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Senior Menu
Cavalier County Ministerial Association urges us to “flatten the curve”
SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (23) – Meatloaf, baked potato w/sour cream, Malibu blend veggies, bars, fruit. Tuesday (24) – Creamy chicken & dumplings w/peas, potatoes, carrots, coleslaw, Jell-O with fruit. Wednesday (25) – Pork roast/ gravy, mashed potatoes, Prince Edward veggies, mixed fruit crisp. Thursday (26) – Meat lasagna, Italian blend veggies, lettuce salad, garlic toast, fruit. Friday (27) – Lemon pepper tilapia or chicken breast, broccoli/ cheddar rice, lettuce salad w/onion, cucumber, tomato, Mandarin oranges. EBT/SNAP accepted Offering take-out only as the dining room is closed. Please call by 9:30 a.m. for take-outs. Homedelivered meals will remain the same. Frozen meals are also available for $4.00 each.
We are currently in unprecedented times. There is a lot of fear that many are feeling with this pandemic that has gripped our attention around the world. It is a rapid spreading virus which has lead to overwhelming and ever-changing recommendations and directions from all branches of government. Yet, there is a common goal with all the steps being taken to slow down the spread of the virus in all communities and “flatten the curve.” This is in large part so that we do not overwhelm our health care providers and critical services. Hence the closure of all schools and many other events being canceled or postponed including many of our churches. Our ministerial association has been in close conversation as we each try to lead through this and make some tough decisions. Many have suspended in-person worship and other activities at this time in order to help protect the
members of our faith communities and help our community at large. We see this as a matter of civic responsibility as well as spiritual leadership. It may feel like an overreaction, however, it is likely the response needed to avoid an even greater crisis tomorrow. Know that none of our church leadership take these decisions lightly. We, as a Ministerial Association, ask that if you are unsure if or how worship is going to be conducted, to contact your church or pastor or church’s website for the most current information. Collectively we see hope in all of this as we work together as a community to care for and about each other and our neighbors. And let us remember that during these days of uncertainty that God is with us and will continue to guide us as we adapt to the changing circumstances and we find new ways to worship and care for our neighbors.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Community Lenten Services have been CANCELLED due to the COVID-19 *Please check with your church to see if they are having Church Services. Brooks Funeral Home is working with churches & families to provide appropriate services or arranging for services to be held at a later date. - Thank you.
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Presbyterian Church of Langdon (one block West of Post Office)
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Time 11 a.m. – Sunday Worship
All Masses, activities & Adoration are cancelled until further notice. Our Church is open to all for prayer 24/7 Not cancelled: Wednesday Rosary; 6:30 a.m. Men’s Group
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From the Pastor’s Desk
Devotions by community pastors This devotion is submitted by Pastor Adrian Olson of North Parish
Blindness and sight, light and darkness, rejection of those in power and anointing of those who are unknown – these are the threads in the Lectionary readings of this week. The heart of the theme is this: how do we choose to see? Samuel is tempted to look at Jesse’s sons in an ordinary human way – outward strength and primacy in the family hierarchy – but God commands him to look differently, ultimately choosing the son who is the least. Paul encourages believers to walk in God’s light, avoiding the “deeds of darkness” that cause brokenness, stumbling and pain, but rather seeking to live in the light – seeing clearly and moving securely through the world because we can see. David’s famous psalm gives a picture of what this “living in the light” looks like – being shepherded by God in grace and nurture. Finally, and most importantly, the Gospel uses a dramatic story to show the difference between those who claim to see but don’t, and those who truly can see. The corruption, power-grabbing and judgmental condemnation of anything new and different is a mark of those who cannot see – although they always protest that they see clearly. On the other hand, the acceptance, healing and grace that Jesus shows – and the response in worship of those who have been made to see by Christ’s touch – is the mark of those who “live in the light”. Our choice, then, as individuals and as Church, is whether we will allow God’s light to change how we see, or whether we will go through the motions and continue to see as the rest of society does, while claiming falsely that we see as God does. Perception is everything. It’s not just what we see or don’t see, but how we interpret what we see that determines our actions, our responses and our beliefs. We can look at the poor and see unfortunate victims of circumstance, or lazy people who refuse to work, or dignified human beings making the most of a tough situation. We can look at climate science and see a natural cycle which has just happened to hit us now, or human actions putting our planet under pressure. We can look at issues of sexuality, consumption, energy, immigration, health care, abortion, and capital punishment and see every issue from different perspectives. Ultimately, how we determine what we see and what it means must flow from Christ’s example. How did Christ address poverty? How did Christ view the
natural world, sexuality, power, violence, sickness, and human dignity? Of course, even when it comes to Christ there are problems of perspective, but if we are to follow Christ into a world of justice, we will have to wrestle with these questions and not see them as outside of the realm of faith. Of course, once we have seen, we also have the task of helping others – our leaders, our neighbors, our children – to see as well. We can do this through coercion (like the religious leaders tried with the man Jesus healed) or we can do it through simple gracious action that opens eyes, as Jesus did. Of one thing we can be certain, though, if we are to learn from this week’s readings: we do not see, in our natural human capacity, as God does, and so if we are beginning to see clearly, it will almost certainly lead us to see the world and its systems differently from the dominant view. And this seeing, will inevitably work itself out in a new way of navigating the world as well, as we recognize the need and the calling for us to act on what we see. In our daily lives we all make choices (consciously or subconsciously) about what we will see and what we won’t. It’s tempting to choose not to see the suffering and injustice in our world – to switch off the news and to ignore reports of grief, war and trauma. It’s tempting to avoid seeing certain people and to allow them to just blend in with the landscape, removing their need and struggle from our vision. It’s tempting to avoid seeing God’s truth and grace in those with whom we disagree and whom we would rather see as “all bad”. It’s tempting to avoid seeing the brokenness in those we support and with whom we agree and to see them as “all good”. It’s tempting to avoid seeing the resources, the opportunities and the capacity we have for making a difference, and to rather believe we can do nothing. But, if we have really seen Jesus, and if we have truly seen God’s reign proclaimed and manifest in Christ, then we have to confront how we see things and allow God’s grace and mercy, God’s truth and justice to change our seeing and shed light on our world, our relationships and our neighborhoods. And, once again, our seeing must be informed by God’s different perspective where the greatest are the least, and where everyone – even a young shepherd boy, or a carpenter from the countryside – can make significant differences in the world.
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