@ Brookside . . . Week of July 4th
Join us on Wednesday evening for this donation based, outdoor family yoga class that will focus on our younger participants while giving the whole family an opportunity to stretch, center and relax. We will sing songs, play yoga and breathing games, and wind down with a bedtime yoga sequence. Experience is not required.
Things to Bring:
- Mat/Towel, a picnic blanket is great to keep mats clean on the bottom
- Wear comfortable clothes
- Water bottle
- Sunscreen/bug spray, if desired
More information & to sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/integrated-spirituality-family-yoga-tickets-158774373425
We will provide 100 "Breakfast Bags" for guests at nourish.NJ on Friday, July 16th. For details on how you can help (from shopping to packing sometime that week), click on the link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044fafaf2ba6fd0-breakfast2
GARDENING IS MOVED TO THURSDAY 7/8 5:30-6:30 this week!
What do the stories of Genesis have to do with dirt in the garden? How can our garden help us understand God appearing to Moses in a thorny bush? Can weeding our garden be a spiritual practice as we consider Jesus’ parables?
We’re excited to see how our garden is growing and learning about what it takes to keep our soil and plants happy so we have a bountiful harvest to donate to our local food bank. This ministry is open to all, any week throughout the summer. We hope you’ll join us! For more information, please contact Betsy Broome, Brookside’s pastoral intern, at ebroomemid@gmail.com.
Following last summer's movie discussion nights, you are invited this summer to a community-wide book read and conversation on "The New Jim Crow," facilitated by local Mendham faith leaders.
"In this incisive critique, former litigator-turned-legal-scholar Michelle Alexander provocatively argues that we have not ended racial caste in America: we have simply redesigned it. Alexander shows that, by targeting black men and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, even as it formally adheres to the principle of color blindness. The New Jim Crow challenges the civil rights community--and all of us--to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America."
Register ahead of time, and a link will be sent to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-2rpz4rE91UWZg4SN5IFZGnhV9FFD2_
In our Hearts, In our Prayers:
For Elaine I.
For family and friends of Gary D’A, including his wife Jeanne and sons Brian and Geoffrey.
For all who grieve Rene D. (friends of Pat & Marc B.)
For all who grieve Tim (family of Linda H.)
For educators, students, and parents who are heading into the summer months.
For our emerging world, our leaders, and all who continue to be impacted by Covid.
For Pride Month and for justice and equality for all God’s children
For the lonely, the isolated, the anxious, the fearful, the sick.
Prayer Joys and Concerns will be listed weekly. Requests received by Tuesday of each week will be included in the following Sunday’s bulletin and @ Brookside and will remain there for a month unless otherwise requested. Please forward your requests during the week to: office@brooksidechurch.org