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Hello Faith Pals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Some wonderful news.\u00a0 Alan Kingsbury was told that his psa seems to have stabilized, which is a good thing, so his next lot of chemotherapy went ahead last Wednesday.\u00a0 He still has to wait until his next blood tests and results on July 8 to see if this means that the chemotherapy is working or not.\u00a0 Please keep Alan and Fredrica in your prayers.\u00a0 We thank God for this encouraging news.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n There is the sermon and prayers, plus as an attachment, the words spoken at the inauguration of the Uniting Church 43 years ago this Tuesday!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Where were you?\u00a0 Do you remember the formation of the Uniting Church?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n What did you bring from your own traditions?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n If we remember that it was an amalgamation of three different church denominations-Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational…what is better when three things are combined?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I was trying to think of things:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n -neapolitan ice cream?\u00a0 (chocolate, strawberry and vanilla icecream-invented in the late 19th century)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n -the cake version-marble cake?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n -toast, spread and jam?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n -water as ice, water and steam (this is starting to look as if I am trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity!)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Do you have any (better) suggestions?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I was in my late teens when the Uniting Church was founded.\u00a0 I remember my Presbyterian days, when the pews were ‘dressed’ with beautiful tablecloths for when we celebrated Holy Communion once a quarter.\u00a0 I remember the elder visiting a week or so before, to remind us that we would be celebrating the Lord’s Supper.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n For those of you are feeling a little old.\u00a0 Some of you would have already read this, if you have The Friendship Book<\/em> next to your bed. Let me share this insight anyway:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A lady returned from her trip to Rome, and, when asked what was her favourite tourist site,\u00a0 replied that it was the Colosseum.\u00a0 When asked “Why?”she replied that: “It is proof…that you can be old and you can be broken, but you can still be magnificent!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Didn’t that make you all feel a little better?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A joke to make you smile (I hope) – I found it when I was sorting papers recently-not sure where it came from:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n An old nun who was living in a convent next to a construction site noticed the coarse language of the workers and decided to spend some time with them to correct their ways.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n She decided she would take her lunch, sit with the workers, and talk to them.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n She put her sandwich in a brown bag and walked over to the spot where the men were eating.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sporting a big smile, she walked up to the group and asked:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd do you men know Jesus Christ?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n They shook their heads and looked at each other, very confused.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n One of the workers looked up into the steelworks and yelled out,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnybody up there know Jesus Christ?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n One of the steelworkers yelled down,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The worker yelled back,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCause his wife\u2019s here with his lunch.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Some quotes from my quote box (randomly selected):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n ‘One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.’-Lewis Carroll.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n ‘Wake at dawn with a winged heart,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n and give thanks for another day of loving.’-Gibran.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n And to close with a piece of Scripture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n ‘You who live in the shelter of the Most High,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n my God, in whom I trust”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n …he will cover you with his pinions,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n and under his wings you will find refuge.'(Psalm 91: 1-2, 4)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I hope I have included something for everyone!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Blessings and love,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Barbara<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello Faith Pals Some wonderful news.\u00a0 Alan Kingsbury was told that his psa seems to have stabilized, which is a good thing, so his next lot of chemotherapy went ahead last Wednesday.\u00a0 He still has to wait until his next blood tests and results on July 8 to see if this means that the chemotherapy is working or not.\u00a0 Please keep Alan and Fredrica in your prayers.\u00a0 We thank God for this encouraging news. There is the sermon and prayers, plus as an attachment, the words spoken at the inauguration of the Uniting Church 43 years ago this Tuesday!\u00a0 Where were you?\u00a0 Do you remember the formation of the Uniting Church? What did you bring from your own traditions? If we remember that it was an amalgamation of three different church denominations-Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational…what is better when three things are combined? I was trying to think of things: -neapolitan ice cream?\u00a0 (chocolate, strawberry and vanilla icecream-invented in the late 19th century) -the cake version-marble cake? -toast, spread and jam? -water as ice, water and steam (this is starting to look as if I am trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity!) Do you have any (better) suggestions? I was in my late teens when the Uniting Church was founded.\u00a0 I remember my Presbyterian days, when the pews were ‘dressed’ with beautiful tablecloths for when we celebrated Holy Communion once a quarter.\u00a0 I remember the elder visiting a week or so before, to remind us that we would be celebrating the Lord’s Supper. For those of you are feeling a little old.\u00a0 Some of you would have already read this, if you have The Friendship Book next to your bed. Let me share this insight anyway: A lady returned from her trip to Rome, and, when asked what was her favourite tourist site,\u00a0 replied that it was the Colosseum.\u00a0 When asked “Why?”she replied that: “It is proof…that you can be old and you can be broken, but you can still be magnificent!” Didn’t that make you all feel a little better? A joke to make you smile (I hope) – I found it when I was sorting papers recently-not sure where it came from: An old nun who was living in a convent next to a construction site noticed the coarse language of the workers and decided to spend some time with them to correct their ways. She decided she would take her lunch, sit with the workers, and talk to them. She put her sandwich in a brown bag and walked over to the spot where the men were eating. Sporting a big smile, she walked up to the group and asked: \u201cAnd do you men know Jesus Christ?\u201d They shook their heads and looked at each other, very confused. One of the workers looked up into the steelworks and yelled out, \u201cAnybody up there know Jesus Christ?\u201d One of the steelworkers yelled down, \u201cWhy?\u201d The worker yelled back, \u201cCause his wife\u2019s here with his lunch.\u201d Some quotes from my quote box (randomly selected): ‘One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.’-Lewis Carroll. ‘Wake at dawn with a winged heart, and give thanks for another day of loving.’-Gibran. And to close with a piece of Scripture: ‘You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust” …he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge.'(Psalm 91: 1-2, 4) I hope I have included something for everyone!\u00a0 Blessings and love, Barbara 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