Join us for

CHEWING ON THE WORD

CHPC’s Weekly Bible Study via ZOOM

Tuesdays at 11 AM

Every week on Tuesdays we gather to study the preaching text
for the upcoming Sunday.  Join us for a rich and varied conversation!
 

Click the link below to go to the meeting. 
https://zoom.us/j/498376857

The Meeting ID for Bible Study is different from the others, but it will remain
constant from week to week:   498  376  857

Or, connect via phone. You can join us without video from any phone by calling 646-558-8656. Use the meeting ID: 498  376  857.  If you are not signed up with Zoom and do not have a participant ID, simply hit # to bypass the prompts.

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Helping Families in Need

"Tough times didn't break us, they made us."

-Steel City Cotton Works

The human spirit is most evident in times of trial and as a church community
we are offered a great opportunity to care for our members who find
themselves in a place of unexpected financial need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For those in our congregation who aren't at risk of financial crisis, this is a
great opportunity to help balance the scale for those in need.
We can offer our fellowship as comfort to others,
and we can also offer our resources.

SO HOW CAN WE HELP?

The most basic and simple way to help families
is to help offset the cost of food.
Offsetting the cost of groceries not only provides for a fundamental need,
it also relieves an expense to pay other bills. Through your contributions,
CHPC will begin sending Giant gift cards to families in need.
Session has also determined that every dollar raised will be matched
out of CHPC's Mission Fund. CHPC will also extend outreach to the
families of children enrolled at the CHPC Nursery School.
If you would like to make a contribution, you can write a check to CHPC
with a notation for COVID-19 

Please mail checks to June Heyer at
College Hill Presbyterian Church,
501 Brodhead Street, Easton, PA 18042.
June is primarily working offsite during the closure.
 

For those who are in need during this time, PLEASE don't hesitate to contact
Pastor Merideth 609-303-0500; Pastor@collegehillpc.org   or
Pastor Susan 309-824-0279; associate@collegehillpc.org

Your College Hill Presbyterian Church family is here for you and
is blessed by the love we can express through our gifts.

To quote Galatians 6:2, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Let us all be in this together as a body in Christ and help shoulder the burdens of those of us who are hurting during this time.
 

MUSIC MINISTRY MOMENTS

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Seventy five years ago, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical,
Carousel,
premiered on Broadway. In the second act of the musical,
Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist, Julie Jordan, sings
You’ll Never Walk Alone to comfort and encourage Julie
after Julie’s husband accidentally dies.
This song has achieved worldwide fame, and in some areas of the
United Kingdom and Europe, it has become the anthem of support
for medical staff, first responders, and those in quarantine
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

In the “small, small world” category:
In the original 1945 production of Carousel,
Christine Johnson created the role of Nettie Fowler and premiered
You’ll Never Walk Alone to great acclaim.
Within five years, Christine would marry and move to Owensboro, Kentucky,
where I knew her as
my childhood friend Nancy Smith’s mother!
 

Today I thought of her when I saw this remarkable video of
You’ll Never Walk Alone,
performed by 300 people from 15 countries; I thought of my
CHPC congregation, whose presence at weekly ZOOM worship
reminds me that I’m not walking alone;
and I thought of these scripture passages:

Jeremiah 29:11 (NRSV): For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NRSV): For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Here’s the remarkable video. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gpoJNv5dlQ
 

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ZOOM 5.0

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After May 30, 2020,
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