The stirring or mixing of sediment or soil by organisms, especially by burrowing or boring.
Peat-forming mosses grow from their tips and have no roots, removing preservation problems due to bioturbation that may be found in forests or areas with woody or herbaceous vegetation.
However, modeling of bioturbation (the mixing of sediment by action of the macrobiota--worms, clams, etc.
The extent of bioturbation by benthic invertebrates in freshwater is typically found to be 2-5 cm (McCall and Tevesz 1982, Cohen et al.
After 1,000 years of tropical bioturbation, we can only speculate on the size and efficacy of the original structures.
Echols (1972) noted evidence of enrichment by winnowing, cessation of sedimentation, and washing together of scattered material by water movements, as well as bioturbation as possible causes of the fossil concentration.
Their dark colour, general absence of bioturbation and organic content are evidence of oxygen deficient water conditions during deposition (Kauffman and Sageman, 1990; Flugel, 2004).
possible role of particulate shuttles, position and stability of the chemocline in the enrichment environment, influence of microbial mediation, bioturbation and redeposition.
Bioturbation, ripple marks and mudcracks are observed in Mianwali Formation, while cross bedding is dominant in the overlying Tredian Formation.
Fragmentation is generally due to shrink-swell behaviour or bioturbation, and in some cases to salt crystallisation (Kuhn et al.
Restoration efforts may be hindered by resource competition and bioturbation from native crustaceans such as burrowing shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis and Upogebia pugettensis), which have been shown to have an indirect negative effect on oyster survival and growth (Feldman et al.
We conclude that the Taukihepa result is unaffected by bioturbation.
According to Bromley (1990), an assemblage is the basic objective term that embraces all the trace fossils occurring within a single rock unit (single bed, bed couplet, or recurrent interbeds) irrespective of whether of not the traces were produced simultaneously or as temporally separate bioturbation events.


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Women with Breast Implants Should Not Need to Wait for Safety Information They Urgently Need
July 1, 2020 We Are Quotedblack box warning, FDA, safety. breast implantsBIadmin
Rose Weitz and Diana Zuckerman, Our Bodies Ourselves: July 1, 2020
Although breast implants have been sold since the 1960s, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved the use of silicone gel breast implants in 2006. By then, many women with implants had already reported a range of problems, which result in many women seeking additional surgery within just a few years of implantation.
And the problems have become more serious. Last year, for example, Allergan did a worldwide recall of their textured Biocell breast implants and expanders because of evidence that these implants caused an increased risk of a type of lymphoma called ALCL.
The FDA has the authority both to require solid evidence of safety before putting any implant on the market and to require companies to collect health data from implant patients for years afterward. Without these data, it is impossible for women or their doctors to know what are the possible consequences of different implants, what symptoms to look for, and which implants should be surgically removed – assuming an individual knows the make and model of their implant and can afford up to several thousand dollars to remove it.
Collecting data is a small thing to ask of manufacturers who have been profiting from breast implants for many years. Yet even this has proven too much for these companies, or for the FDA to enforce. For example, in May 2019 the FDA sent letters to two manufacturers, Mentor Worldwide and Sientra, warning that the manufacturers had failed to collect the required data for implants that were already on the market and would need to improve their data gathering or face potential criminal or civil penalties. The FDA also sent warning letters in May 2020 to Allergan and Ideal. The FDA criticized Allergan for their failure to recruit and follow-up with as many patients as had been promised. The agency warned Ideal that the companies' efforts to rectify previous problems were inadequate, including failing to accurately report consumer complaints, failing to keep adulterants out of its silicone, and failing to notify the FDA about malfunctions of its implants that could result in death or serious injury. Meanwhile, all these implants are still on the market.
Last October, in response to the pleas and demands of thousands of breast implant patients, the FDA proposed that a black box warning be affixed to all implant packages to inform women and their doctors about the most serious risks of breast implants. In addition, the FDA proposed that all patients be required to sign an easy-to-understand checklist of possible risks before implant surgery is scheduled.
These proposals were much weaker than what patients and their advocates had demanded. In response to the FDA's request for public comments, a Working Group of patients, public health advocates, and plastic surgeons submitted a critique — along with a petition signed by over 70,000 people – urging the FDA to be more explicit about the proposed warnings. Public comments were due in December 2019, but as of June 2020 the agency has still not revised its proposal.
Buyer beware, indeed.
← "We Can't Ever Go to the Doctor with Our Guard Down": Why Black Women Are 40% More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer	New Research Confirms Breast Implant Illness →

