Mays Chapel UMC

This week's post from the ETC (Engagement Through Communication) team:
Juneteenth (June 19th) this year marks the 161st anniversary of the formal end of slavery in the United States, when the enslaved people in Galveston, TX were at last officially freed from bo***ge. Although Juneteenth was only recently recognized as a federal holiday, it has been celebrated since the 1860s to commemorate that momentous day. What does this mean for us? The Bible tells us that there is "neither slave nor free...for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28). As a result, we celebrate the reminder of Juneteenth that all God's children should be free to experience abundant life, and we recommit ourselves to working for equality and justice in the world today.

This week's post from the ETC (Engagement Through Communication) team:
As we approach Mother's Day on Sunday, let's take a moment to thank God for the mothers and mother-figures who have nurtured us in our faith through the years. Let us acknowledge and lift up those for whom this day is a struggle rather than a celebration. And
let us look for ways to reflect God's motherly nurturing to all. Happy Mother's Day!

“As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 66:13)