This is Trinity Sunday on the Church Calendar, so we will talk about the implications of the three-fold nature of God: Father/Son/Holy Ghost or Creator/Redeemer/Sustainer.
We'll meet at 5 pm at the Wesley Cottage. We're planning a rain or shine outing. Picnic around the campfire if it is sunny and picnic under cover with rain. All this at Rob's house. So bring bring stuff to cook over a fire (we can use the grill in case of rain) and picnic kind of stuff to share.
The scripture we'll use for reflection is John 3:1-21, also bring any other scripture or readings you want.
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, “You must be born from above.” The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.’Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can these things be?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
‘Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.’
Remember our annual School's Out Camping At Orchard Lake. You can pick when you want to come. You can just do daytime or camp through the night June 10-13 (Wed-Sat). We'll do Stone Soup around the campfire probably on Thursday night. I'll keep you posted as the schedule develops. The days are different from what we normally do because school ends on Wed and the BBQ festival is that weekend. Have no fears though, Edna will still be serving her famous breakfast.
