus are fruitful in making disciples, they become strategic targets for resistance. Very few today oppose simply holding the Christian faith; it’s proselytizing — or disciple-making – that will get you in trouble.
Verses 4–6, then, give us three illustrations: the solider, the athlete, and the farmer, and in each of these we can identify various costs. I’ll identify two with each (for a total of six), but it would be very easy to point out more.
The Soldier (verse 4)
Verse 4: “No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.”
We live in the age of distraction. And not only will disciplemaking be sidelined if we smartphone and entertain ourselves to death, but Satan has a thousand readymade, event-oriented distractions to divert us from pleasing Jesus in the grunt work of advancing the gospel through the process of disciplemaking. We are bombarded not just by obvious time-wasters, but good initiatives that, if we’re not careful, will not just supplement disciplemaking, but supplant it. So the first cost is not getting “entangled in civilian pursuits,” but keeping our mission, the Great Commission in mind. And an aspect of this is not just attention in our schedule, but attention in the moment.
3. Pleasing others
This is very hard for some of us (others can find it way too easy!). Our aim is “to please the one who enlisted” us, not anyone who walks through the door or joins the church or anyone who considers themselves worthy of our investment. One of the hardest aspects of the disciplemaking process is “selection.” Jesus chose twelve, and in doing so left out hundreds, even thousands, who would have benefited from his time and energy. In disciplemaking, we must remember our aim is to please Jesus, and this will cost us favor with certain persons when we have to say no to our involvement in their program or event or even to discipling them in particular, because we’re sensing the call to invest in a few.
The Athlete (verse 5)
Verse 5: “An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.”
Disciplemaking often feels like a really long lap around the stadium. It would be so much easier to take a short cut across the field. There is great temptation to cut corners by constructing mechanism after mechanism, and program after program, for mass-producing disciples. But disciples who make disciples can’t be mass-produced. I’ve seen it again and again where Christians made by event after event, but not coupled with intentional, relational, gospel-centered disciplemaking, go haywire at the strangest times. Defaulting to the easier, often more single-event, hype-oriented methods doesn’t produce the same depth of gospel transformation, and then gospel transmission and multiplication, as life-on-life disciplemaking.
Another cost the athlete image calls to mind is the energy it involves to disciple. Early-morning and late-night intense conversations are demanding. It’s much easier to avoid them and just watch TV. Disciplemaking costs us energy. But when you have a one-on-one meeting scheduled after a long day, or you have an early morning appointment after a short night, the discipler says with Paul, “I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls” (2 Corinthians 12:15). When we think we can’t do any more, we keep pushing to the finish line, like an athlete, as we learn the invaluable dynamic of serving in another’s strength.
Another way to say it is that it costs us comfort. It costs us comfort to say hard things to those we’re investing in. There is no real discipling of sinners without telling someone things about themselves that they don’t want to hear and you don’t want to say.
The Farmer (verse 6)
Verse 6: “It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.”
Perhaps one cost we might count here under “farmer” is recognition. We know loads of athletes, but know many famous farmers? If you want to be well known, disciplemaking is not the most effective path. Much better to write and speaker. Pour your energy into something more immediately scalable. To make disciples, at depth, means you pour the best of your thought and time and energy into private interactions that you can’t leverage to make you look good to thousands. To embrace disciple-making is to embrace obscurity in some real ways. But that’s not what I have in mind with the farmer.
6. Taking the Initiative
Perhaps initiative is where some in this room are hung up in making disciples. You have a vision. You see men who seem to be good fits for your investment for a season, but simply taking the initiative to have that potentially awkward conversation about getting together regularly to read the Bible and pray has you hung up. Initiative is so huge today. So much of leadership is simply initiative. You don’t have to have all the answers; you don’t need to have everything figured out. Others just need someone to risk the awkwardness and risk being misunderstood and take the initiative to get the process going. And with it, planning: taking the time to think through the plan: how often will we meet, where will we meet, what if anything will we study together, how long will the commitment be, in what areas does this person need to learn and grow?
Disicplemaking, like raising crops, is time-consuming. It take time to plow the field, time to plant, time to water, time to fertilize, then time to harvest. So with discplemaking. It’s not one meeting, but often a year’s worth of regular meetings. It’s not one conversation, but sometime difficult conversation after conversation. Which requires patience. Like with crops, we don’t typically see the progress all at once, but over the course of months, it’s amazing what kind of harvest can happen.
More Blessed to Give
In sum, disciplemaking is costly because it is giving, giving, giving. Giving time, giving energy, giving attention, taking initiative, making sacrifices, facing opposition, shedding tears. Disciplemaking means sharing your own self, spending and being spent. Giving, giving, giving. And we have a Savior who said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). The heart of a disciple says, “It makes me happier for you to have my time, my energy, my attention, my initiative than for me to keep them to myself.
God does richly reward the costs in disciplemaking. We’ve already seen it in the soldier working to please the one who enlisted him, and the athlete receiving a crown, and the farmer sharing in the crops. So let’s close with the incentive, with the reward. Let me give me you three glimpses from the New Testament about the particular joys that are commensurate with emptying yourself to fill up what is lacking in others through disciplemaking.
3. What Makes It Worth the Cost?
Here are three tastes from the New Testament, among others:
First is 1 Thessalonians 2:19–20. Paul writes, “What is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are our glory and joy.” I would not have expected him to say it like that — would you? What is our hope or joy or crown of boasting at Jesus coming? The Thessalonians are Paul’s glory and joy? What makes discipling worth the cost is that those in whom we invest become, in a real and sanctified sense, our glory and joy. Not in completion with our joy in Jesus, but as a completion of it. Those in whom we invest are not the enemies of our joy in Christ, but the expression of our joy in him.
The second is just a few verse later in 1 Thessalonians 3:6–10. Just in case you wondered if Paul got a little carried away in 2:19–20, here’s 3:6–10:
Now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you— 7 for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. 8 For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, 10 as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?
It is “good news” (that’s sacred language for Paul) that the Thessalonians are well. “Now we live,” he says, since the report came that they are well. His joy has been deeply tied to those in whom he has invested. To hear they are well in the faith gives him a joy that is hard to express. And again, this is a holy, not idolatrous, joy, in good conscience before God. His soul is tied to their souls in a way that too few of us have tasted. Verse 9: “all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God” — a joy in God he would not have apart from them.
Finally, maybe my favorite, 3 John 4: “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” No greater joy. If I would have been standing there as the apostle John wrote that sentence, I might have finished it differently. What if he had written, “I have no greater joy than . . .” and then paused and said, “How would you finish the sentence?” I would have said, “Jesus.” But John says, “to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” How can he say that? Because this is just how Jesus would have it: that our joy in him wouldn’t be inward and sequestered from others, but that it would grow and expand and mature and draw others in — that our joy would become greater as we invest at depth in particular individuals for an extended period of time, and see God work to give the growth.
So, disciplemaking is costly — and designed by God, when healthy, to be a great joy-producing enterprise. Not easy. It’s hard work. But deeply rewarding, with joys you will not otherwise taste apart from God’s work in and through you in disciplemaking.


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“Never , in the field of human conflict , have so many owed so much to so few .”
British by birth , English by the grace of God.
Saint George’s Day is the feast day of Saint George. It is celebrated by various Christian churches and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. Saint George’s Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George’s death in AD 303. For Eastern Orthodox Churches which use the Julian calendar, 23 April corresponds to 6 May on the Gregorian calendar.
