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PASTORAL GREETINGS
Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, so we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:3-11)
Dear Siblings in Christ,
Several years ago, I had a colleague who observed that as members of the body of Christ, the only death we need to fear is already behind us. And in many ways that is at the heart of what we see in Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Paul reminds us that because Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead, he will never die again. And since we belong to Christ, we share in the gift and the promise of his resurrection. This does not mean that we will not die, but we are promised that even in death, we belong to God, and that we will be raised to live with Christ forever.
God’s love is stronger than death. And God’s mercy is greater than our sin. As people of God, we are to walk in newness of life. We are dead to sin, and alive to God.
As always, I am grateful that we share in God’s mercy together and I pray that we will continue our faithful journey as God’s people.
Be Blessed,
Pastor Richard E. T. Jorgensen, Jr.
IT'S HAPPENING AT CAMP HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Tom Kuhn's memorial service will be held on June 26th, at 10am in Sell Chapel at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. A reception at Masonic Village will immediately follow. The burial service is at 1:30pm at Indiantown Gap.
We are forming a 12 person team to deliver worship flowers each week to our members and homebound community. Deliveries can occur on Sunday or within a day or so. Volunteers will be responsible to deliver one month only. Substitutes may be used if conflicts arise. We promise, you will receive more than you give on this one! If interested, please text Abby Tierney at 717-608-8885. Thank you to all who currently volunteer. We’d love you to join!
Mark your calendars for August 30th at 4pm. You are invited to join in a Presbytery-wide worship event at Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle featuring powerful preaching by the Rev. Ceclia “CeCe” Armstrong MANY VOICES, ONE SONG is a worship event for all people of the Presbytery of Carlisle uniting every age, every parishioner and every congregation. There will be opportunities to join in Unity vocal, bell or youth choirs and there will be a Hallelujah Chorus Sing-Along for all. To learn more, go to https://carlislepby.org/manyvoices/.
Volunteers needed – Help is needed to set up our backup livestream camera for worship on June 21st. Monica Zazworsky has prepared easy to follow instructions and personal instruction is available. Please contact Jeff at jeffheiss@verizon.net or Monica at mojozaz@gmail.com if you’re able to help. Thank you!
There are a number of summer weeks open for chancel flower donors. starting with June 28, then most of July and a couple weeks in August. Please contact Dolores Peffley at dwpeffley@gmail.com, (H) 717-766-7554 or (C) 717-439-5751 to reserve a week or if you have questions. Thank you!