The Week Ahead and Beyond

This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost. It is also Father's Day. Linda's message will be on “From Pain to Promise.” Aran Garnett-Deakin and Killion Webster will be providing the offering of music. After worship, we will enjoy lemonade, perhaps on the lawn.

Linda will be participating at General Assembly from June 22 until July 3. On Sunday, June 28, Jan McGilliard, a commissioned lay pastor and member of Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, will preach. On Sunday, July 5, Lucian will lead the worship service.

General Assembly Information

The the 227th General Assembly meets from June 22 to July 2, a meeting that is held every two years to shape the theology, governance, and mission priorities of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Linda is serving on the Theological Education and Ordination Committee. She will be out of the office and unavailable for the first week, which is all-day zoom meetings of the committee. She will then travel to Milwaukee for the second week in-person meeting, along with John McCarthy and Laura Jane Ramsburg, the other two commissioners from the Presbytery of the Peaks, and Dave Baker, who will be serving as staff support. Always remember that General Assembly is US--commissioners from every Presbytery are elected to serve, and their call is to learn, think, pray, and seek the will of God for us now.

Please keep the GA in your prayers, especially our commissioners.

Pray for:

     Energy for the long days

     Patience with the technology, travel and one another

     Discernment and Wisdom as they listen for and follow where the Spirit leads

If you want to follow along or learn more, here are some resources:

227th General Assembly Overview

The Presbyterian Outlook's 227th GA Guide

PCUSA GA Homepage

Linda also emailed a guide to the congregation list. She will also be posting on Substack.

Summer Music

We will have special music every Sunday except July 5 while the choir takes a break. See Marya to sign up for that last date.

Date           Musician(s)
June 21       Killion Webster and Aran Garnet-Deakin
June 28       The Younger Church Percussion Band
July 5          open
July 12        Liz Warriner
July 19        Robin Begnoche and Marya Katz
July 26        Simple Gifts
August 2      Thomas DeBusk and Mark Freeman
August 9      Emily Davis and Marya Katz
August 16    open
August 23    Marshall and Alex Chaney
August 30    Ann Marie Conner (maybe with Chime Choir) 

Bulletin Lite

Like everything else, the cost of paper has gone up. To reduce printing costs and to be good stewards of the environment, we will be doing a trial run this summer with a half-sheet bulletin. It will show the order of worship so people can know what's coming next in the service but all the words to responses and hymns will be on the screen. Please provide feedback to the church office after Sunday.

The full bulletin is attached to the eUpdate email for those who wish to print it at home.

June Has Two Celebrations to Be Aware Of

Monday Night Supper

The meal this week was baked pasta, salad (and green beans when the salad ran out), bread, fruit cup, and cookies. We served 100 meals. Helpers included Barbara, Marge and George, Susan, Pam, and Bruce and Heidi.

Volunteers to help prepare and pack meals are always welcome and needed.

Homebound Members

For those wishing to keep in touch with our homebound members, here are some addresses:

Pastoral Care

"Offer prayers and petitions in the Spirit all the time." – Eph. 6.18

Please be in prayer for:

Please let the church office know if names should be added to or removed from the list.