Fwd: SRCA NEWS AND NOTES

SUNDAY READINGS: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Psalm 19, Philippians 3:4b-14, and Matthew 21:33-46

Exciting Things Are Happening at South Riding Church

Sunday, Oct. 2: Parish Picnic and visit from Young LIfe Staffer, Margaret Murphy (new to our community)

I am excited to have Margaret come and share the vision for Young LIfe's ministry in the SR area. If you have teens, or are a teen, or will have teens in the next few years, or have a passion to share Jesus with teens, this ministry will excite you! Let's show margaret a warn SRCA welcome!

After church on Sunday we will head over to the Branch home / welcome center lawn for our annual picnic. Please bring lawn chairs and a dish to share (if you didn't sign up, just bring something you figure folks will enjoy.) EVERYONE is welcome - and please invite your neighbors! And - does anyone have a volleyball net with stands, and a ball that we can borrow? If so, could you email and let me know. 

Friday, Oct. 7 - Sunday, Oct. 9: Men's get-away to the "Crab Shack," Theme: Fishers of Men (or is it an excuse to be fishermen?) All men welcome, even if you can only come for part of the time!

Saturday, November 12: Women's "Seaside Escape," Location: The Bishop Claggett Center, about an hour from SR. Come away for a day to refresh and re-energize. Open to all ladies in the parish, daughters in grades 6 and up, and their invited guests. Register today. Cost is $35.00 and includes lunch and materials. 

Saturday, Dec. 10: Women's trip to NYC. Look for the signup sheet. Cost will depend on how many women are going. We will rent a van (driver already in place) or hire a buss if we have enough women to make it the better value). 

Ministry to Children and Youth

All children and youth are asked to bring their Bibles to Sunday school. (This is a good idea for adults, too - so you can mark the readings, etc)

Children will be making tote bags in which to carry their Bibles and journals back and forth to church. Please help  your child remember! If  your child does not have a good children's Bible, please talk to Pastor Becki so one can be provided. 

NEEDED: NURSERY WORKER

We are looking to hire a nursery worker. The starting pay is $15.00 per hour, for 2 hours each Sunday. Once the probationary period has been successfully completed, the wages go to $20.00 per hour.  Please ask around where you live, work, and play. Until someone is hired, we will need volunteers to staff the nursery. 

The 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

Exciting Things Are Happening at South Riding Church

Mark Your Calendars:

Sunday, Oct. 2: Parish Picnic and visit from Young LIfe Staffer, Margaret Murphy (new to our community)

Friday, Oct. 7 - Sunday, Oct. 9: Men's get-away to the "Crab Shack," Theme: Fishers of Men (or is it an excuse to be fishermen?) All men welcome, even if you can only come for part of the time!

Saturday, October 22: Women's "Seaside Escape," Location still TBD, but will be within an hour of SR. Come away for a day to refresh and re-energize. Open to all ladies in the parish, daughters in grades 6 and up, and their invited guests. 

Saturday, Dec. 10: Women's trip to NYC. Look for the signup sheet. Cost will depend on how many women are going. We will rent a van (driver already in place) or hire a buss if we have enough women to make it the better value). 

Ministry to Children and Youth

All children and youth are asked to bring their Bibles to Sunday school. (This is a good idea for adults, too - so you can mark the readings, etc)

Children will be making tote bags in which to carry their Bibles and journals back and forth to church. Please help  your child remember! If  your child does not have a good children's Bible, please talk to Pastor Becki so one can be provided. 

NEEDED: NURSERY WORKER

We are looking to hire a nursery worker. The starting pay is $15.00 per hour, for 2 hours each Sunday. Once the probationary period has been successfully completed, the wages go to $20.00 per hour.  Please ask around where you live, work, and play. Until someone is hired, we will need volunteers to staff the nursery. 

Dear Parish Family, 

This Sunday we celebrate the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. DO you struggle to submit to authority? You are not alone! The scripture lessons for Sunday provide ample evidence that "authority issues" are nothing new. Those lessons will include Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16, Philippians 2:1-13, and Matthew 21:23-32. 

I'm praying that I see you at worship, where I pray you will encounter Jesus in the liturgy, in word, and in the breaking of the bread.

Faithfully,

Becki+

The 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

Exciting Things Are Happening at South Riding Church

Mark Your Calendars:

Sunday, Oct. 2: Parish Picnic and visit from Young LIfe Staffer, Margaret Murphy (new to our community)

Friday, Oct. 7 - Sunday, Oct. 9: Men's get-away to the "Crab Shack," Theme: Fishers of Men (or is it an excuse to be fishermen?) All men welcome, even if you can only come for part of the time!

Saturday, October 22: Women's "Seaside Escape," Location still TBD, but will be within an hour of SR. Come away for a day to refresh and re-energize. Open to all ladies in the parish, daughters in grades 6 and up, and their invited guests. 

