SRCA News and Notes

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Sunday, August 22 - the blessing of the backpacks with picnic and children's activities to follow. Worship at 10:00 and activities at 11:15. Please invite your neighbors and friends, especially those not attached to a church.

Dear Parish Family,

The calendar and the heat say, "summer is here." The church calendar tells us that this Sunday is the tenth Sunday after Pentecost. We are in the midst of "growing season (that is why the liturgical color is green). Our lessons for Sunday come from Proper 13 in the Revised Common Lectionary, which is used in many liturgical churches and some non-liturgical churches as well. Those lessons include: Hosea 11:1-11, Psalm 107:1-9, 43, Colossians 3:1-11, and Luke 12:13-21.

In Hosea we will hear of the incredible love of the Father toward his children. The Psalm is a psalm of thanksgiving for God's steadfast love. Paul writes of the transformation that takes place when a person comes to be in Christ. In the gospel reading Luke recounts for us the parable of the rich young fool.

Can you imagine arriving in heaven to have God greet you by saying, "Fool?" I think I can safely say none of us wants to hear that. Why did God offer such a rebuke to the "rich young ruler, aka 'fool'?" It seems from the story that he had laid up treasure for himself but was not "rich toward God."

What does it mean to be rich toward God? We can begin with realizing that everything belongs to God. It's all his… and we get to keep most of it. That's our thunderous thought for the day: we get to keep 90%!

Worship is a habit... how's your habit forming this summer? See you on Sunday!

Becki+

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Rev. Becki Neumann+

Rector, South Riding Anglican Church

Office 703-961-1983

Cell 240-217-4370

Home 717-762-0924

"When it's all been said and done; there is just one thing that matters. Did I do my best to live for truth, did I live my life for You?"

SRA News and Notes

Dear Friends in Christ,

Sunday will mark the 63^rd day of prayer for our church in our 100 days of prayer. Please take the time each day to pray for our life together, for the financial needs and health of the parish, and for the Lord to draw people to himself through us.

This morning we celebrate the 9^th Sunday after Pentecost. Our scripture lessons include: Hosea 1:2-10, Psalm 85, Colossians 2:6-19, and Luke 11:1-13. We are seven weeks into our summer sermon series: "Thunderous Thoughts about God, Us, and Life." Thunderous thoughts to date include:
*The God who created every living, breathing thing cares about YOU!
  *You can never be good enough for God – and you don't have to be.
*We will do greater things than Jesus did – he said so himself.
   *God wants ALL of you.
 *Though we don't understand how, prayer works!   

    *Jesus is the object of our worship.

Our thunderous thought for Sunday is the most remarkable statement imaginable… The one who is absolutely sinless, completely holy and without blemish – LIVES IN YOU! Such a thought is absolutely incomprehensible in any other system of religious belief. It is an utterly absurd claim, and yet it is completely true. Jesus lives in you – not just in some metaphorical way, but in actuality. What difference does it make… all the difference in the world.

I'm blessed beyond measure to be here with you all. Thanks for coming Sunday by Sunday to worship the God who created you and who loves you.

Faithfully,

Becki+

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Rev. Becki Neumann+

Rector, South Riding Anglican Church

Office 703-961-1983

Cell 240-217-4370

Home 717-762-0924

"When it's all been said and done; there is just one thing that matters. Did I do my best to live for truth, did I live my life for You?"

News and Notes

Dear Parish Family,

I write this from the beautiful retreat center here in Dalton, PA, north of Scranton. If you are unfamiliar with the area –think mountains!

I have spent the week here at an iconography retreat. I have spent he week looking at the face of Jesus. The process of creating an icon begins, continues and is ended in prayer. This is not about creating a beautiful piece of art, but about discovering Jesus and more about myself in the process of creating the icon. I plan to preach on the Colossians passage listed below, and you will hear about the process of creating an icon, and the process of creating a life steeped in Jesus himself. (Yes, I will have the icon at church!) You won't want to miss it. The thunderous thought of the message this Sunday is that Jesus is the one we worship.

The readings for Sunday include Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15, Colossians 1:18-25, and Luke 10:38-42.

Everybody's worshipping something – come worship the Risen Lord with us this Sunday!

Blessings,

Becki+

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Rev. Becki Neumann+

Rector, South Riding Anglican Church

Office 703-961-1983

Cell 240-217-4370

Home 717-762-0924

"When it's all been said and done; there is just one thing that matters. Did I do my best to live for truth, did I live my life for You?"

SRCA News and Notes

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please pray for:

Baby Isaac as he undergoes surgery tomorrow, and for his quick recovery and return home.

Tom C.'s Father as he recovers from surgery.

Pat C. for safety as he serves on the front line in Afghanistan.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITYFrom Gail H.: We going to bake cookies at our house from 10 to 2 Saturday, July 10th for Pat C.'s unit. Pat is the reservist we know who is now on his 4th tour in harm's way! His wife and 3 elementary-age daughters will be here, as well as others from his church. We will have Sandwich Stuff to feed those who come with cookie ingredients, their own homemade cookies, or items suitable for a Care Package to Pat's unit in Afghanistan (even used fiction paperbacks are a great relief). If you don't like to bake, there will be packaging, labeling, card-writing, and general merry-making to do!

No reservations needed, just pop by if you get a chance. No worries if you want to come but can't. We'll do this again next month or so. Call the church office for directions. 

Take care,

-Gail

FOR SUNDAY 7/11/2010Dear Parish Family,

We missed those of you who were unable to be with us last Sunday at Family Camp. It's safe to say that a great time was had be all. Look for information about next summer's camp to be forthcoming. You won't want to miss it!!

Sunday is the seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Our lessons include: Amos 7:7-17, Psalm 82, Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37. In Paul's introductory message in his Letter to the Colossians, he writes of praying for these dear people. This is not the only instance of Paul's prayers being recorded. Paul clearly understood that prayer works! We, who are mere mortals, who have sinned against our Father in heaven, can actually be assured that our prayers are heard, that they matter, that God answers them. This morning's "Thunderous Thought" is just that – God hears and answers our prayers. Prayer works. 

My prayer for each of you is that you would "be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God." (from Col. ).

Sunday worship – our offering to our great God! Make it a habit!!

Blessings, 

Becki+

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Rev. Becki Neumann+

Rector, South Riding Anglican Church

Office 703-961-1983

Cell 240-217-4370

Home 717-762-0924

"When it's all been said and done; there is just one thing that matters. Did I do my best to live for truth, did I live my life for You?"