As Easter often falls close to Saint George’s Day, the church celebration of the feast may be moved from 23 April. In England, where it is the National Saint’s Day, for 2011 and 2014 the Anglican and Catholic calendars celebrate Saint George’s Day on the first Monday after Easter Week (2 May and 28 April, respectively). Similarly, the Eastern Orthodox celebration of the feast moves accordingly to the first Monday after Easter or, as it is sometimes called, to the Monday of Bright Week.
he earliest documented mention of St George in England comes from the venerable Bede (c. 673–735). He is also mentioned in ninth-century liturgy used at Durham Cathedral The will of Alfred the Great is said to refer to the saint, in a reference to the church of Fordington, Dorset. At Fordington a stone over the south door records the miraculous appearance of St George to lead crusaders into battle. Early (c 10th century) dedications of churches to St George are noted in England, for example at Fordingham, Dorset, at Thetford, Southwark and Doncaster. In 1222 The Synod of Oxford declared St. George’s Day a feast day in the kingdom of England. Edward III (1327–1377) put his Order of the Garter (founded c. 1348) under the banner of St. George. This order is still the foremost order of knighthood in England and St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle was built by Edward IV and Henry VII in honour of the order. The badge of the Order shows Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon. Froissart observed the English invoking St. George as a battle cry on several occasions during the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453). Certain English soldiers also displayed the pennon of St George. In his play Henry V, William Shakespeare famously invokes the Saint at Harfleur prior to the battle of Agincourt (1415): “Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry ‘God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'” At Agincourt many believed they saw him fighting on the English side.
 wher as it hathe bene of ane olde costome that sent Gorge shulde be kepte holy day thorrow alle Englond, the byshoppe of London commandyd that it shulde not be kepte, and no more it was not.
Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London
St George’s Day was a major feast and national holiday in England on a par with Christmas from the early 15th century. The Cross of St George was flown in 1497 by John Cabot on his voyage to discover Newfoundland and later by Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh. In 1620 it was the flag that was flown by the Mayflower when the Pilgrim Fathers arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The tradition of celebration St George’s day had waned by the end of the 18th century after the union of England and Scotland. Nevertheless the link with St George continues today, for example Salisbury holds an annual St George’s Day pageant, the origins of which are believed to go back to the 13th century. In recent years the popularity of St George’s Day appears to be increasing gradually. BBC Radio 3 had a full programme of St George’s Day events in 2006, and Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, has been putting the argument forward in the House of Commons to make St George’s Day a public holiday. In early 2009, Mayor of London Boris Johnson spearheaded a campaign to encourage the celebration of St George’s Day. Today, St George’s day may be celebrated with anything English from morris dancing to a Punch and Judy show. Additional celebrations may involve the commemoration of the 23 April as Shakespeare’s birthday/death.
A traditional custom on St George’s day is to wear a red rose in one’s lapel, though this is no longer widely practised. Another custom is to fly or adorn the St George’s Cross flag in some way: pubs in particular can be seen on 23 April festooned with garlands of St George’s crosses. It is customary for the hymn “Jerusalem” to be sung in cathedrals, churches and chapels on St George’s Day, or on the Sunday closest to it. Traditional English food and drink (e.g. afternoon tea) may be consumed however it’s more likely that patriots will go out and get hammered with their mates to celebrate.
There is a growing reaction to the recent indifference to St George’s Day. Organizations such as English Heritage, and the Royal Society of Saint George (a non-political English national society founded in 1894) have been encouraging celebrations. There have also been calls to replace St George as patron saint of England, on the grounds that he was an obscure figure who had no direct connection with the country. However there is no obvious consensus as to whom to replace him with, though names suggested include Edmund the Martyr, Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, orSaint Alban, with the last having topped a BBC Radio 4 poll on the subject.
Religious observance of St George’s day changes when it is too close to Easter. According to the Church of England’s calendar, when St George’s Day falls between Palm Sunday and the Second Sunday of Easter inclusive, it is moved to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter. In 2011, for example, 23 April was Holy Saturday so St George’s Day was moved to Monday 2 May. The Catholic Church in England and Wales has a similar practice.
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This humble little chapel in Tillingham, on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, was completed in 1867 for the Perculiar People. They were strict Puritan group founded in Rochford in 1838, and this religious trend spread through Victorian Essex. They attended day-long services on Sundays which often involved prayer and hymns in strict fashion, complete with plain dress and sobriety. It is one of the few surviving chapels of the 43 once built, and sat derelict since circa 2005 until works began in early 2024. Another chapel built by the Perculiar People lies nearby at Steeple, built in 1877. At the time of writing, it is unclear what the plans for the Tillingham chapel are, but it is hopefully under conversion and not demolition.


Blooming Grove Baptist Church
550 Route 402, Hawley, 570-226-3231. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday School all ages, 9:45 a.m.
310 Broad Street, Milford, PA 18337. Sunday services: 11 a.m. Prayer: every 1st Wednesday. Women’s Breakfast/Brunch, 10 a.m. every 2nd Saturday. Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. every last Saturday.
Church at Hemlock Farms
1493 Hemlock Farms (corner of Lookout & Willow Dr.), Lords Valley, PA, 570-775-6787. Reverend Dr. Herbert Jacobsen. Sunday Worship Service: 10 a.m.
Congregation Beth Israel
615 Court Street, Honesdale, 570-253-2222. Dec. 15,16: Shabbat/Hanukkah. For time and more information contact Congregation President Henry M. Skier at 209 Main Ave., Hawley, PA 18428, 570-226-4571. email: email@example.com, fax 570-226-1105.
Dingmans Ferry U.M. Church
115 Myck Rd. (located behind Child’s Park) 570-828-2288; Sunday Worship services 9 a.m., a traditional service and 11 a.m., a blended worship family service. Sunday School & Nursery available during 11 a.m. Service. Thirsty Thursday service on Thursdays at 5:55 p.m., includes a light meal, praise, music and fellowship.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church (LC-MS)
Deacon John Babbitts, 973-293-3009. Meets at Belle Reve Senior Living Center, 404 E. Harford St. (Rt. 209) Sunday School and Adult Bible Study, 9:15 a.m.; Worship service, 10:30 a.m.
Faith Christian Outreach Center
Rte. 739, Red Shale Rd. Lords Valley; 570-226-4658. Pastor Michael Stevenson, Evangelist Jacqueline Stevenson. Sunday Service 11 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m.
Faith International Church
1008 Sand Hill Rd. SR 209 N, Bushkill, PA 18324. Brown building next to Turkey Hill. Pastor Donald Lynch. Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Children’s Church: 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Training School: 7:30 p.m. Friday Prayer Service: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Bible Training School: 11:30 a.m.
First Assembly of God Church
Route 507, Greentown; Rev. Wayne Mitchell, 570- 676-4339/4464; Summer hours, June thru Labor Day wknd: Sunday; Song of Praise 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 10 a.m.; (Holy Comm. 1st Sunday); Winter hours, after Labor Day wknd thru May 31: Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Songs of Praise 10:45 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; (Holy Comm. 1st Sunday).
First Bible Church of Pike County
Lords Valley Traders Market, Rt. 739; Pastor Wayne Weckeman, 570-686-7745; Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
300 Broad St., Milford; Pastor Rev. Benjamin Willis, 570-296-4711; Sunday: Traditional Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4-adult, 9:30 a.m. during the school year. Contemporary Worship, 11 a.m. Nursery provided during both services for ages 1-5. Elevator available. www.firstpresbyterianmilford.org
First Presbyterian Church of Hawley
815 Church St., Hawley; Rev. William L. Samford, Pastor, 570-226-4835; Sunday Morning Worship & Sunday School, 11 a.m.
Followers Christian Fellowship
PO Box 1123, Milford; Rev. Nestor Soto, Pastor, 570-409-0491; Sunday Morning: Prayer, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, 10 a.m. at the Comfort Inn, Port Jervis.
Good Shepherd & St. John The Evangelist (Episcopal) Church
5th & Catharine Sts., Milford, 570-296-8123; Sunday Holy Eucharist Services, 8 & 10 a.m. (followed by coffee hour). Church School thru grade 6 provided during 10 a.m. Service. Friday, Ecumenical Food Pantry, 6:30-7:30 p.m. www.GoodShepherdMilford.org
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Silver Lake Rd. & 16 Delaware Crest, Dingmans Ferry; Rev. Niels H. Nielsen, 570-828-7411; Sunday-Worship: 9 & 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School (3 yrs-Adult), 9 a.m.
Hope Evangelical Free Church
300 First St., Matamoras; Pastor Leonard Gilpin, 570-491-4020; Sunday School, all ages, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer & Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Teen Youth Group, Saturday 1 p.m.
Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock Farms
The Synagogue of Pike Co., Rabbi Steven Nathan; 570-775-7497; Shabbat Services: Friday, 8 p.m. followed by Oneg Shabbat; Saturday service 9:30 a.m. Religious School meets Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Call for more info 570-775-7497 or email firstname.lastname@example.org. See us on the web at jfhf.org.
