Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 11/18/11
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition:
November 18-20, 2011
| Contents: - Weekend Scripture Readings - Spiritual Guidance - Discussion Board highlights - Affiliate Web Sites - Theology Note of the Week - Web Site of the Week - Spiritual Growth Resources. - Book of the Week - Saint of the Week - Joke of the Week - - - Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46 R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not
want.In verdant pastures he gives me repose. Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance Serenity
of
the Mind: supporting those who served and who suffer from
PTSD. - - - Theology Note of the
Week Minor Prophets is a term that refers to the twelve shortest Old Testament prophetic books. In the Hebrew canon, these books would have been in one book called, ' the Book of the Twelve.' In the modern Old Testament, it would include the follow books: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. - - - Web Resource of the Week History of Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) - http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving  In 1621, the Plymouth
colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is
acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the
colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were
celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in
the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a
national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.- from the web site Several links and resource areas take us back to those early days. Be sure to check out Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction quiz. |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
Summer 2012: Renewal of Mind and Spirit - http://heartlandspirituality.org/programs.html Since you might need to plan ahead, check out the program offerings at Heartland Center for Spirituality for the Summer of 2012. A. Theology Institute with Carla Mae Streeter, June 15-19, 2012. B. Listening to God: A Contemplative Retreat, with Philip St. Romain, June 21-25, 2012. You can attend one or the other: special rate for both. - - -  Twelve
Steps to Spiritual Wholeness: A Christian Pathway, by Philip St.
Romain. Lulu Press.This book presents the Twelve Steps of recovery groups as a way to grow, to move toward a spiritual awakening, an awareness of our true self in God. Every page bears gentle reassurance that fulfillment of the Twelve Steps inspires a cleansing sense of wholeness -- a renewed spirit that helps readers break free from negative and sinful influences in their lives. - http://tinyurl.com/3m4m2bv (paperback) - http://tinyurl.com/3mv2pcw (pdf download) Also available for Kindle, Nook, and Apple iBookstore. - - - Book of the Week
Christian Spirituality:
Themes from the Tradition, by Lawrence S. Cunningham and Keith
J. Egan. Paulist Press, 1996. -- Midwest Book Review  Columban was the
greatest of the Irish missionaries who worked on the European
continent. As a young man who was greatly tormented by temptations of
the flesh, he sought the advice of a religious woman who had lived a
hermit's life for years. He saw in her answer a call to leave the
world. He went first to a monk on an island in Lough Erne, then to the
great monastic seat of learning at Bangor.After many years of seclusion and prayer, he traveled to Gaul (modern-day France) with 12 companion missionaries. They won wide respect for the rigor of their discipline, their preaching, and their commitment to charity and religious life in a time characterized by clerical slackness and civil strife. Columban established several monasteries in Europe which became centers of religion and culture. Like all saints, he met opposition. Ultimately he had to appeal to the pope against complaints of Frankish bishops, for vindication of his orthodoxy and approval of Irish customs. He reproved the king for his licentious life, insisting that he marry. Since this threatened the power of the queen mother, Columban was deported to Ireland. His ship ran aground in a storm, and he continued his work in Europe, ultimately arriving in Italy, where he found favor with the king of the Lombards. In his last years he established the famous monastery of Bobbio, where he died. His writings include a treatise on penance and against Arianism, sermons, poetry and his monastic rule. - - - Joke of the Week - More Church Bulletin Bloopers (these were actually published) At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice. Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.. The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility. Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow. The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin. Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM . All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. Is done. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday. Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM . Please use the back door. The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM . The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church Please use large double door at the side entrance. The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday: 'I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.' - Thanks, Carol |
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