Spiritual Sanity

Sunday, February 5
(Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany)

9:30 AM Worship Service

Jesus moves easily among the sick and the possessed who press in at the front door. He goes off in search of them bearing the good news. But his freedom to be among them includes the freedom to withdraw.

The pattern of his day, set early in Mark's gospel, seems designed to preserve spiritual sanity. There is a rhythm between public and private, between action and contemplation, in which he moves. Solitude of prayer under the morning stars, which Simon and friends take as a disruption of an otherwise busy schedule (Mark makes them famous for misunderstanding the rudiments of discipleship), is the very thing that turns a day of despair into a day of freedom.

Men's Bible Study

Women's Bible Study

Souper Bowl Saturday Take-out

For your Super Bowl party... we are making Homemade Soups, Chili, and Desserts

Available for purchase 9am to 4pm on Saturday, February 4 at the Rockaway Reformed Church

$4 Doz. Cookies/Brownies

$7 Qts. Soup/Chili

Reformed Church World Service Calls for Prayer for South Sudan

Habitat Homeowner Selection

Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity will be selecting partner families for eight single-family homes to be built in Kingwood Township in 2012-13. The applicants must be in the low-income ranger, be able to repay the no-interest mortgage provided by Habitat, be willing to contribute their own sweat equity and have a need for housing. All applicants must attend one orientation session (Feb. 5 or 11) as the first step in the selection process. To receive information, applicants should call the Habitat office at 908-704-0016 or log on to www.rvhabitat.org

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Sacramental Theology & Practice for a Google Generation

Dinner Lecture and Lunch Workshop 

Feb 7 & Feb 11

Dr. Neal Presa

 

Google has revolutionized how 21st century global   citizens engage data and communications. This two-part lecture series finds in Barth's baptismal   theology a bridge between the Word and world, and a theological/ecclesiological framework for inviting and engaging lay people to undertake ecclesial leadership in the ministry of Word and Sacrament.

 

The featured speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Neal Presa, NBTS Adjunct Professor and  candidate for Moderator of the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

 

Dinner Lecture:  Tues., February 7, 5:00pm-6:00pm

This lecture is an examination of Karl Barth's early and late theologies of baptism, uncovering implications for the church's mission and ministry in the 21st century.   A buffet dinner will be served at 5:00 which you can enjoy while you listen to and discuss Dr. Presa's presentation.

 

Lunch Workshop:  Sat., February 11, 9:00am-3:00pm

Using Barth's baptismal theology as a foundation, you will receive practical, hands-on training in how to equip congregational leaders to preach and to preside at the Lord's Table. Dr. Presa has developed a resource curriculum for this purpose. Lunch will be served at noontime.

 

Admission

Admission is $5.00 per person, per event (price includes your meal and presentation materials). The events are free to NBTS students, staff and faculty.

 

Please RSVP to Barbara Fillette at bfillette@nbts.edu.

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Freedom Sunday, Feb. 26

There are more slaves in our world today than at any other point in history.  Human trafficking is economically the second-largest and fastest growing illegal trade in the world. (Polaris Project).

Stop human trafficking.