Long Meadow Chapel of the Christian & Missionary Alliance
Milford Rd. (01) & Long Meadow Rd., Milford, Pastor Shawn Coleman; 570-828-2082; “Christ our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer & Coming King”; Sunday-Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages, 9 a.m.
Lords Valley Community Church
Located in Weis Village Shopping center in Lords Valley, Rt. 739, 570-775-6877. Bob Misiak, Pastor. Sunday Worship at 10 a.m. is Christ-centered and contemporary. Website: www.lordsvalleychurch.com
Lost & Found Bible Outreach
Milford Borough Hall, 109 W. Catharine St. 570-498-9520. Every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are welcome.
Matamoras United Methodist Church
209 Avenue H, Matamoras; Pastor Lora Villinger; 570-491-4727; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Nursery available.
Milford ASL Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
American Sign Language: 110 Pinebrook Rd, 2 mi. west of I-84 on Rt. 6, Milford 570-296-9321; Sunday- Public Lecture, 3:30 p.m. Watchtower Study, 4 p.m. Wednesday-Congregation Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Ministry School, 8 p.m. Service Meeting, 8:25 p.m.
Milford Bible Church
110 Foxcroft Drive, Milford 570-296-6019; Senior Pastor Robert Elliot; Sunday Service, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m. Sign Language Interpreter all services.
Milford North Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
110 Pinebrook Rd., 2 mi. west of I-84 on Rt. 6, Milford 570-296-9321; Sunday- Public Lecture, 10 a.m. Watchtower Study, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday-Congregation Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Ministry School, 8 p.m. Service Meeting, 8:30 p.m.
Milford South Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
110 Pinebrook Rd., 2 mi. west of I-84 on Rt. 6, Milford 570-296-9321; Sunday- Public Lecture, 12:30 p.m. Watchtower Study,1 p.m. Thursday-Congregation Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Theocratic Ministry School, 8 p.m. Service Meeting, 8:30 p.m.
Milford United Methodist Church
206 E. Ann St., Milford; Rev. Luana Cook Scott, Minister, 570-296-6124; Sunday -Early Service, 8:15 a.m. Regular Service, 10:30 a.m.
New Life Christian Fellowship/New Life Christian Day School
Corner of 3rd St. & Ave. G., Matamoras; 570-491-2676; Sunday Morning Service, 10 a.m. Sunday Evening Service, 6:30 p.m.
Praise and Mercy Fellowship
Silver Lake Rd. near Old Milford Road (old Parkside Bldg.); Dingmans Ferry, PA; Rev. Marilyn L. Herbert, 570-828-7819; Church meets 10:00 a.m. on Sunday for Charismatic Worship. Children’s Sunday school during service.
Promised Land Protestant Community Church
“Your Church Away From Home”; Rt. 390, South of I-84, Promised Land; Rev. Howard Bailey, Church; 570-676-5151; Summer services,10 a.m. Communion.
Reformed Church of Bushkill
Route 209, Bushkill; Rev. Steven Sayer 570-588-6773; Sunday: Worship Services 10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday School 9:15-10:15 for all ages during the school year. Adult Bible Study meets at the same time. Located across from the Fairway Villa.
Sacred Heart Church
125 Richardson Ave., Shohola; Father Thomas Major, Pastor, 570-559-7642; Sunday Mass: 8:30, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, 5 p.m. (vigil). Confessions: 4:15 pm, Sat. and by appt. 570-832-4275.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
228 Rt. 590., Greeley; Father Thomas Major, Pastor. Confession heard from 9:15-9:45 a.m. Rosary prayed at 9:30 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass, 10 a.m. Followed by coffee and dessert.
St. Ann’s Church
228 Route 590, Greeley; 570-832-4275; Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. Adoration and Benediction Mondays, 9 a.m. -4:45 p.m. Holy Days of Obligation: 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:15 p.m. at St. Ann’s 121 Richardson Ave, Shohola. Sunday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. at St. Ann’s, 121 Richardson Ave., Shohola. Tridentine Mass, 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart, 228 Route 590, Greeley. Confessions-Saturdays, 4:30-5 p.m. and by appointment.
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
108 Glen Drive, Shohola. Services at 11 a.m.; 570-559-7676.
St. Joseph’s Church
309 Ave. F, Matamoras; Rev. James J. Walsh J.C.L., 570-491-2618; Michele Bensley, Parish Secretary; Labor Day thru Jun: Mass: Saturday: 4 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m.
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Rt. 590, Greeley, PA 18425. Rev. Don Beck, Pastor, 570-685-4221; Sun. Worship Service & Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Good Cheer Food Pantry, 1st Wed., 12:30-2 p.m. at St. Luke Center. Ladies Aid Meeting, 2nd Wed., 1 p.m. at Social Hall.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, PA. Pr. Mary Owens, 570-685-7875; Sun. Worship Service: 9 a.m.
St. Patrick’s Church
111 East High Street., Milford; Rev. Gregory W. Kelly, 570-296-7451; Sun. Masses: Saturday: 5:30 p.m.; Sunday: 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
St. Vincent De Paul Church
101 St. Vincent Drive, Rte. 739, Dingman Twp. Rev. Paul M. Mullen, 570-686-4545; Weekend Mass Schedule-Sat. Mass, 5 p.m. Sun. Mass, 8:45 & 11:15 a.m.; 5 p.m.
Tabernacle of Faith of Holiness Church
Rt. 739, Lords Valley; 570-775-9133; Pastor Carolyn Walker; Sunday Service: 12 p.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. (Next to Heather’s Inn)
Unity Church of Sussex County
25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette, NJ 07848, 973-383-6277. Sunday Service and Youth Program, 11 a.m.
Deerpark Reformed Church
30 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY, 845-856-1946. Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., M-F. Rev. Ann Rost; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a.m.; June thru Labor Day 10 a.m.
Drew United Methodist Church
49-51 Sussex Sts., Port Jervis, NY, 845-856-3423 Pastor Robert D. Cassidy; Sunday School, for all ages, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.
Faith Tabernacle International Ministries
20 Franklin St., Port Jervis, NY, 973-495-6166. Pastor Shirley Ambroise-Geffrand and Rev. Wismith Geffrand. Sunday Worship Service: 10 a.m. Bible Study- 2nd & 4th Sunday, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship service to follow immediately. Friday: Hour of Power Prayer Service, 6-7 p.m. Food Pantry, every other Sunday. www.FaithTabernacleIntMin.org.
First Assembly of God Church
13 Route 6, Port Jervis, NY, 845-856-1826; Sunday-Morning Service, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m..-Children’s Church and Nursery available. Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
First Baptist Church
34 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY, 845-856-8122 (Interim Pastor Thomas Fox).
First Presbyterian Church
60 Sussex St., by Orange Square Park, Port Jervis, 845-856-1231, Rev. Steve Huston. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Meditation & Song Service, 7 p.m. Handicapped ramp to the Sanctuary. www.fpcpj.org
Greenville United Methodist Church
1686 Greenville Tpk, Port Jervis, 570-491-4727, Pastor Lora J. Villinger. Sunday Worship, 9 a.m.
Kadampa Meditation Center
47 Sweeney Rd., Glen Spey, NY, 845-856-9000. Gen Kelsang Dao, Buddhist Nun and Resident Teacher. Sunday Service & Kids Program, 10:30 a.m. www.KadampaNewYork.org
Minisink Reformed Church
346 River Rd/P.O. Box 1787., Montague, NJ, 973-293-3514-Office, 973-293-3596-Church. Rev. Angelo Forleo, Pastor. Sunday-Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday School during worship. Handicapped entrance with ramp. Informal Worship Service, 10 a.m. every Sunday from June 8 thru Sept. 7 at the Minisink Pavilion, 300 Clove Rd.
Port Jervis Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
100 Shinhollow Rd., Port Jervis, 845-856-6506 Sunday: Public Lecture, 10 a.m. Watchtower Study, 10:55 a.m. Thursday: Congregation Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Ministry School, 8 p.m. Service Meeting, 8:30 p.m.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
181 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. Pastor Herb Poholka (845) 856-7121; Saturday- 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School for all age groups.9:30-11:30 a.m. After Service, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Spanish Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
100 Shinhollow Rd., Port Jervis, 845-856-6506 Sunday: Public Lecture, 1:30 p.m. Watchtower Study, 2:25 p.m. Wednesday: Congregation Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Ministry School, 8 p.m. Service Meeting, 8:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Church
50 Ball St., Port Jervis, NY, Rev. Fr. Matthew C. Newcomb. 845-856-8212; Mass: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 & 11:30 a.m.; Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3-3:45 p.m. http://stmarymarysportjervis.com
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
31 W. Main St., Port Jervis, NY, Rev. Patt Kauffman. 845-856-1033; Family Worship/Eucharist, 9 a.m. Lifelong Christian Education, 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship/Eucharist, 9:30 a.m. www.stpetersportjervis.org.
