"Justice Matters"

Beloved ~

I’m at my favorite conference of the year, The Festival of Homiletics, so there’s just time for a note.  Here’s an article I came across in Sunday’s New York Times which I think useful for most everyone I know! How Smarter Living Taught Me to Be an Adult.

Sheila Maben took this beautiful picture of our sanctuary flowers Sunday morning ~ peonies from the church flower beds and mine.  She says they make a wonderful computer background screen. 

​What a lovely time with Mrs. Cannon, Abby, Dai, Braxton and Leo from the BHSN Civil Rights History Club.  I’m so proud to be invited to partner with them in the justice work they are doing in their school, community and country.  Our offering for them Sunday was $944, but if you haven’t given, please do.  Checks can be made out to BHSN Civil Rights History Club and mailed to:
BHSN
Attn: Angie Cannon
3901 North Kinser Pike
Bloomington, IN 47404

Please write University Baptist in the memo line so Mrs. Cannon will know it came through us.  

Elder Wanda Hosea is preaching on Sunday, May 27th, and you don’t want to miss it.  

I’ll see you next week (5/30) at the Wednesday Night Supper where the justice workgroup will have another special program for you, the second speaker in our Justice Matters Series:  Christie Popp, a local immigration attorney. She is a member of Congregation Beth Shalom and is currently coordinating the Bloomington Interfaith and Community Immigrant Task Force.  She will help us understand some of the struggles that immigrants in our community are facing and give us some background on why some immigrants in our community lack current immigration documentation.  

The meal begins at 6 PM, and our discussion of justice issues affecting our immigrant neighbors will start around 6:45.  We hope you can join us; bring a friend, and bring your questions!

~ peace & prayers from our nation’s capital,
pastor annette