Guest Preacher The Rev. Sam Owen 2/24/19

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Revs. Elizabeth Maxwell & Sam Owen

Next Sunday, February 24, 2019, we will welcome back the Rev. Sam Owen, Priest in Charge of the Haitian Congregation of the Good Samaritan, as our guest preacher and forum leader at Ascension. Father Sam will share with us the latest developments in the New York/Haiti Project which has had assistance from our parish. This project has helped build and support a school and grain mill in Martel, Haiti. Please plan to join us to hear about the good work of the New York Haiti Project, and how you can be involved.

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In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.

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