Today’s Bible Verse
“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” –Isaiah 46:4
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Today’s Bible Verse ~ Isaiah 46:4
9/11 Memorial Service, National Cathedral, 2001
The National Cathedral hosted the service three days after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. The Rev. Billy Graham preached; President George W. Bush spoke, and the Very Rev. Nathan Baxter and the Rt. Rev. Jane Holmes Dixon officiated.
Happy Labor Day
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September celebrating the economic and social contributions of workers.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
It was first nationally recognized in 1894 to placate unionists following the Pullman Strike. With the decline in union membership, the holiday is generally viewed as a time for barbecues and the end of summer vacations – and time to go back to school in Fairfax County.
Today’s Bible Verse ~ Psalm 42:8
Today’s Bible Verse
“By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.” –Psalm 42:8
Blessing of the Backpacks
Bring your backpacks for a special blessing as we all prepare to start a new school year!
Who: Students of all ages & teachers
What: Back to School Backpack Blessing
When: Sunday, August 30, at all 3 worship services
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