Saturday, Dec. 10: Women's trip to NYC. Look for the signup sheet. Cost will depend on how many women are going. We will rent a van (driver already in place) or hire a buss if we have enough women to make it the better value). 

Ministry to Children and Youth

All children and youth are asked to bring their Bibles to Sunday school. (This is a good idea for adults, too - so you can mark the readings, etc)

Children will be making tote bags in which to carry their Bibles and journals back and forth to church. Please help  your child remember! If  your child does not have a good children's Bible, please talk to Pastor Becki so one can be provided. 

NEEDED: NURSERY WORKER

We are looking to hire a nursery worker. The starting pay is $15.00 per hour, for 2 hours each Sunday. Once the probationary period has been successfully completed, the wages go to $20.00 per hour.  Please ask around where you live, work, and play. Until someone is hired, we will need volunteers to staff the nursery. 

Announcement

Bishop John Guernsey has, with my permission, appointed me to the Standing Committee in our new diocese for a one year term. It is an honor to be asked, and a privilege to serve. The Standing Committee serves the diocese  rather like a vestry serves the church. I ask your prayers that the service I give would please Jesus. Thanks, Becki+

Dear Friends in Christ, 

This Sunday we celebrate "National Back to Church Sunday," along with the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. What a joyous day, when the gospel lesson reminds us that it is never too late to accept the gift of God in our lives.

Our lessons will include Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45, Philippians 1:21-30, and Matthew 20:1-16. If I were to name a prominent theme in these readings I would say "grumbling."

In the gospel reading the laborers hired early in the day grumble when those hired later receive the same wages. In the reading from Exodus the people of God grumble about food and water. Even Paul seems to grumble about remaining here on earth to do the Lord's work when he would rather be with Christ in the heavenlies. Only the psalmist reminds us that "One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your power." What is rumbling around in our hearts, grumbles or gratitude? And, if it's grumbles, what will help us make the switch?

Welcome to worship. I pray you will encounter Jesus in the liturgy, in word, and in the breaking of the bread.

Faithfully,

Becki+

The 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

Dear Parish Family,

Where were you ten years ago on 9/11? Most of us will never forget the moment when we realized what was happening in Washington, in New York, and in the rural countryside of Pennsylvania. Directly or indirectly, our lives were affected, our emotions were stirred, and our sense of safety was shaken. We found ourselves confronted with evil; and our initial response was disbelief, grief, sadness, and anger. While refer to Sept. 11, 2001 as 9/11, most of us have had several 9/11 type events in our lives – events that shake the foundations of our lives.

What is to be our ongoing response to such actions? Where do we turn when our sense of security is so shaken? Although 9/11 happened one time, ten years ago, many people have been confronted with the face of evil since then; and many of us have had to deal with similar responses to life circumstances. Does God cause these things to happen as some would say? What is God's role in evil, in death, in loss?

The readings for Sunday have something to say about the "9/11" events in our lives, about God's role, and about our response. They include: Genesis 50:15-21, Psalm 103:1-14, Romans 14:1-12, and Matthew 18:21-35.

Please join us for worship! Worshipping together is our central act as a church. 

In Christ,

Becki+

The 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

Dear Parish Family,

As school resumes and summer draws to a close, we are set here at SRCA to begin a new program year. Sunday School returns for our children on Sunday, September 11. Our First Thursday Bible Study begins at 7:30 on Sept. 8 (yes, that is the second Monday – we wanted to wait until after Labor Day). This study will connect our current mission, vision, and core values to the Scriptures as we examine what SRCA is called to do and be.  Every member is encouraged to participate in this study, as it will help us understand God's call to us as a church. The Women's Monday morning Bible Study begins again on Sept. 12 at 9:30. It will meet at Melinda Mansfield's home, and the topic of the study will be determined that first day. Moms with young children are welcome (as are all women – SRCA members or not). Our Men's studies and home groups continue, and are noted elsewhere in this bulletin. Our youth Bible study fro those in grades 6-12 begins again on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 5:00. It is our goal to have every adult member of our church participate in some sort of small group. Please consider joining in the fun!

A full calendar of events, studies, and opportunities to serve will be published in the near future. Please be sure to pick up your copy.

I also encourage everyone to attend our old/new bishop's investiture as the first bishop of the new Diocese of the Mid Atlantic. This is a truly historic occasion in the life of our church. The Right Reverend John Guernsey invites us all to join him for a glorious celebration at 11:00, Sept. 10, at Truro Church. 

Our lessons for today include Exodus 12:1-14, Psalm 149, Romans 13:8-14, and Matthew 18:15-20. We are so blessed to be able to come together freely to worship the Lord. Welcome!

Faithfully,

Becki+

The 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?"