MUSINGS …
by Vicki Kemper
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. – Psalm 8:3-5
However you’re feeling today—hopeful or despairing, powerless or inspired, lonely or madly in love—there’s something the psalmist wants you to know.
Whatever you’re doing today—marching for an end to gun violence, taking your kids to soccer practice, working a second job to make ends meet, or doing laundry and cleaning house—there’s something I want you to know.
You were made for glory.
You and your neighbor, you and the garbage collector, you and the Freedom Convoy participant who lives next door, you and every single one of us: made for glory.
I realize this may sound preposterous, especially if you, like me, sometimes wonder what is wrong with people.
Even if you agree with the theology, it may feel, well, un-Christian to claim such a magnificent provenance.
It’s true, we’ve all fallen short of the glory of God—but that doesn’t mean we’re not made for it.
However you’re feeling and whatever you’re doing, may this be the day you begin to claim your glorious, God-given identity.
CHANGE OF WORSHIP TIME:
As my tenure at St. Peter’s comes to an end, as of July 3, our Sunday worship time here at Grace will return to 10:30 am 😊
SUNDAY SCHOOL:
Great news!
Sunday School is up and running once again for children 5 and up!
Many thanks to Tanya Logan-Antonacci for her wonderful ministry with our Grace kids 😊
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY …
The Right Relations Team of the Canadian Shield Regional Council in partnership with the Manitou Intentional Learning Community and Indigenous Student Affairs at Laurentian University will be holding a special event in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Hosted by Indigenous Student Affairs “You Owe Us an Apology: Planting the Seeds of Allyship” will take place at the Apology Cairn in Parking Lot 15 at Laurentian on June 21 beginning at 10:30 am.
Everyone is welcome!
STUDY AND DISCUSSION GROUP:
Our next Study and Discussion Group will be held NEXT WEDNESDAY, June 22 at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
Our conversation for this session will focus on chapter nine of Diana Butler Bass’s Christianity for the Rest of Us.
FUNDSCRIP:
DON’T FORGET … about our ongoing Fundscrip fundraising program.
You purchase gift cards at face value and Grace United earns a percentage on each purchase.
All it costs is the actual face value of the card plus a stamp for postage.
The easiest way to order cards is online using the direct shipping method.
You simply go to the website http://www.fundscrip.com
For the first visit, you would select “Sign Up” at the top right-hand corner
The invitation code for Grace is P4RKX9
If you are new to the program or would like detailed instructions to get started, please email Laurie (laubertin@kpmg.ca)
LET US PRAY…
Dear God,
This morning as I contemplate a new day, I ask you to help me.
I want to be aware of your spirit—leading me in the decisions I take, the conversations I have, and the work I do.
I want to be more like you, as I relate to the people I meet today—friends or strangers.
Although I know that I am weak at times, I also know that by the power of your spirit, I can be strong in the work I do, the decisions I make, and the words I speak.
I thank you that you promise to be with me always, and for being the same yesterday, today, and forever. Amen.
Grace United Church Sudbury 