ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to Blacknall High School graduates Andrea Elzey, Ikey Harrison, Abi Hausman, Anna Kirk, Maddie Morrison, Charlie Mullins, Hannah Rogers-Gates, and Ari Tshihamba.
Lament, Love & Joy during COVID-19 | Watch Here
A moderated discussion with Blacknall members and Mental Health professionals Warren Kinghorn, Frauke Schaefer, and Kendra Varnell.
Weekday Morning Scripture Reading | Mondays-Fridays during June, 8:30-8:50 a.m.
A group of Young Adults will gather for a short welcome, reading aloud for 15 minutes, and a short prayer as we head off into our days. We would love to have Blacknall friends of all ages join us. For zoom details, contact Justin Rasmussen.
FINANCES
We have received $1,428,805 in offerings during this fiscal year (July 1, 2019 to date). Our annual budget is $1,687,052. We will need to receive $258,247 by June 30 to meet our full budget.
This has been an unusual season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some expenses have been reduced as activities have been cancelled. Our expenses are usually close to our budget, but we are currently projecting expenses at around 95% of our budget (around $1,603,000). We will need to receive around $174,000 by June 30 to meet our projected expenses.
These numbers do not include the federal support Blacknall has received through the Payroll Protection Program. Please contact Rich Frothingham with questions.
There are multiple ways to give to Blacknall:
Checks mailed to the church office.
Automatic bank drafts as a part of bill pay directed to Blacknall using your local bank.
Gifts of stock. Contact Rick Every or Carol Smith.
Online giving (including ACH, debit card, and credit card donations). Members can also schedule recurring online gifts when signed on to CCB. Details here.
PRAYER & THANKSGIVING
Pray for Brett & Vicki Moran, in the death of Brett’s father, Ferd Moran, on May 25.
Pray for Families Moving Forward, a Blacknall Deep Common Journey
for health and safety of all the client families and the staff
for wisdom on how to serve the clients well with programming and support during the current restrictions
for ability to provide rapid rehousing with increased homelessness occurring during crisis (all shelters are having to take precautions to keep families safe, which is resulting in decreased capacities at all shelters as well)
that our families are able to secure employment during these tough economic times
for community support to help families who are housed to avoid evictions
Pray for Blacknall missionaries Jim & Julianna (Hawkins) Gieser, with Antioch Partners in Cape Town, South Africa, in a campus ministry. Presently, the pandemic has greatly affected their ministries and family life: “May 1 - Level 5 of lockdown is over and now we’re at level 4 (we are now allowed out between 6 and 9 am). The boys haven’t stepped out of our gate since March 26. Jul left once and I once a week for groceries. Whew! It’s been a doozy but we’re all in one piece.”
An attitude of peace and generosity, as they adjust to a new culture, community, and responsibilities.
Patience and wisdom in the nurture of their 4 children;
Opportunities for the Y staff to train and encourage students via online courses and conversations;
The protection of South Africa from the spread of the pandemic.
ABOUT THE MUSIC
I have been familiar with the song, “Be Ye Glad,” since it was written by the then-relatively-unknown Michael Kelly Blanchard. As many times as I have sung it, played it, or listened to others sing it, I never cease to be amazed at the depth of the simple imagery. See where it intersects with you; walk slowly through the text. There are three principle “identities” in the song: First, the one described variously as in a “night of restless remorse”, in a dungeon, wounded. Second, there is the one hearing the “song bringing joy to the sad”, the one whose “cries have been heard.” And finally, there is the call to “be like lights on the rim of the water, giving hope…” Oh, there’s a fourth: for all of those, for all of us, there is this identifier: Every debt that you ever had has been paid up in full by the grace of the Lord. Whichever of the first three seems most “you”, that final statement is even more true, because it is not dependent on your feelings, understanding, or efforts – it’s been done, by Christ, for you. Thanks, Tim, for lifting our hearts to the Author of Salvation. Be ye glad.