Nazareth Christian Fellowship
November 19, 2018
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
This is your early edition of the NCF newsletter wishing you a happy Thanksgiving! My prayer for you is that you have time to rest and recharge before the end of the semester. I pray that you have time to consider what makes you feel grateful.
Reminder: there is worship on Sunday 11/25! See you there
This Day We Say Grateful
A Sending Blessing
It is a strange thing
to be so bound
and so released
all in the same moment,
to feel the heart
open wide
and wider still
even as it turns
to take its leave.
On this day,
let us say
this is simply the way
love moves
in its ceaseless spiraling,
turning us toward
one another,
then sending us
into what waits for us
with arms open wide to us
in welcome
and in hope.
On this day,
in this place
where you have
poured yourself out,
where you have been
emptied
and filled
and emptied again,
may you be aware
more than ever
of what your heart
has opened to
here,
what it has tended
and welcomed
here,
where it has broken
in love and in grief,
where it has given
and received blessing
in the unfathomable mystery
that moves us,
undoes us,
and remakes us
finally
for joy.
This day
may you know
this joy
in full measure.
This day
may you know
this blessing
that gathers you in
and sends you forth
but will not
forget you.
O hear us
as this day
we say
grace;
this day
we say
grateful;
this day
we say
blessing;
this day
we release you
in God’s keeping
and hold you
in gladness
and love.
—Jan Richardson
Blessings,
Nadia
This week in worship...
Prayer in the style of Taizé
Dinner: pizza!
International Retreat to Taizé, France
When: May 16-26, 2019
Cost: $750
If you would like to apply, contact Nadia Mullin at nmullin7@naz.edu for an application.
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 03:00 PM
Taizé, France
Interested in service?
See you Thursday 11/29 for our next Bible Study!
Harvesters Christian Fellowship: Fridays at 7 pm in GAC 151!
Iron Sharpens Iron.
Harvesters is intended to build community among Christians at Nazareth College. In fellowship, we encourage and sharpen one another in our constant pursuit of intimacy with God. We are called to ‘harvest the field’ that God has placed us in. By responding to this call with passionate worship, prayer, and service, we strive to bring revival and unity to our campus and beyond. Ultimately, our vision is to be our generation’s demonstration of an Acts church - a growing and maturing body of believers living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We meet every Friday 7-9 PM in the GAC Community Room (first floor). Our time together consists of prayer, worship, and a study of scripture. If you enjoy pizza, ping pong, and healthy discussion, come join us! All are welcome.
"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." - Matthew 9:37
"Don't you have a saying, 'It's still four months until harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." - John 4:35
Nazareth Christian Fellowship
Email: ncf@naz.edu
Location: Linehan Chapel, Nazareth College of Rochester, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-389-2306
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nazchristianfellowship