Presiding Bishop Michael Curry visiting the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

 

Please mark your calendars for the visit of the Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to our diocese in June (events from June 10 – 12).

All are invited to join us for a Worship Celebration on Saturday, June 11 at the Zembo Shrine Auditorium. Lunch will be provided and the event is free!  There are still spaces available!

https://presidingbishopvisitdiocpa.orgThe event link provides all of the information for each day of his visit.

To register for the Worship Celebration on June 11, click here. All parishioners and guests who wish to attend should self-register.

Calling all Children and Youth!

You are invited to “Prayers, Pizza, and Sundaes with the Presiding Bishop” on Saturday, June 11th from 4:30 pm to 6:15 pm

Where: St. Thomas, Lancaster
Cost: FREEEEEEE!

Join us at St. Thomas, Lancaster for food and fun and meet Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. We will also have a prayer and Q & A time with the Presiding Bishop before the event ends.

We will enjoy, pizza, popcorn, snow cones, and sundaes and participate in fun activities such as outdoor chalk art, an open mic/TikTok challenge, poetry, simple games, and diocesan cornhole, and a selfie station with the PB.

This event is free but preregistration is required. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prayers-pizza-and-sundaes-with-the-presiding-bishop-tickets-349729318807

Daily Message from St. Edward’s – June 2, 2020

Dear Parishioners and friends,

As we continue to take in and try to make sense of the unfolding unrest in our country, we want to keep you attuned to the most recent statement from our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry from last evening.

Please click here to read Presiding Bishop Curry’s current statement.

In speaking with Father Rick this morning about these nationwide events, which are unsettling, jarring, and profoundly sad, I found his ability to listen and counsel very mindful and introspective.  To that end, Father Rick would like to convey that his lines of communication are always open and confidential.  If anyone, at any time, would like to speak with him about any thoughts and feelings you may have, please feel at ease and confident that he is there for you, with an open mind and heart, to listen.  You can reach out to him on his direct cell phone line or via his email:  [email protected].

Please also keep in mind all those who are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and remember those who have lost their lives.  It is far from “over” and we must not forget to be mindful of people’s feelings and anxiety navigating the re-opening of our way of life we were so accustomed to.

We leave you today with a meditation (very apropos for today) and a virtual tour and hope both bring a little peace to your evening.

Forward Day by Day for Tuesday, June 2                           The Martyrs of Lyons
Matthew 13:54 [Jesus] came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power?”

How often do our expectations lead to our downfall? When the people of Jesus’ hometown see him, they expect the carpenter’s son. And even when confronted with the evidence of his wisdom and power, they still refuse to believe. They have already made up their minds before he ever opens his mouth.

Our own preconceived notions of others and the world regularly blind us to the actual reality God is creating. A quick glance through the Bible illustrates just how often God upends our expectations—humbling the proud and exalting the meek.

But perhaps the least helpful expectations are the ones we place on ourselves. When we expect too little of ourselves, we limit what God will do with us. When we expect too much, we rely too much on ourselves. Keep an open mind and an open heart, and God will shatter your expectations.

MOVING FORWARD: Make appropriate amends to someone for a wrong assumption you made.

PRAY for the Diocese of St. David’s (Wales)
Ps 45 * 47, 48 | Ecclesiastes 2:16-26 | Galatians 1:18—2:10 | Matthew 13:53-58

Visit beautiful Mallorca, Spain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNlGBkHM3vw

Be well.  Be Safe.  Keep the Faith.

Michelle

Daily Message from St. Edward’s – June 1, 2020

Dear Parishioners and friends,

We hope that you enjoyed our service of Pentecost, yesterday, as well as our tour!

If you missed it, please click this link to view!

We are working on finishing up the June Scepter this week which is chick full of great content! It should be posted online and available to pick up before the end of the week.

Look for messages regarding Bible Study and Evening Prayer for later this week.

As we continue to look outward, and reflect inward, on all of the recent events happening to our humanity, we thought you may like to read this article from Episcopal News Service from our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry. So important and gives us more perspective to contemplate.

Click here to read.

You will also see at the bottom of the article page there are articles/links to Presiding Bishop Curry’s Pentecost sermon, as well as his Habitats of Grace series: Pray for the entire human family.

Have a lovely evening. . enjoy the cooler weather for today!

Be well. Be Safe. Keep the Faith.

Michelle