Squash grumbling It's a great tool to turn something bad into something good and people love to be surrounded by someone who can make them laugh. Today we pray that we may receive Your special blessing because we are committed to be a real service organization to help humankind. What divides us is not so much our religious differences in this diverse country, but the degree of commitment we have to equal freedom of conscience for all people. Joseph D. Coons, Bellingham WA. Chris Offer, Governor, 11. SEPTEMBER - Basic Education and Literacy Month (30 seconds of silence) Amen. Amen. Everyday is a choice. May our motto that includes serving, caring and sharing be for us life service as well as lip service. Puerto Nuevo, Banner Elk. Thank you, Lord. Let the feelings of love, kindness, and a well-directed, yet gentle spirit always be reflected in our actions.” THEN FOLLOWS A 30 SECOND PAUSE AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT “Amen” Jim Gray. In fact, a godless grace can be very moving: it allows time for reflection and thanks focused on this world, appreciating the value of nature and acknowledging the human effort which went into bringing food, family and friends together for a meal. Turnip for meetings Non-religious people may still want to give thanks before a big meal, such as a Thanksgiving Dinner, or may be asked to do so at a formal event. 2. Bud's Diner Hwy 321 & Wilkesboro Blvd. Adapted from a published prayer by Phil Morris – Furnitureland Rotary Club, High Point, NC, 18. And to live by the four way test: Of all the things we think, say or do: That we are generous, enables us to work together to achieve amazing successes. With a thirst for knowledge, When we are on the top of our peaks, we become so self satisfied that we tend to ignore the things of importance.
Two of the councilmen who walked out, Wendell Gilliard and Robert George, stated their reasons in a March 27 Charleston Post and Courier article by Jason Hardin. 4. Squash indifference And how would you react if we were to organize a walkout during a Christian invocation?
Let it loose; it will defend itself.” — Augustine of Hippo. Thanks to my age and infirmities I am now only an occasional prayer and others have taken over. AUGUST - Membership and New Club Development Month Our thoughts go out to family and friends; Let us pray silently together, each one of us, according to our individual beliefs. Bear’s Lair, Lenoir-Rhyne, HICKORY Great job and well done!!! We continue in this new millennium with optimism, renewed energy, and a commitment to service to you and our fellow men and women. Thank you for your lessons, oh Lord. Past President of Blowing Rock Rotary Jim Clabough (second from right) at the dedication of the Kids in Trails trailhead in Price Park near Blowing Rock. Let us continue to strive to make a better world. Teach us true discrimination. Phil Morris – Rotary Club of Furnitureland, High Point, North Carolina, 17.
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Joseph D. Coons, Bellingham WA. Each of us is a minority, with respect to something. For the meal we are about to eat, Lord of the Universe, Rotarians world-wide acknowledge your power, and your expectation that we be of service to mankind. JUNE - Rotary Fellowship Month, BOONE SUNRISE . Heres a beautiful Buddhist meal gatha that is entirely secular: We receive this food in gratitude to all beings Creator and sustainer of all that is or will ever be, accept our thanks for this day and all its blessings. Amen. When we are in a valley, we feel a sense of abandon and again can focus only on what is directly ahead. Keeping in mind always the enduring values of life, exerting our efforts in those areas and on those things upon which future generations can build with confidence. Thyme for family Is it FAIR to all concerned? Betty Opheim, Fargo West Rotary, Fargo, North Dakota District 5580, 16. 5. MARCH - Water and Sanitation Month I feel very grateful for their public support. Lord as u blessed the loaves and fishes Bless this food upon our dishes
Blowing Rock Rotary club member and certified auctioneer Cullie Tarleton soliciting bids at the annual charity auction. Sources are acknowledged when known.
Sir Henry Guildford: Henry VIII, I, iv. And help us, as Rotarians and humans, to faithfully fulfill our obligations as neighbors to our community, our nation, and the world. We are, however, ready for a different example of your strength. to accept the things I cannot change, The auction raised $25,000 in 2013 and $30,000 in 2014. Kenneth D. Benner Rotarian, Rotary Club of Strathcona Sunrise Comox Valley, British Columbia. For those who find these humanist graces too long, or dont want to be reminded of the suffering of others just before a celebratory meal, there are these simple words of secular thanks and good wishes: We are thankful for the food on this table.
Councilman George said about me, "He can worship a chicken if he wants to, but I'm not going to be around when he does it." Amen. With the power, influence, and wealth that we as leaders in this place most certainly have, let us always remember that these are a blessing from you, and that charity is more fulfilling than decadence, and the Golden Rule a much richer yardstick than any bank account. Blowing Rock Rotary club Director Mike Capristo hands out dictionaries to Blowing Rock School 3rd Graders. Bless us as we meet together. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to kee…. Sweet Reason, the humanist advice columnist, responds to a father's request for a "secular grace" for his daughter's wedding reception. a moment of reflection and thanks with these words: With our friends beside us, and no person beneath us, With the bonds of Rotary between us, and our worries behind us, With our goals before us, and no task beyond us, With a thirst for knowledge, and a dream for a polio-free world, As we gather here today as members of Rotary, we pray that we are ever mindful of opportunities to render our service to fellow citizens and to our community. Past Blowing Rock Rotary club President Bill Leahey ringing the Salvation Army bell for donations in December 2013 on Main Street in town.
Help us to understand that no matter what name it is given and in what language it is expressed, that philosophy called The Golden Rule is indeed the most true guidepost by which we should mark the trails of our existence here . We are thankful for this time together. Secularists argue that government should not hold religious events because they have the effect of endorsing religion and relegating the non-religious to second-class status. Failure, disappointment, frustration, exhaustion... All these difficult moments can erode our passion for life. Keep us always mindful of the needs of others and keep us always atuned to our calling in Rotary.
3. OCTOBER - Economic and Community Development Month Tuesday, 6:44 AM