Church Events

July 16- Boy Scout Mtg 7pm

July 23- Knit Wits 10am

July 24-July 30: PPC Office Closed

Aug 13- Knit Wits 10am

Aug 14- ELC Board Mtg 5pm

Aug 21- Session Mtg 6:45pm

Aug 27- Knit Wits 10am

Sept 3- Labor Day Holiday; PPELC & PPC Office Closed

At A Glance WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF PENFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

JULY 11, 2018

PPC is going to Rochester Red

Wings game on Monday, July 30th.

Game starts at 5:05 pm.

There are 30 tickets available.

See or call Ron Brown at 377-1077.

Summer Kids Church School will resume on July 15.

Some memories from Pastor Sue’s last Sunday.

(Photos courtesy of Susan Orr’s Facebook post)

Pastor Sue has many items from the 223rd

General Assembly that she would like to

share. For the next four weeks there will

be two or three articles to read. Please

click on the links below (by pushing Ctrl at

the same time) to read them.

General Assembly News: 2019 per capita set at $8.19

As Confessing Christians

General Assembly News: Worship speaker urges PC (USA) to ‘Make

Good Biscuits’

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good biscuits.pdf

Chacour is the winner of the Niwano Peace Award and has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Summer "All PPC Reads" selection is:

Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of a Palestinian Christian

Working for Peace in Israel by Elias Chacour Chacour is the author of two best-selling books.

Blood Brothers covers his childhood growing up in the town of Biram, his development into a young man, and his early years as a priest in Ibillin. This book has been translated into more than twenty languages.

Jan will have the books for sale this Sunday.

Please join us we as delve into this book together leading up to our special speaker on the topic this Fall.

Mosaic of Peace Travelogue Vol VII July 13

BDS. Boycott. Divestment. Sanctions. Economic sanctions have been used around the world for the last 2

centuries to convince a country or regime to change its ways by affecting their economy. Our denomination

has, over the years, supported boycotts and divestment actions. One of the most well-known and successful

actions was the apartheid sanctions against South Africa (SA) of which the US government supported through

legislation in 1986. Many nations of the world participated and eventually helped to pave the way for the

dissolution of apartheid, leading to democratic elections that all of SA’s people could vote in. Rev. Desmond

Tutu has had much to say about the oppressive conditions under which the Palestinians live. He believes the

apartheid that they live under is worse than what the blacks and mixed race persons faced in SA.

Not all agree that sanctions work. Ardi Gelmann, our host in Efrat, unequivocally believes BDS is having no

effect. Within our Mosaic of Peace group we had a dissenter. There are mixed feelings in our country.

Omar Barghouti, a leader in the BDS movement, believes in the movement. We met Omar in Ramallah. He is

known as an enemy of Israel and is currently under a travel ban. He had much difficulty leaving Israel to ac-

cept the 2017 Ghandi Peace award. His name was not used in any printed literature that we received as it

could have had a negative impact on our group if Israeli officials had known of our meeting with him. The

Israeli government is keenly aware of the BDS movement and its potential.

At our meeting, Barghouti had much to say about the Israeli government. The most striking comment was

“Israel is on a pedestal and no one is holding them accountable”. Barghouti, who lived in the US for 11 years

during which he received a Master’s degree from Columbia, noted that young Jews in the US are seeing diffi-

culty in supporting Israeli policy. He also said “We don’t need charity. We need your support. We need the

US to stop military aide and to end the complicity with the Israeli government.”

Barghouti is a controversial figure in the midst of a controversial situation. His opinions and the stand on BDS

have been seen as anti-Semitic. To this he responded: “BDS is a non-violent human rights movement that

seeks freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people, based on international law and universal prin-

ciples of human rights. As such, BDS has consistently and categorically rejected all forms of discrimination

and racism, including anti-Semitism as well as dozens of racist laws in Israel”.

This week’s take away: While the path to peace is long and uncertain, whether here for us or in Palestine,

being humane even in the midst of crisis is the only path to take.

Peace and Blessings,

Mindy Shaffer

Members of our group greeting Omar Barghouti

Train the Trainers - Interfaith Immersion: Leadership Skills, Communication and Conflict Management with Spiritual Journeys to Places of Worship

This week-long, non-credit certificate course is offered each summer, designed for profes-sionals, business people, religious leaders, social workers, and all those who are engaged

in dealing with the other.

When: August 13-17, 2018 (All days included) Where: Nazareth College, Golisano Academic Center, Room 235

Textbook: The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions by Dr. Houston Smith. Available at Amazon.com and various local and internet book retailers.

Registration Fee: $179, which includes light suppers and visits to places of worship.

How to Register: Email interfaith@naz.edu or call 585-389-2963 Send a check with your full name, email address, mailing address, and phone number to:

Nazareth College, Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, 4245 East Ave https://maps.google.com/?q=4245+East+Ave++++%0D%0A+Rochester,+NY+14618&entry=gmail&source=g

Worship This Sunday 7/15

Pastor: Rev. Jim Widboom

Liturgist: Charles Griffith

Church Musician: Christine Schwind

Faith Development Leader: Jan Kennedy

Greeters: Wes & Jan Kleppe

Coffee Hosts: Wes & Jan Kleppe

Nursery Supervisor: Zelma Barnes Davis

Nursery Helper: Mindy Shaffer

E-News & Bulletin Prepared By: Brenda Tucker, Office Administrator

Scriptures for 7/15: Psalm 24; 2 Samuel 6: 1-5, 12b-19; Ephesians 1: 3-14

JULY OFFICE HOURS

Mon 12:30 - 4:30 pm

Tue 12:30 - 5:00 pm

Wed 12:30 - 4:30 pm

Thu 12:30 - 4:30 pm

Fri 12:30 - 4:00 pm

CLOSED TUE 7/24 - MON 7/30

Our Deacons continue

to collect food for our

Penfield neighbors.

Your generosity is

appreciated.

In case of an emergency or an immediate need for pastoral care, please contact Elder

Tracy Wheaton at (315) 879-0150.