Temple Beth El
88 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY, Rabbi Mindick & Rabbi Michaelis, 845-856-1722; Synagogue Services: Friday night, 7:30 p.m. Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. Torah study sessions, 3rd Saturdays in lieu of services. www.templebethelpjny.org
Tri-State Community Church
20 Franklin St., Port Jervis, 845-858-2716. Pastor Kenneth Welch; Contemporary Worship. Sunday Service, 10 a.m.


Friday, January 16
FREE TWO DAY EVENT!
January 16th at 6pm CST/7pm EST is a night for youth and young adults that will ignite and impact your life like never before. Join us for an impacting night of worship, ministry, and the Word of God that will transform your life!
January 17th 6pm CST/7pm EST is a night of ministry for the whole family! Come and experience the power of God in your own life through worship, personal ministry, and so much more!
Childcare will not be available for both evenings.
Decker Hall Room 133
1100 East 5th Street
Anderson, Indiana 46012


Rights Respecting School
Painsley Catholic College has been officially recognised by UNICEF for their commitment to recognising and promoting the rights of children with the Level 1 Rights Respecting School Award.
The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos. A rights-respecting school not only teaches about children’s rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: between pupils and adults, between adults and between pupils.
A big thank you and congratulations to all students and staff involved in the achievement of this important and respected initiative by UNICEF. Our whole college community is excited to continue to develop and grow as a Rights Respecting School in keeping with our ethos and mission statement to love and respect others and children of God.
Painsley Catholic College is committed to being a Rights Respecting School (RRS). This means that we strive to understand, reflect on and promote rights in all that we do. In particular, the rights of children as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Our commitment to RRS has been recognised by UNICEF. RRS is recognised as being in harmony with the college mission statement. The Catholic ethos of the college recognises the universal nature of rights and the vocation of our college places children at the heart of our mission.
Our commitment to being a Rights Respecting School is a variety of ways through the life of the college:
- At the start of each academic year all students and staff agree to a classroom code of conduct charter that reflects the importance of their rights and the rights of others.
- The code of conduct charter will be visible in every classroom and referenced by staff in the promotion of behaviour for learning.
- RRS is reflected in the behaviour policy of the college.
- All students and staff have the opportunity to join the RRS Steering committee as ambassadors.
- UNICEF’s Day for Change is recognised annually through the work of the college.
- Display around the college will reflect and promote RRS.
- RRS will be referenced on a crosscurricular level and form a significant element of the Citizenship curriculum in college.
- Our commitment to RRS will be reflected in a consistent approach to student voice, the role of the school council and the student leadership group.
- Painsley Catholic College will continue to support a variety of charitable projects as well as the ROCK scheme as past of our ongoing commitment to supporting the local, national and global community.


Delivered by Great Guided Tours
The Churches of Hadrian’s Wall Tour will be visiting incredibly special places in the history of the early Christian church in the north of England. Starting at the medieval Church of St Martin at Old Brampton, located inside the remains of an early Roman Fort, and then moving on to Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall, you will see how early Christianity grew and made use of former Roman sites. You will then travel to Bewcastle to see its stunning Anglo Saxon Cross and the 13th century St Cuthbert’s Church, also located inside the remains of a Roman Outpost Fort for Hadrian’s Wall. Your last stop will be Lanercost, an Augustinian Priory in the beautiful Irthing Valley, where we will explore the 13th century Priory and learn more about its turbulent history – from the Scottish Wars through to its destruction by Henry Vlll.
Entry fees to Birdoswald and Lanercost are still applicable unless you are a member of English Heritage when entry is free. Please bring your current membership card if an English Heritage Member to ensure free access.
The tours will take place on Saturday 13 August 2022 and Tuesday 30 August.Book here


Construction is underway on Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group’s Money Hill Walk-In Clinic on Highway 21 in Bush, Louisiana.
Bush, LA – Our Lady of the Lake Northshore held a groundbreaking celebration for its new Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Money Hill Walk-In Clinic. This innovative new ambulatory clinic will offer traditional primary care as well as 7 day-a-week, walk-in access to hundreds of St. Tammany Parish families across the Waldheim-Bush community. The clinic is scheduled to open in early 2023.
“Access and affordability. Shouldn’t that be what healthcare is all about? At Our Lady of the Lake and the Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady Health System, we think so. And we are committed to providing convenient access to high-quality healthcare at an affordable cost, along with a one-of-a-kind patient experience,” said Dr. Bryan Miller, Physician Executive, Interim Northshore Market President, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS).
The new 5,034 square foot clinic with its seven exam rooms will offer urgent care convenience at a primary care cost. Located adjacent to Money Hill’s Highway 21 entrance, the clinic is slated to be the first tenant in the new commercial development, The Village at Money Hill.
“We are incredibly grateful to Mimi Goodyear Dossett and the Money Hill community for choosing our ministry as their health partner. Justin Greenleaf and his talented team at Greenleaf Architects brought forth the beautiful clinic design, and DonahueFavret Contractors is bringing that design to life in record time.” Miller added.
In the tradition of their Catholic healthcare ministry, Our Lady of the Lake always leads with their faith. They invited Deacon Edward Kelley, Annunciation Catholic Church, to offer prayer and blessing over the construction site.
“This groundbreaking event was an inspiration to me, and it was very moving to see the overwhelming support and gratitude to FMOLHS for bringing much needed high-quality healthcare to this very special and historic area of St. Tammany. I am a firm and enthusiastic believer in St. Tammany Parish and our bright collective future. Together, strong partners like Our Lady of the Lake, DonahueFavret, Greenleaf Architects and Money Hill can plan for growth and expansion in a smart, visionary way that enhances quality of life and elevates the entire parish to be the best it can be,” said Mimi Goodyear Dossett, President, Money Hill.
“We are proud to be a part of the team to help FMOLHS bring another leg of its healthcare system to our area. This building design is intended to preserve the architectural integrity of Money Hill, while bringing a progressive influence to the development. This traditional yet progressive approach mirrors the exceptional patient care that FMOLHS and Our Lady of the Lake are known for. Visit https://greenleafarch.com/our-lady-of-the-lake-physician-group to experience a digital tour and learn more about the project,” said Justin Greenleaf, Owner and Principal Architect, Greenleaf Architects.
“This groundbreaking was about commitment. Commitment from DonahueFavret Contractors to utilize our local trade partners to construct a high-quality building on schedule and on budget. Commitment from St. Tammany Parish with buy-in for smart, growth-oriented projects. Commitment from Money Hill on the groundbreaking of this new commercial development that will be a catalyst for future mixed-use development for this community. And finally, commitment from Our Lady of the Lake and the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System to bring this asset to the surrounding region providing much needed access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. DonahueFavret Contractors is honored to serve as the design-build partner for this project.” Said Bryan Hodnett, Partner and VP of Business Development, Donahue Favret Contractors.
Pictured above, left to right: Justin Greenleaf, Owner and Principal Architect, Greenleaf Architects; Bryan Hodnett, Partner and VP of Business Development, DonahueFavret Contractors; Kyle Schroeder, Architect, Leed Green Associate, Greenleaf Architects; Theresa Maryan, Registered Interior Designer, Greenleaf Architects; Dr. Brian Galofaro, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group; Patrick Descant, Vice President of Preconstruction Services, DonahueFavret Contractors; Eddie James, Senior Project Manager, ADAMS Management Services; Savannah Saltaformaggio, Business Development, Northshore Market, FMOLHS; Toni Stevens, Business Development Officer, Northshore Market, FMOLHS; Dr. Garland Anderson, Our Lady of the Angels Health; Michele Lyons, Sr. Director, Ambulatory Clinic Operations, Northshore Market, FMOLHS; Rafael Flores, Director of Mission Integration, Northshore Market, FMOLHS; Cheryl Tanner, St. Tammany Parish Council; Kevin Cook, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, FMOLHS; Sr. Barbara Arceneaux, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady; Peter Guarisco, Senior Vice President, Mission Integration, FMOLHS; Mike Cooper, St. Tammany Parish President; Mimi Goodyear Dossett, President, Money Hill; and Dr. Bryan Miller, Physician Executive, Interim President, Northshore Market, FMOLHS.
About Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
With a growing network of more than 100 healthcare locations throughout Louisiana and beyond, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group provides advanced care to the people they serve. They’re part of one of the largest private medical organizations in Louisiana, giving their patients access to a large network of faith-based care with modern, leading-edge resources.
With nearly 600 providers, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group covers a robust spectrum of care. In addition to your annual checkup, their experienced team specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of illnesses and complex medical problems.
About Money Hill
Money Hill is a growing residential community, nestled amidst beautiful spring fed lakes, majestic pine and oak trees, walking trails, a championship golf course and nature preserves. Additional information can be found on their website at moneyhill.com.
About Greenleaf Architects
Greenleaf Architects is a multi-award-winning firm specializing in commercial architecture with 300+ million designs in completed construction. The firm maintains licensure from Texas to Florida, and the corporate workplace, hospitality, healthcare, service, faith and public industries are at the forefront of their focus.
About DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc. was founded in 1979 by Jack Donahue. Today, it is a national award-winning firm with annual revenues of nearly $120 million and a staff of 59 professionals. DonahueFavret Contractors specializes in healthcare, hospitality, retail, and commercial construction and renovation, as well as disaster recovery throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South. The company is licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.


Welcome to St. Peter's Parish!
We at St. Peter's Parish welcome all to our faith community. If you are visiting Plymouth, please join us to share in the Eucharist. If you are new to our parish, please introduce yourself. We are here to serve one another in the name of the Lord Jesus. Thank you for sharing your time,talent, treasure and faith with us as we strive to make visible the presence of Jesus in our community by our efforts in response to the Lord's grace.
Thinking About Becoming a Parishioner?
If you have attended a Mass at St. Peter's, we hope you will return again soon. If you are new to the area and are looking for a parish family, please consider registering as a parishioner by Clicking Here, or visiting the Parish Office, located at 10 Memorial Drive, (across from the church) Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday 4:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM* (Family Mass), 11:30 AM
Rosary prayed daily at 8:30 AM
Reconciliation in Lower Church on Saturday
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
*Our Family Mass, celebrated Sundays at 9:30 AM, is pleased to offer Children's Liturgy of the Word, a worship experience geared especially for children. It is the same worship experience as the larger community only it allows children to hear the scripture readings in words that they can understand, and share with others their understanding of God`s Word. Please join us in sharing our faith with the children of our parish family.
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Staff - Please click on a name to contact
- Father Joseph Raeke, Pastor
- Father Michael Rora, Parochial Vicar
- Father James Rafferty, Senior Priest in Residence
- Deacon Richard Cussen, Permanent Deacon
- Teresa Curley, Business Manager
- Regina Sherman, Director of Religious Education
- Linda LaRocco, Coordinator of Music Ministries
- Website Editor, Please send an email to have content added
Readings for the Week
Readings for the week of May 19, 2019
- Sunday: Acts 14:21-27 / Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 1] / Rv 21:1-5a / Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
- Monday: Acts 14:5-18 / Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 [1ab] / Jn 14:21-26
- Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28 / Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 [cf. 12]Jn 14:27-31a
- Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6 / Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [cf. 1] / Jn 15:1-8
- Thursday: Acts 15:7-21 / Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10  / Jn 15:9-11
- Friday: Acts 15:22-31 / Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12 [10a] / Jn 15:12-17
- Saturday: Acts 16:1-10 / Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5 [2a] / Jn 15:18-21
- Next Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 / Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8  / Rv 21:10-14, 22-23 / Jn 14:23-29
Cardinal Sean's Blog
05/24/19 8:19 pm
Hello and welcome!This past Saturday we celebrated our presbyteral ordinations in Boston. On the eve of the ordination, I have the custom of gathering for vespers and dinner with the deacons to be ordained priests the next day. That’s an opportunity for me to meet with them individually and give them their first assignments. That […]Read More
05/17/19 7:02 pm
Hello and welcome! I want to begin this week noting that on Tuesday we had our annual Spring Gala to benefit Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston. I was very happy that this year they honored the outgoing board chair, Jim Gallagher. He has been a great supporter of Catholic Charities over the years, […]Read More
05/10/19 8:23 pm
Hello and welcome, I want to begin this week by sharing with you a statement I issued on Thursday regarding the Holy Father’s motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi: Following the international summit in Rome this past February, Pope Francis pledged “concrete measures” to respond to the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Church. Vos […]Read More
Are You Ready For More? Check out Cursillo!
Have you ever heard of Cursillo and wondered what it was? Well now is your chance. Cursillo is more than a retreat – It’s a dynamic 3-day seminar held over a weekend. The word Cursillo itself means a short course in Christianity. The weekends are held 6 times per year, 3 for men, and 3 for women. They begin on Thursday evening and finish on Sunday evening. For a list of dates visit www.retreathouse.org and click on Christian Renewal Retreats then Cursillo.
For questions or more info please contact Kevin Holland 774-454-7303.
Help Solve the Mystery
In the late 1990’s, Fr. Aiden Walsh, then Pastor of St. Peter Parish, accepted the gift of our beautiful stained glass window now placed on the wall behind our altar. We know the figures on the left, Peter accepting the Keys of the Kingdom as well as James and John. On the right, we see Jesus giving Peter the Keys but we have no definitive idea of the other saint. Do you? Can you help? Some hints:
- The stained glass was obtained from a Polish-American Parish in Norwood that closed in 1997.
- The saint is likely carrying a crosier an indication he may have been a bishop.
- The saint is decalced (shoeless) indicating he may have been a monastic i.e. Discalced Augustinians,Carmelite,Mercedarian,Passionist,Trinitarian,Cistercians,Servite
- The saint may be from or a patron of the Polish people since it comes from a Polish American Church founded in 1918.
Do you? Can you help? Please let us know if you have any information.
Welcome to Our New Priests
Our new pastor, Fr. Joeseph Raeke, was born in Boston. His family includes two sisters and six brothers. Fr. Raeke went to BC High before attending St. John's Seminary. Fr. Raeke was ordained in 1980, and his most recent assignment was as pastor of the Brockton Tri-Collaborative of Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Edith Stein, and Christ The King Parishes. Welcome to The Plymouth-Carver Collaborative Fr. Raeke.
Our new Parochial Vicar, Fr. Michael Rora, was ordained in May, 2018. A native of New York, Fr. Rora went to Stoneham High Scool, and attained a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois, before attending St. John's Seminary. Fr. Rora's family includes his parents, a twin sister, and a younger brother. Welcome to The Plymouth-Carver Collaborative Fr. Rora.
As you may be aware, the Archdiocese of Boston has announced we will become part of a three-parish collaborative on June 1, 2018. The Plymouth - Carver Collaborative will be made up of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in West Plymouth, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Carver, and our own St. Peter Parish.
What is a Collaborative?
A collaborative is a grouping of one, two, or three parishes that work together for the goal of evangelization. A collaborative has one pastor, one set of assigned priests and deacons, and one Pastoral Team (including Pastoral Associates, Religious Education and Faith Formation leaders, Finance and Operations specialists, and administrative and facilities personnel). All of these work together for all of the parishes of the collaborative. The collaborative has one Pastoral Council, and one Local Pastoral Plan for evangelization.
For more information Please Click Here
Pope Francis’ Five Finger Prayer
Using the fingers on your hand, start with the thumb and pray these intentions in this order:
1.) The thumb is closest finger to you. So start praying for those who are closest to you. They are the persons easiest to remember. To pray for our dear ones is a “Sweet Obligation.”
2.) The next finger is the index. Pray for those who teach you, instruct you and heal you. They need the support and wisdom to show direction to others. Always keep them in your prayers.
3.) The following finger is the tallest. It reminds us of our leaders, the governors and those who have authority. They need God’s guidance.
4.) The fourth finger is the ring finger. Even though it may surprise you, it is our weakest finger. It should remind us to pray for the weakest, the sick or those plagued by problems. They need your prayers.
