The ParishScope
News & Events from
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Avenue, Kensington, CA
Called to be stewards of creation & to build a just society based upon the inspiration of our faith
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October 20, 2019 | Issue: 394
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*Sunday October 20 @ 11:30 AM
Second Hour Discussion:
Poets Examining their Faith
Emily Dickinson said, “We both believe, and disbelieve, a hundred times an hour, which keeps believing nimble.” We’ll look at a few poems (by Gerard Manley Hopkins, Elizabeth Bishop, and others) which exemplify this kind of “nimble believing,” and we’ll compare them to moments in our own spiritual lives. No poetry background required! Brought to you by the Faith Formation team.
**Monday October 21 @ 10:00 AM
Memoir Group:
A Fork in the Road
Monthly Memoir Group led by Ruth Robinson in the Fireside Room. Yogi Berra said: “when you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Malapropism aside, I think we’ve all come to metaphorical roads with detours and taken one, not the other. What happened on your journey? Might you write about it and share with the memoir group on October 21st?
***Sunday October 27 @ 11:30 AM
Book Discussion: A Global Warming Primer- Chapters 3, 4, & 5
A Global Warming Primer
is written by Jeffrey Bennett, who will be our guest speaker on Tuesday, November 5. For Chapters 3 & 4, our discussion will focus on some of the consequences of global warming, and the following chapter offers practical solutions for addressing the problems.
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Saturday, November 2, Bay Association
Fall Meeting, 8:30 AM – 2 PM.
This is our local association of churches,
part of the Northern California Nevada Conference
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Bay Association Fall Meeting, City of Refuge Church, Oakland, 8400 Enterprise Way, Oakland. There will be a riveting message by Nancy MacLean, and breakfast and lunch will be provided, so please show up at 8:45 AM. We look forward to seeing you there. View the flyer
HERE
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Let Rev. Nate know if you’re interested in attending.
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Stewardship:
"I am the Way"
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Sunday, November 3 is Stewardship Sunday, where we dedicate our pledges for the coming year before God.
Giving allows us to participate in our church community, as we strive to live in such a way that God becomes real in each of us and is extended to others through us.
(Unsure about how much you’re being called to give? Look out for the giving charts included in your bulletin each Sunday, which help you calculate an amount based on your resources.)
We ask that you fill out your pledge card and bring it with you on Stewardship Sunday on November 3. If you’ll be away that Sunday, you can also mail the pledge card to Elena Carruthers, our Financial Secretary (234 Willamette Ave., Kensington, CA 94708). We thank you for your support!
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Jeffrey Bennett
is an astrophysicist and the author of many books, including the acclaimed “
A Global Warming Primer
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” In his time with us, Jeffrey will tackle some of the toughest issues surrounding global warming. He will show us how we can (and must) move beyond political partisanship, and he will frame global warming as a problem we
can
solve, leading to a better future for everyone.
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First Thursday Community Potluck
A Parting Gift: Providing for Your Heirs
Thursday November 7 @ 6:00 PM
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Social Hour at 6 pm, Dinner at 6:30, Program starts around 7
Reece Halpern, of the Halpern Law Office in Albany, will walk us through the estate planning process and also provide some self-help steps you can take. Reece will speak for about 30 minutes, then take questions from the audience. Come to learn and share your wisdom!
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A Thumbs Up from Russ Weeks
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Russ Weeks gives the thumbs up and says hello to his church family! Russ is always grateful for visitors to Windsor Rosewood Care Center in Pleasant Hill. Photo shared with permission.
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Donations & Checks Made Out to
"ACC"
Are No Longer Accepted
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Hi all,
This week CitiBank informed the church that all future checks/donations must be made payable to "
Arlington Community Church.
" Checks made out to "
ACC
" will no longer be accepted.
Please see Randy Laferte for any questions regarding this change.
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October 13, 2019 Sermon: Rev Nate Klug
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A crowd so thick you can’t see the end or the beginning, trudging along in the dust.
You can hear infants wailing.
You can hear moaning from someone who is sick.
And still, you can hear singing from a handful of people, too, to keep spirits up.
No one knows where they are going to end up.
All they know is, they cannot go back home.
For the Jewish people sent to Babylon, this exile lasted several generations.
Some of the most powerful literature in the Hebrew Bible was created during this time.
Maybe you know Psalm 137?
“By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept…
How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?”…
Being far from home…it raises so many feelings, doesn’t it?
And maybe we know what it’s like, to have to move somewhere, against our will.
Or maybe we just know the feeling, common to many modern-day people…
of trying to make a home in a place that doesn’t quite feel like home.
Or in a situation we wouldn’t have expected.
The great philosopher Simone Weil said this uprootedness was part of our modern condition…
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