Elizabeth Kaeton, prophetic priest of this Diocese (the Episcopal Church in northern New Jersey), writes poignantly of her day spent on Wall Street and in the park with the Occupy Wall Street people. "Tell them that it's about greed," say those who have been devastated by the shifts in the economy, speaking of the increasing gulf between the 1% who are better off and the 99% who are not. If the job description for prophets is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, this is a time which calls us to challenge rosy assumptions about "trickle-down economic benefits" and justice. Where is our God? The Abba, the Father, of Jesus? Or the gods of worldly power and riches?
Here at St. Agnes' this week,
- Remember to download a recipe submission form for our cookbook, and to forward it to Nicole Dilkes
- Remember to bring canned meat and fish for the food pantry at St. Paul's, Paterson
- Remember to pray for those beginning confirmation preparation
- Monday: 6:30 Domestic Violence Prevention Vigil at Township Hall
- Tuesday: 1:00 Women's Spirituality Group
- Wednesday: 7:30 Taize Service and healing
- Thursday: 7:30 Stewardship workgroup meets
- Saturday: 9:00 AM Work Day starts with coffee and doughnuts
- Sunday: 10:00 Eucharist and Children's Chapel, coffee hour.