5.) And finally we have our smallest finger, the smallest of all. Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. When you are done praying for the other four groups, you will be able to see your own needs but in the proper perspective, and also you will be able to pray for your own needs in a better way.


4 edition of Looking again at the question of the liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger found in the catalog.
Looking again at the question of the liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger
|Statement||edited by Alcuin Reid.|
|LC Classifications||BX1970.A1 A9713 2003|
|The Physical Object|
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• Rite and Liturgy | Denis Crouan, S.T.D. | In this excerpt from The History and the Future of the Roman Liturgy, Crouan writes: "Recently Cardinal Ratzinger ventured to speak of a 'collapse of the liturgy': indeed, we can say that the liturgy is in ruins or, if you prefer, in an advanced state of dilapidation. It is enough to look at how. This is the summary of The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.
He has lectured internationally and has published extensively on the sacred liturgy, including Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger (), The Monastic Diurnal, The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described (), A Bitter Trial: Evelyn Waugh and John Carmel Cardinal Heenan on the Liturgical Changes (). inger, “Assessment and Future Prospects,” in Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger [henceforth: LAQL], ed. Alcuin Reid (Farnborough uK: St Michael’s Abbey, 00) 6. 5 nicholS, Thought of Pope Benedict XVI,
Looking again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger Edited by Alcuin Reid OSB. St. Augustine's Press (January ). Pope Benedict XVI, as Cardinal Ratzinger, wrote a magnificent book called The Spirit of the Liturgy which I had the opportunity to read, think, and write about for one of my classes here at the seminary. He has a great insight into the Liturgy’s meaning and its centrality to the world in which we live.
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Looking Again At The Question Of Liturgy Paperback – Janu out of 5 stars Wonderful book, especially the contributions from Cardinal Ratzinger and Stratford Caldecott. Reviewed in the United States on J /5(1). Get this from a library. Looking again at the question of the liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger: proceedings of the July Fontgombault Liturgical Conference.
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Looking at the Liturgy: A Critique of its Contemporary Form by Fr. Aidan Nichols, OP; A Pope and a Council on the Sacred Liturgy by Fr. Aidan Nichols; After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy by Catherine Pickstock; Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger edited by Alcuin Reid.
Cardinal Ratzinger's deceptively small book is packed with wisdom in each of its words, leading us on an awe inspiring review of the liturgy: "what is imperative is a new reverence in the way we treat it, a new understanding of its message and its reality" (p.
8)/5(71). The following occurs in Joseph Ratzinger: Collected Works Theology of the Liturgy, p, quoting a paper given by the then Cardinal which is cited as "Translated by Henry Taylor. From Alcuin Reid OSB, ed., Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger: Proceedings of the July Fontgombault Liturgical Conference (Farnborough, Eng.: St.
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Part One: The Essence of the Liturgy Chapter 1: Liturgy and Life: The Place of the Liturgy in Reality. Cardinal Ratzinger uses two approaches to introduce the topic of the liturgy in life: play and the Exodus event.
Play for Ratzinger is “a kind of other world, an oasis of freedom, where for a moment we can let life flow freely” (13). The. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born on 16 April, Holy Saturday,at Schulstraße 11, at in the morning in his parents' home in Marktl, Bavaria, was baptised the same day.
He is the third and youngest child of Joseph Ratzinger Sr., a police officer, and Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner); his grand-uncle was the German priest-politician Georg d cardinal: 27 Juneby Paul VI. Alcuin Reid, ed., Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy With Cardinal Ratzinger: Proceedings of the July Fontgombault Liturgical Conference (St.
Augustine's Press, ).[Hat tip to Prof. E.E.]. For many Catholics, Cardinal Ratzinger's public acknowledgment that the Novus Ordo created a "crisis" for the Church was a long-overdue admission on the part of the Holy See.
Cardinal Ratzinger comments on the Liturgy in light of Vatican II, Ad Orientem, the "reform of the reform", latin, the Traditional Latin Mass, and more. In Ratzinger left Tübingen for the relative academic backwater of Regensburg—and, for reasons that will always to an extent remain mysterious, he left behind the Ratzinger we meet in this book.
Though not a specialist in the subject, Ratzinger over the years has made a particular study of the liturgy, which he loves. Book Reviews. Looking again at the liturgy. The Book of Divine Worship Newman House Press, pp, hbk 0 6 0.
This American publication, dedicated to Pope John Paul II, comprises ‘elements of the Book of Common Prayer revised and adapted according to the Roman Rite for use by Roman Catholics coming from the Anglican Tradition’.
It has the approval of the. A lecture by His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, delivered during the Journees liturgiques de Fontgombault, July The Second Vatican Council defined the liturgy as "the work of Christ the Priest and of His Body which is the Church.”.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our pope he authored the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth; and prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to Christianity and The Price: $ Joseph Ratzinger Collected Works: Theology of the Liturgy - Ebook written by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI).
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Joseph Ratzinger, "The Theology of the Liturgy", in Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger: Proceedings of the July Fontgombault Liturgical Conference, ed. (Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger, ) The pope is also concerned that the way in which the new Missal was introduced gave the impression of a rupture with the past, that liturgies can be manufactured on the spot rather than developed over long periods of time.
Liturgy as gift: Ratzinger skilfully describes the given nature of the liturgy and in doing so, situates it much more fully in an authentic Christian understanding of the person and of worship.
Scintillating rejoinder to the 'everything solid /5(50).This is not a case of something accidental, but of what is essential. Looking at the priest has no importance. What matters is looking together at the Lord" (p. 81) To this reviewer, this chapter alone is well worth the price of Cardinal Ratzinger's book.
The section on the arts and liturgy is largely historical in emphasis.The Most Essential Question of Every Liturgy – A Meditation on a Teaching From Joseph Ratzinger There is a legend of how the liturgy and the Faith took hold in Rus (Russia). Prince Vladimir of Kiev was seeking a right worship for his people and sent representatives to look into various faiths and also liturgies.


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Our music ministry continues with participating in the St. Mary’s Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 11:00 am Mass choir. We also continue to participate in a Patriotic Rosary at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Queen Creek at 5:30 pm Arizona time on the last Sunday of each month. You can join in remotely on Facebook at Patriotic Rosary
Doro and Dan began serving as a Pet Therapy team every Friday morning at the nearby Sanborn Elementary Grade School in January while continuing to serve at Mercy Gilbert Hospital every Thursday afternoon. They were re-evaluated in November for another two years and received a perfect score. Doro turned 7 years old in July and has been a therapy dog for 5+ years.
Dan’s volunteer jobs have continued to expand as Programs Chair for the IEEE Phoenix Section of the Life Member Affinity Group (LMAG), Knights of Columbus Assembly 2536 Faithful Comptroller and Council 3121 Treasurer, and president of our HOA. He also judges science projects for the Paradise Valley Science and Engineering Fair.
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Kathy has joined the Martha and Mary Women’s Service group at St. Mary’s. This December, they hosted a 3-hour “Parent Afternoon Away” program to give parents time to themselves during the holiday season. The kids enjoyed coloring pictures, painting ornaments, and other activities.


Sometimes, it is hard to imagine that religious ideas have enough power not only to change the minds of people but also to build a new society with new principles. The most significant example of such religious power that radically changed the world is Puritanism. Puritanism is usually explained as a religious movement that emerged in England in the late 16th century. Nobody could suppose that its followers would define the destiny of the United States of America. Puritanism should be recognized by people as a phenomenon that provided the ethical basis of this country because the American society in a way everyone can see it nowadays takes roots in the times of British colonization.
The teaching of Puritanism arose in the British Isles around 1560, “when dissident members of the Church of England, still the mother church of the Anglican Communion today, attempted to “purify” it by removing all trace of its Roman Catholic past.” The Puritans were sure that the Church of England did not work enough on its reforms according to the fact that a lot of elements of the outer religiosity seemed to be extremely Catholic. New bishops continued leading the luxurious life, whereas Ecclesiastical courts were quite remarkable for their corruption. As one knows, the king of England owned positions of both state and church state; therefore, Puritanism followers opposed not only the religious but also the civil authority of the country.
