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May 4, 2016
Volume 41, Issue 17
(Disciples of Christ)
ARCC NOTES
Giving Tree for Abbey Road
Kids Preschool
There are only a few
needs left on the Giving Tree
for Abbey Road Kids Preschool Please see what is still on the tree
and provide what you can. Place your donations in the blue box in the narthex.
Thank you for your gifts.
You are invited to "Walk as One at
1" on our labyrinth on Saturday,
May 7, at 1:00 pm, joining with
others around the world celebrating
the 8th Annual World Labyrinth
Day and walking for peace and healing for our planet. Please see page
two of this newsletter.
573.335.3422
www.abbeyroadchristianchurch.com
Dinner for Eight?
Want to join friends from the congregation for dinner once a month in a host’s
home? We enjoyed this fellowship activity
a few years ago, & think
it is time to revive it!
Watch this newsletter & listen to Sunday’s
announcements for
more details!
Thank you for the response for the Love Gifts for
Randy Cook. We are very appreciative of his work with
the River Campus youth. The church plans to continue this
ministry.
Randy has accepted a call to Community Christian Church
in Lubbock, TX (his home town). He will be starting there as
pastor before the end of this month. He was surprised and
humbled with our Love Gifts.
We wish the best for Randy and Liz as they move to Texas
and begin this new chapter in their lives; we know God is with
them.
John & Deborah Browne, Del Brunton, Bernice
Osborn, Connie Gibson, Kenny Werner, Gene
Farrar, Pastoral Search Committee, Luther Hunt,
Barbara Farrar, Bonnie Hennessy, Mary Ann Heinsman, Justin Vines, Jimmy Smith, Dorothy Lowes, Jim
& Linda Stevenson Green, Nancy Stevenson Matherne, Maxie
McKenzie & family, Bill Ludlow, George Amick, Jackson Batchelor,
Philip Conti, Charles Blattner, Bill Pratt, Mark Faith, relatives &
friends serving in the military, all who are hurting, lonely, and afraid
Do you have someone to add to our prayer list? Please
inform the church office or fill out a form found at
the back of the sanctuary.
Serving on Sunday May 8
9:30 a.m.
At Table: Steve Piker (c) Martin Needels (o)
Distribution: Peggy Bentlage, Glenda Zink + ushers
Communion Prep: Peggy Bentlage
Scripture Reader: Leon Book
Greeters: Felicia Fox, Naida Wills
Ushers: Lavetta Bratton, Karen Piker
Worship Capt.: Melanie Sherinski
Soundboard: Breedon/Dean
Adult Sunday School May 8
The Middle Room class will begin
on page 90, “Dust”, in Rachel Held Evans’ book, Searching for Sunday.
The Green Room class will continue
our study of God is not One: The Eight
Rival Religions that Run the World, by
Stephen Prothero. We are going to look
at chapter 7, “Judaism: The Way of Exile and Return,” pp.243-278. We have
just three chapters left; please be thinking about ideas for our next project.
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Golden Boys will meet at 8:00 on Tuesday at My Daddy’s Cheesecake. Please
join us for breakfast and conversation.
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Congratulations to Roanne Dean who
will graduate Saturday, May 7, with a
Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from William Woods University
in Fulton, MO. We are proud of you!
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A donation to the Food Bank was made
by the Wells family in honor of Carol
Wells’ birthday.
Sign up
to Serve
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in June!
Our sympathy is extended to the Sanders family in the death of Reece Sanders.
Worship Notes May 1
Attendance: 86
Regular friends: 23
Offering: $ 6,910
Lectionary for May 8
Acts 16:16-34
Psalm 97
Rev. 22:12-14, 16,17,20-21
John 17:20-26
Thursday, May 5
6:00pm New Life Singers practice
6:45pm Chancel Choir practice
Friday, May 6
10:00am ARCL: Genealogy
Saturday, May 7 World Labyrinth Day
1:00pm “Walk as One at 1”
Sunday, May 8
9:30am Worship Service
9:30am Abbey Rd. Adventures for children
10:30am Fellowship
10:45am Sunday School
Tuesday, May 10
8:00am Golden Boys at My Daddy’s Café & Bakery
Wednesday, May 11
9:30am Bible Study
6:00pm New Life Singers practice
6:45pm Chancel Choir practice
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Lars Howlett, Event Coordinator
LabyrinthSociety.org
THOUSANDS WALK IN MOVING MEDITATION FOR PEACE ON WORLD LABYRINTH DAY
GLOBAL EVENT – SATURDAY, MAY 7th 2016:
What do you call the journey of a thousand footsteps that winds up exactly where it began? The answer lies in the labyrinth: an ancient archetype recently rediscovered as a path of prayer and walking meditation.
This spring the Labyrinth Society (TLS) invites the world to cross mental borders in a shared symbolic walk for peace in celebration of the 8th Annual World Labyrinth Day (WLD). Held on the first
Saturday in May, individuals or groups can participate by holding private walks or public events on
the labyrinth.
“As mindfulness and meditation have gone mainstream, people around the world have been turning
to labyrinths as a spiritual exercise or for stress relief,” says Coordinator Lars Howlett. “Based on an
informal event survey in 2014, over 5,000 people participated in WLD from more than 44 states and
23 countries.” TLS encourages participants to be counted by taking a WLD Participation survey.
Existing for more than 4,000 years, labyrinths are mythological designs used for fertility rituals, symbolic pilgrimages, and spiritual practice. In a hyperactive world of constant connectivity, labyrinths
are in resurgence as more people seek out sacred spaces that promote insight and inner wisdom.
“While many use labyrinths for personal reflection, WLD is an opportunity to ‘Walk as One at 1’ in
the afternoon (local time) in solidarity with others around the world to promote peace. It’s heartwarming to think of hundreds of people walking in Australia, Poland, Scotland, and Colombia,
among other countries where participants organized local events last year,” notes Howlett. “The first
person to sign up this year is from Zambia!” Participants can share their photos and stories on the
Labyrinth Society’s Events Facebook page.
Labyrinths are also found in diverse environments, from schools, parks and prisons to corporate
campuses in Silicon Valley (Google offers two for employees in Mountain View and a golden snail
greets visitors at the center of the walking path at Electronic Arts in Redwood City). Churches are
also building labyrinths as an alternative way to engage their community and facilitate spiritual practice. Celebrations of World Labyrinth Day can be posted and found via the Events Calendar of the
Labyrinth Society. The World Wide Labyrinth Locator is another resource for finding labyrinths in
your local community or while traveling throughout the world.
“We have an ambitious goal this year for participation in all 50 United States as well as 50 countries.
As governments and armies seem to further polarize world peoples, the labyrinth has been a bridge
between cultures throughout history,” notes Howlett. “World Labyrinth Day is for everyone and, like
the labyrinth itself, is an opportunity to develop tolerance and compassion for others from different
walks of live.” For more information and to view photos see: www.labyrinthsociety.org/worldlabyrinth-day.