Thanks to the hard work of our Facilities Team, our electrical power has been restored.  All systems are go for this Sunday, January 26.  Adult education, worship, and our pot-luck luncheon will proceed as usual.  However, our elevator is still out of service.  The electrical engineers found unexpected problems that require additional work before it can be repaired. In the near future, we will need to shut down the church’s power again.  We will keep you posted on the progress of this project.  

A special thanks to our fabulous Facilities Team for their tireless dedication and care for our building. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding! 

MARCH 1, 2020
2:00 AT CAMP MABRY, 2200 West 35 th Street

Please register and join CPC’s team online at Crophungerwalk.org/Austintx

Our team name is CPC Austin

Money raised by CROP Hunger Walkers is used to provide food, medical care, disaster relief, and self-help development throughout the world.

Participate!
 Walk the 2.4 mile route. Enjoy a scenic loop through the woods, by a lake.
 Support a walker with a donation.
 Use the online CROP Hunger Walker option to enhance your fundraising.
 Unable to walk? Be a Spirit Walker – raise funds in the spirit of making a difference.
 Recruit walkers, promote the Walk at work or school.
New for 2020!
Tiny Tails Petting Zoo for Children of All Ages
Austin Ukulele Society entertainment

For more information https://cpcaustin.org/john-pavlovitz/

For tickets https://tinyurl.com/y2kk4ddd

“Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.”  Luke 14:15

Recently, someone told me they no longer celebrate Thanksgiving because of the ugly truths hidden behind its myths. Popular belief holds that the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated the first Thanksgiving like one big happy family after a successful harvest in 1621. This belief distorts the truth beyond recognition. Another Thanksgiving myth honors our brave ancestors who came to America to uphold religious freedom. However, that “freedom” was limited to white men with a stern, regimented belief in a God who ordained them to power.   

This is not a history to celebrate.  But we can unlearn the childhood lessons that included Pilgrim hats and feathered headdresses made out of construction paper. Unlearning can be disorienting, earth-shattering, and world rocking.  It calls us to re-examine who we are, and to question the wisdom of teachers we fondly remember.  But unlearning can clean our plates so God can serve heaping portions of love and hope to a starving world.  

A theocracy of domination and oppression is not the banquet Jesus envisioned.  He spread a divine feast of love.  The only folks who couldn’t find a place at Christ’s table were the ones who refused to unlearn the lessons taught by stern, regimented religious folks who loved power more than people.  

Since the dawn of an agrarian society, people have celebrated the end of harvest season.  For a few days, workers pause from their toil to give thanks for the earth’s bounty.  That’s a Thanksgiving worth celebrating.  

A hungry world awaits my friends.  Let’s unlearn together and generously share the feast of God.   

Gratefully yours,
Pastor Katheryn