1630 was the crucial year in the history of humankind, especially future American history, because it was the time when the Puritans decided to move to America. It was not the first migration to America because the Pilgrims have already settled in America ten years before. However, there was a difference between these two groups of English religious people. The Pilgrims aimed to break with the Church of England, whereas the Puritans had a strong vision of its reformation. Approximately 700 people, including the leader John Winthrop, came on the board of the ship “Arbella” and started the way to the new life.
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After the arrival to the modern American territories that they called “New England,” the followers of Puritanism set up the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in a particular city they called Boston. At this place, they established churches that were functioning in a similar way as Pilgrims’ churches at Plymouth. In 10 years, their community had grown to more than 10 000 people and spread to other areas beyond the New England such as Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut.
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The important fact that should be mentioned is that the Puritans moved to America with the entire families unlike previous waves of migrations that consisted mostly of young unattached men. Such migration had more chances to save and even spread their religious and social ideas because family connections were strong, and it provided the unity among people who were dedicated to each other as well as their occupation and God. However, this unity was a specific one because it became a source for a Protestant pluralism in America: Baptists, Quakers, Antinomians emerged as particular sects. It is not a surprise because the history of religion shows that such divisions take place in the process of development of every religion sooner or later.
Primary Principles of Puritanism and Their Impact on American Society
Life of the Puritans was not easy after the arrival to the New Land, but the most essential thing was that they were free to show their faith to God and worship him as they wanted. The Bible was a core of the worship. Church service was simple and not as pompous as a Catholic one. All musical instruments, including organ, were under ban. Psalms were sung by the Puritans a cappella.
This way, the question how these things could influence the formation of America arises. The answer is that what is told represents only the cult side of Puritanism, but there is something specific beyond the human eyes, and this is Puritan ethical and world-view principles. Among them, Kenneth and William Hopper distinguish “a conviction that the purpose of life, however vaguely conceived, was to establish the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth; an aptitude for the exercise of mechanical skills; a moral outlook that subordinated the interests of the individual to the group; and an ability to assemble, galvanize and marshal financial, material and human resources to a single purpose and on a massive, or a lesser, scale.” All these and other characteristics of Puritanism were put into the world-view of the traditional American society.
First of all, the Puritans were followers of the teaching of the reformer John Calvin. He preached that God was almighty, whereas human beings were vicious sinners. Nevertheless, God chose a certain number of people for salvation, but nobody knew if he or she was in this list or the list of the damned ones. That is why Puritans were always searching for some signs that could be interpreted as God’s anger or favour.
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Calvin also taught that human salvation was not dependent on outward actions, but on inner radical changes that touch the deepest parts of heart and soul. As it is possible to see, Calvinists as well as other Protestants took faith as a key to salvation. Besides, the matter concerned not only the possibility of individual salvation but also the welfare of the whole community. That is why there were strict limits of behavior and religious conformity, which were those factors that let them save the integrity of the Puritan developing society.
One of the primary Puritan ideas was the idea that this world is corrupt that should be reformed. They hoped to change the world both to serve the God and be sure that next generations of Puritan people will live in a better place. In the state of higher-mentioned religious conformity, the Puritans worked hard, trying to achieve the American dream they had. It was a successful process because the Puritan discipline and decisive confidence to bring changes had really brought visible changes for the new American society. Without their efforts, it would not be possible.
Besides, Puritans had a strong feeling of religious mission. They compared themselves with Moses and his people who spent forty years in the desert and founded the Israeli nation after this wandering. Definitely, this feeling gave them even more strength to work on the establishment of the new country and new nation that could be a role model for the old society they left. Thus, aiming to make the world a better place and being sure that God supports them in this idea, the Puritans did not see any barriers to spread their influence over the neighboring territories.
Logically, three corner stones of the Puritan teaching are self-improvement, morality and community. Slightly, they have been already mentioned above, but it is worth dedicating them a separate paragraph because these corner stones represent the basis of the traditional American society as well.
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Self-improvement meant that human beings should never stop learning to overcome the damned nature of themselves and be higher than those who caused the emergence of the original sin in the whole humankind as well as those who follow the wrong way of worship. Morality and ethics were connected both with the attitude to God and other people. Undoubtedly, it meant that people should have adhered to the Ten Commandments and all biblical prescriptions about morality. The moral features of Puritanism were those that mostly influence the development of the society.
The last corner stone, namely community, meant that self-improvement and morality should be done not only for Self and God but for the social life. That is why community and morality were always interconnected. The cultural and historical value of Puritanism consisted in the establishment of specific Puritan way of life that condemned wastefulness, idleness, social parasitism and declared the cult of diligence and business success, persistence and inexorability, stoical attitude to life failures that could lead human beings to desired salvation. These values were perfectly described by the German philosopher and sociologist Max Weber who believed that they played the vitally important role in the formation of the early capitalism in Europe and North America.
Nowadays, it is hard to imagine how the United States of America would look like if the Puritans have not decided to leave England because of religious conflicts and start developing the New Land at these territories. Their discipline, austerity, loyalty to the Holy Bible and community of like-minded people helped to form the nation of spiritual Americans with honesty, strong will, determination and aspirations for education and business. Without doubt, many modern Americans are not like this anymore, but they definitely should remember about those who made America a strong country of possibilities, implementing the American dream into practice. It is not necessary to bring all principles of Puritanism back into life, but it would be extremely useful for many people to learn how to be disciplined and concentrated on the success as Puritans were.
- Kenneth Hopper and William Hopper, The Puritan Gift: Triumph, Collapse and Revival of an American Dream (London: I.B. Tauris, 2007), 3.
- Francis J Bremer and Tom Webster. Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006), 12.
- Hopper and Hopper, The Puritan Gift: Triumph, Collapse and Revival of an American Dream, 3.
- Bremer and Webster, Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia, 45.
- Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Student’s ed. New York: Scribner, 1958), 124.


The PARADISE LUTHERAN and PARADISE ADVENTIST churches invite everyone to a community-wide celebration to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation at Wittenberg Castle, Germany. When Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg Castle 500 years ago, he ignited a turning point in religious history, and what followed changed the world. This original program includes a narrated presentation from leaders of eight denominations along with video clips from a new film about Luther’s life and his impact on the world. Guests will be invited to join community singing of some favorite hymns, plus PLC’s Music Director Bruce Hagen will announce and present new music compositions as winners of our nationally advertised contest. Light refreshments will be served after the program. ALL are welcome!


About Us When our church first started our logo was “Where Jesus is Lord and you are Loved.” We love Jesus more than anything on this earth and desire to be like Him. Jesus loves the rich, the poor, the upstanding citizen and the downtrodden. He doesn’t play favorites when folks come to Him and give their life to Him. We want as many people as possible to meet the Jesus of the Bible and serve Him with all their heart and experience that same kind of love in their everyday life. Where We Came From Our church started when founding Pastor John Petit felt a call to Watertown, NY in 1986 trusting God to bring him a wife and family as he obeyed Him with all his heart. A man named Ed was the first attendee. Ed, a former alcoholic found a place where he was loved and accepted as he learned about Jesus despite a former life filled with regret. Thankfully others came as well and like Ed found God’s grace at the cross. A fond memory of Ed is frequent request to sing the “Old Rugged Cross” as it reminded him of the Jesus’s great love for us and the gift of grace.
Where we are Headed? As we move forward in our history, we still desire that folks would see the love of Jesus in us and that we would allow God to use us as instruments both in our city and around the world to share the gospel of Christ through worship, praise, teaching and that through us the love of Jesus would shine and bring hope. What is the Bottom Line? Living Waters Fellowship is committed to foster a family built on the transforming power of Jesus Christ. We want to be the place “Where Jesus is Lord and you are loved” What does this mean to You? Most importantly you are always welcome at Living Waters Fellowship. No matter where your life’s journey has taken you, we are saving a seat for you.
If you are ready to plan your first visit click here. If you’d like to learn a little more about our beliefs click here.
