Kid Junction
A Ministry Assisting Families with Children
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What is Kid Junction?
It is a local mission provided by and operated through the
Galax First United Methodist Church on W. Center St. (across from the Fire Department).
It is funded by donations and staffed by volunteers.
It serves families with children (birth through middle school age)
once every four months if needed.
Each child in the family receives personal hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste,
body wash, a washcloth, diapers, wipes, lotion for babies, one set of clothing
(new or slightly used), underwear, shoes, socks, etc. at NO CHARGE!
Backpacks if needed and available.
It is open from 10:00-12 Noon on the 3rd Monday of each month.
TEXT OR CALL DIANNE at 276-233-7841 OR call the church office at 276-236-9937.
“But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Hebrews 13:16 (NKJV)
HAPPENINGS WITH KID’S JUNCTION
UMW News-April 2016
On March 19th nine of our members attended the Spring Mini-Retreat at Dublin UMC. It was a great meeting with good music, an inspirational speaker, good fellowship and good food. Our next meeting will be April 12th at 10:00 am in the UMW Room. Ruth has the program and we’ll go to RJ’s for lunch. Come be with us.
There is still time to make plans for Lake Junaluska. We will leave April 21st and return on the 23rd. Our Annual Pancake Supper will be April 26th from 5-7 pm. Hope you will come and enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes.
Peggy Chappell
Walking With Jesus
“Walking With Jesus” [Read Luke 24:13-32]
Luke records an interesting story in the 24th chapter of his gospel about two disciples who were on their way to the village of Emmaus. This was just after Jesus had been crucified and they were still confused and sad over the events that had happened. I imagine they had based their acceptance of Jesus on the fact that he was the Promised Messiah. Yet now, for them, he was gone. They were defeated.
Then Jesus walked with them. The interesting thing about this text is that they failed to recognize him. Jesus walked with them, he talked with them, he explained the scriptures to them, and still they did not know who Jesus was.
Many times we are really the same way. Jesus promises never to leave us alone. He walks with us, and if we will listen, Jesus talks with us as well. All we need to do is look around and we see the love of God everywhere. Yet we fail to recognize Jesus when we encounter him.
However, this story ends on a high note. Jesus shares a meal with these disciples. In the breaking of the bread they are able to recognize who Jesus was. Then they remembered how their hearts had been warmed when he shared the scriptures with them as they walked along together.
If you are failing to see Jesus, if you think you are traveling the road of life alone, may I suggest that this Easter Season you do what these disciples did. Join us for worship where we share the scriptures together. When we have a church dinner, join us when we break bread together. Join us at Holy Communion where the Bread of Life is shared together. Those disciples felt their hearts burn within them when they realized they had been with Jesus. Worship can still do that for you today. Join us and see for yourself!
Richard
Pastoral Pondering – Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow
“Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow”
[Read Luke 22:39-44]
Of all the texts that give us the details of Jesus’ last week, the one that touches me the most is Luke’s account of Jesus praying alone in the Garden of Gethsemane. While all three of the synoptic gospels-Matthew, Mark and Luke-tell the story, Luke gives us a closer look at the struggles and suffering the human nature of Jesus endured there. While I love John’s Gospel, it deals more with the divine nature of the Christ than the human nature of Jesus, so Gethsemane gets glossed over.
Now I know that many scholars will argue that verses 43 and 44—the angel and the sweat drops of blood—are lacking in some of the ancient authorities and therefore were not a part of the original text. This would mean that they were probably added by the early church and not written by Luke. However, for me, they fit nicely with Luke’s understanding of just how human Jesus really was. After all, Luke is known as the Beloved Physician and shows us that Jesus was really wrestling with whether or not he would face the cross.
For you see for me, Jesus had to struggle his whole life with what did it mean to be who he was. What kind of Messiah would he be: the triumphant warrior king, which was exactly what the people expected; or the suffering servant pointed to by so many of the ancient writings. I believe that early on Jesus choose to be the Suffering Servant knowing full well that choice would lead to the cross. However making that choice was not the end of Jesus’ struggles. The temptation to find an easier way and to avoid crucifixion was always with Jesus. From the time the Tempter offered him all the kingdoms of earth if Jesus would bow down and worship him, to Caesura Philippi when after Peter had affirmed that Jesus was the Christ and Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and die and Peter rebuked him and said: “That shall never happen to you.” [Mark 16:21-22], to now in Gethsemane the temptation to avoid the cross was very strong.
If you really want to understand just how much Jesus loves you, see him praying alone on Olives’ Brow until his sweat becomes like great drops of blood! I believe it was at that point the power of sin was broken. Jesus had resisted the final temptation to find an easier way and when he prayed the final time “Yet not my will but yours be done!” and got up off his knees all the forces of Hell could not have kept him off the cross! Jesus loves us that much!
William B. Tappan captures the meaning of Luke’s account so well in the words of “Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow” – Here they are for you:
‘Tis midnight and on Olives’ Brow – The star is dimmed that lately shown’
Tis midnight in the garden now – The Suffering Savior prays alone.