Many folks wonder when they first enter a church what that church believes. Sometimes that can take several weeks to find out and can be frustrating. Here is our Declaration of Faith which should help. We Believe that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is Profitable for Doctrine, for reproof, for instruction in Righteousness. II Timothy 3:16
In One True God eternally existing in the persons of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Genesis 1 (note vs 26) Matthew 3:16-17, 11:25-27, 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14
All have sinned and that salvation is a work of grace wrought by faith in our hearts. Romans 3:25, 5:12, 6:23, 5:6-8, 10:9-10, I John 1:5-10, Ephesians 2:1-10
In Water Baptism by Immersion as prescribed by our Lord in Matthew 28:19
In the Lords Supper. I Corinthians 11:23-33
In the Baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in new tongues. Luke 24:49, John 14:15-17, Acts 1:4-8, 2:1-4
That Divine Healing was provided for in the atonement and i still for Believers today. Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17, I Peter2:24, James 5:13-15, Mark 6:13
In a real heaven and a real Hell. John 14:1-4, Luke 16:19-29, Revelation 20:11-15
Prayer. I Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16
Tithing and Giving Malachi 3:8-12, II Corinthians 9
The Gifts of the Spirit I Corinthians 12 & 14
Working in Unity & Love Ephesians 4:1,3,11-13 John 15:12, 17:1-12, 1 John 2:3-11
His Soon Coming I Thessalonians 4:13-5-11
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"Where Jesus is Lord and You are loved. " WE ARE A PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE IN THE GOODNESS OF GOD AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT COMING INTO hIS PRESENCE.
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The Porter Brothers are the multi-talented sibling team of Dr. Tecoy Porter Sr. and Dr. Ellington Porter. They have served as Senior Pastors of the Genesis Church since August 1999 and leaders of the Genesis Youth Explosion Conference and Choir since its inception in 1992.
The Genesis Youth Explosion Choir is the citywide youth choir of the Genesis Youth Explosion Conference (GYEC) founded by Dr. Robert Porter, founder of the Genesis Missionary Baptist Church in Sacramento CA. The choir is made up of an average of 100 youth and young adults between the ages of 5 to 25 years old from the Sacramento, CA region. The GYEC is a summer weeklong conference that provides instruction in the development and practice of Gospel Music, Church Media, and Fine Arts. In August of 2017, GYEC celebrated 25 years with a Live Recording featuring songs written and developed by The Porter Brothers, instructors and past participants from the conference. This is the second live recording from the GYEC with their first released in 2001.
The MLK Celebration Choir is a citywide multicultural choir made up of over 100 voices representing churches of various denominations, cultures, and color throughout the Sacramento region. The choir is under the direction of gospel recording artists and Pastors, Dr. Tecoy Porter Sr. and Dr. Ellington Porter Sr. aka The Porter Brothers. Regularly featured at the annual MLK Worship Celebration, the MLK Celebration Choir has become a very popular group in the city performing at such events as the MLK March for the Dream Sacramento, NBA Sacramento Kings’ Faith & Family Nights, Sacramento River Cats' Faith & Family Nights, former Mayor Kevin Johnson’s State of the City Address, Sacramento's Hometown Heroes Parade, and at the inaugurations of Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Police Chief Daniel Hahn.


Empower the Community: Our First HPM Potluck
stories • worship • fellowship
Saturday November 9th • 11:00am-1:00pm
Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3
Together is the key word - Let's make a big deal out of things Jesus does in our lives: together. We were meant for community. We were meant to do life together. When things get hard in life, we tend to retreat, shut down, close doors and do life alone. This verses says: Glorify the Lord (WITH ME; LET US) exalt his name TOGETHER.
Hitching Post Ministries is a safe place where you can come and share stories of your life. Share your gifts with those in need. Let us exalt HIM TOGETHER of the great things He is doing!
This will be our first Hitching Post Ministries Potluck. Happy Fall Y'all.
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Do you want to use your time, talent and treasure to make the biggest impact for the Kingdom? Hitching Post Ministries' goal is to raise $10,000 by December 31, 2019 without holding a fundraiser. We want our friends and family to be our biggest advocates, and to give generously for His Kingdom purposes. So that others will KNOW HIM!
Our Mission: Pairing hurting kids with rescued horses to provide hope and healing.
The families we are serving are from churches, foster/adoptive families, or CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), single moms & kids, and kids who have experienced trauma. We believe your time, talents and treasure will make the biggest impact for the kingdom in their families lives.
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A web hub for communication among mission participants, mission-related groups, sharing ideas and experiences
PRESBYTERIAN PEACE FELLOWSHIP
An advocacy and action-oriented organization promoting nonviolence, peacemaking, and the abolition of war.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Neal’s family supports Human Rights Watch which is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.
RELIEF BUS MINISTRY
This awesome ministry that operates out of Elizabeth but serves communities in Newark, NJ and New York City provides food, friendship, and referrals for the hungry. Middlesex Presbyterian Church participates in this hands-on ministry and supports an urban missionary.
Neal’s family sponsors a child in the Philippines through this ministry. After several years of correspondence, their family was able to visit him, his family and their church.
MIDDLESEX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The multicultural congregation that Neal has been privileged to serve for the last nine years.
PRESBYTERIAN WORLD MISSION
Engaging with global mission partners, training and sending of mission co-workers.
A platform for collaboration of weekly worship planning.
THEOLOGY AND WORSHIP
Providing theological and worship resources for congregations, church officers, worship planners.
ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH
Learning about the PC(U.S.A.)’s ecumenical and interfaith relationships, and ways to get involved.
CALVIN INSTITUTE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP
An excellent resource for planning worship and preparing for preaching.
Connecting with and supporting theological seminaries.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Connecting with and supporting our colleges and universities.
PRESBYTERIAN CAMPS AND CONFERENCE CENTERS
Connecting with and supporting our camps and conference centers.


Clifford Charles Shelt, age 88, of Delta peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday afternoon, January 18, 2019. Cliff was born in Delta on April 8, 1930 to the late Charlie Shelt and Arebelle (Wentz) Shelt. He graduated from Delta High School in 1948 and on June 12, 1948 he was united in marriage to Grace “Irene” Mattin and together shared 68 years together until her passing on August 9, 2016. For over eighteen years Cliff was a farmer and milked cows; later he was a fertilizer distributor for ten years and before retiring served twenty years as the custodial supervisor for the Delta Public School System. Cliff was a member of the Delta United Methodist Church and a past school board member. He is survived by his children, Judy (Mike) Cottle, of Ripley, OH, Sandra (Ray) Oyer, of Wauseon, Anne (Dean) Martin, of Millbury, OH, Linda (Larry) Fisher, of Wauseon and Barbara (Michael) Shumaker, of Delta; fourteen grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and brothers, Larry Shelt and Gary (Sue) Shelt. Along with his wife, Grace “Irene”; Cliff was preceded in death by his son, Michael Lee Shelt; infant son; brothers, Paul and Roger Shelt and infant sister, Caroline Shelt. A memorial service celebrating Cliff’s life will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Delta United Methodist Church, 101 Northwood Dr, Delta, Ohio 43515; where friends will be received from 10:00 – 11:00 AM prior to the service. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Delta. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the Delta United Methodist Church or Ohio Living Home Hospice, 1730 S. Reynolds Rd., Toledo, Ohio 43614 in his name. Arrangements have been entrusted to Barnes Funeral Chapel, 5825 St Hwy 109 in Delta. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com.
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St. Joseph’s College of Law, Bengaluru is organizing its 2nd National Moot Court Competition in offline mode from September 23 to 25, 2022.
Established in the year 2017, St. Joseph’s College of Law is the pioneer Jesuit law college in South Asia that is strengthened with a 450-year-old legacy of imparting quality education through the Jesuit mission of molding students into ‘people of competence, conscience, and compassion dedicated to the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
- Students currently enrolled in either five years or three years LL.B. courses or LL.M. programs from any recognized university are eligible for participation in the competition.
- Teams may comprise a maximum of three members, wherein two members shall perform the role of a speaker, and one member shall perform the role of a researcher.
- No changes will be made to the team composition after registration without the express permission of the organizing body.
- Click on the link given at the end of this post to register.
- Registration Fee: INR 6,000 per team
- Last Date for Registration: August 29, 2022
- Last day to seek Clarification: September 1, 2022
- Release of Clarification: September 6, 2022
- Date of Submission (Soft Copy): September 15, 2022
- Opening Ceremony and Researcher’s Test: September 23, 2022
- Prelims Rounds, Octa Round, and Quarter Round: September 24, 2022
- Semi-Final, Final Round, and Valedictory: September 25, 2022
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