Tis midnight; and from all removed – The Savior wrestles lone with fears
E’en the disciple whom he loved – Heeds not his Master’s grief and tears.
Tis midnight, and for other’s guilt – The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet he who in anguish knelt – Is not forsaken by his God.
Tis midnight; and from either plains – Is borne the song the angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains – That sweetly soothe the Savior’s woes.
Richard
UMW News-April 2016
On March 19th nine of our members attended the Spring Mini-Retreat at Dublin UMC. It was a great meeting with good music, an inspirational speaker, good fellowship and good food. Our next meeting will be April 12th at 10:00 am in the UMW Room. Ruth has the program and we’ll go to RJ’s for lunch. Come be with us.
There is still time to make plans for Lake Junaluska. We will leave April 21st and return on the 23rd. Our Annual Pancake Supper will be April 26th from 5-7 pm. Hope you will come and enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes.
Peggy Chappell
Walking With Jesus
“Walking With Jesus” [Read Luke 24:13-32]
Luke records an interesting story in the 24th chapter of his gospel about two disciples who were on their way to the village of Emmaus. This was just after Jesus had been crucified and they were still confused and sad over the events that had happened. I imagine they had based their acceptance of Jesus on the fact that he was the Promised Messiah. Yet now, for them, he was gone. They were defeated.
Then Jesus walked with them. The interesting thing about this text is that they failed to recognize him. Jesus walked with them, he talked with them, he explained the scriptures to them, and still they did not know who Jesus was.
Many times we are really the same way. Jesus promises never to leave us alone. He walks with us, and if we will listen, Jesus talks with us as well. All we need to do is look around and we see the love of God everywhere. Yet we fail to recognize Jesus when we encounter him.
However, this story ends on a high note. Jesus shares a meal with these disciples. In the breaking of the bread they are able to recognize who Jesus was. Then they remembered how their hearts had been warmed when he shared the scriptures with them as they walked along together.
If you are failing to see Jesus, if you think you are traveling the road of life alone, may I suggest that this Easter Season you do what these disciples did. Join us for worship where we share the scriptures together. When we have a church dinner, join us when we break bread together. Join us at Holy Communion where the Bread of Life is shared together. Those disciples felt their hearts burn within them when they realized they had been with Jesus. Worship can still do that for you today. Join us and see for yourself!
Richard
Pastoral Pondering – Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow
“Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow”
[Read Luke 22:39-44]
Of all the texts that give us the details of Jesus’ last week, the one that touches me the most is Luke’s account of Jesus praying alone in the Garden of Gethsemane. While all three of the synoptic gospels-Matthew, Mark and Luke-tell the story, Luke gives us a closer look at the struggles and suffering the human nature of Jesus endured there. While I love John’s Gospel, it deals more with the divine nature of the Christ than the human nature of Jesus, so Gethsemane gets glossed over.
Now I know that many scholars will argue that verses 43 and 44—the angel and the sweat drops of blood—are lacking in some of the ancient authorities and therefore were not a part of the original text. This would mean that they were probably added by the early church and not written by Luke. However, for me, they fit nicely with Luke’s understanding of just how human Jesus really was. After all, Luke is known as the Beloved Physician and shows us that Jesus was really wrestling with whether or not he would face the cross.
For you see for me, Jesus had to struggle his whole life with what did it mean to be who he was. What kind of Messiah would he be: the triumphant warrior king, which was exactly what the people expected; or the suffering servant pointed to by so many of the ancient writings. I believe that early on Jesus choose to be the Suffering Servant knowing full well that choice would lead to the cross. However making that choice was not the end of Jesus’ struggles. The temptation to find an easier way and to avoid crucifixion was always with Jesus. From the time the Tempter offered him all the kingdoms of earth if Jesus would bow down and worship him, to Caesura Philippi when after Peter had affirmed that Jesus was the Christ and Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and die and Peter rebuked him and said: “That shall never happen to you.” [Mark 16:21-22], to now in Gethsemane the temptation to avoid the cross was very strong.
If you really want to understand just how much Jesus loves you, see him praying alone on Olives’ Brow until his sweat becomes like great drops of blood! I believe it was at that point the power of sin was broken. Jesus had resisted the final temptation to find an easier way and when he prayed the final time “Yet not my will but yours be done!” and got up off his knees all the forces of Hell could not have kept him off the cross! Jesus loves us that much!
William B. Tappan captures the meaning of Luke’s account so well in the words of “Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow” – Here they are for you:
‘Tis midnight and on Olives’ Brow – The star is dimmed that lately shown’
Tis midnight in the garden now – The Suffering Savior prays alone.
Tis midnight; and from all removed – The Savior wrestles lone with fears
E’en the disciple whom he loved – Heeds not his Master’s grief and tears.
Tis midnight, and for other’s guilt – The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet he who in anguish knelt – Is not forsaken by his God.
Tis midnight; and from either plains – Is borne the song the angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains – That sweetly soothe the Savior’s woes.
Richard