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Beth Chatto: A Life With Plants, book review
Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter, reviews Beth Chatto: A Life With Plants, an intriguing insight into the personal life of one of the greatest gardeners of our time
Beth Chatto: a Life With Plants
By Catherine Horwood
Pimpernel Press
£30 ISBN 978-1910258828
The late Beth Chatto has long been a part of gardeners' lives; she changed the way we think and look, and left a huge footprint on the horticultural world. In her books, lectures and interviews, Beth was extraordinarily open about her life, her influences, and the challenges she faced. Her Garden Notebook (published in 1988) and the exchange of letters between her and Christopher Lloyd in Dear Friend and Gardener (1998) have already given us an insight into her personal world, so could a biography add anything more? A book like this could so easily disappoint – especially if the biographer hasn't dug deep.
Perfect cutting flowers from the gardens of Beth Chatto
In memory of Beth Chatto
Ten of the best gardening books by Penelope Hobhouse
© Jason Ingram
Catherine Horwood's book is, however, a triumph, beautifully crafted by an author who has thoroughly researched and understood her subject. She has concentrated on Beth Chatto the person, reading 30 years' worth of her private diaries, and interviewing dozens of her friends, colleagues and family. From start to finish, this publication gives us a real understanding of Beth Chatto's life.
The author paints a vivid picture, from Beth's humble beginnings as a village constable's daughter, gardening alongside her mother Bessie, to her romance with Andrew Chatto and their ensuing marriage, followed by family life with her daughters Mary and Diana, to her involvement with flower arranging, to her meeting with influential artist and iris breeder Sir Cedric Morris, to success and recognition, through to the final years. Beth's drive and determination is clear from the start.
The text is well supported with black-and-white photographs from the family's private collection, paintings and sketches by Andrew Chatto, as well as pages from Beth's notebook. There is so much here to keep the reader gripped.
Beth Chatto
The Pig, book review
Perfect flowers for a cutting garden
A garden fit for a modernist house
Kniphofias to grow


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bool GetModuleIdAndClassInfo(const std::string& inputModuleFile, Potto::PottoUuid& moduleId,
                             Potto::ClassInfoList& classInfoList) {
  PTModHandle hMod = nullptr;
#if defined(_WIN32)
  hMod = PTLoadModule(inputModuleFile.c_str());
#else
  hMod = PTLoadModule(inputModuleFile.c_str(), RTLD_LAZY);
#endif
  if (nullptr == hMod)
    return false;

  Potto::TypeRegisterModule pfnRegisterModule =
      (Potto::TypeRegisterModule)PTGetProcAddr(hMod, RegisterModuleName);
  if (!pfnRegisterModule) {
    PTFreeModule(hMod);
    return false;
  }

  Potto::POTTO_ERROR error = pfnRegisterModule(moduleId, classInfoList);
  if (Potto::POTTO_E_OK != error)
    return false;

  return true;
}

void GenerateClassIdHeaderFile(const std::string& inputFile, const std::string& outputFolder,
                               const std::string& outputFileName) {
  if (inputFile.empty())
    return;

  ghc::filesystem::path inputFilePath = inputFile;
  std::string fileName = outputFileName.empty()
                             ? inputFilePath.filename().replace_extension("").string() + "_CLSID.h"
                             : outputFileName;

  Potto::PottoUuid moduleId;
  Potto::ClassInfoList classInfoList;
  GetModuleIdAndClassInfo(inputFile, moduleId, classInfoList);

  std::cout << "+++ Found " << classInfoList.size() << " class(es) in module "
            << moduleId.ToString() << std::endl;

  std::string headerMacroName;
  std::string headerMacro = std::string("POTTO_MODULE_") + moduleId.ToString() + "_H_";
  std::for_each(headerMacro.begin(), headerMacro.end(), [&headerMacroName](const char& c) {
    headerMacroName.push_back('-' == c ? '_' : std::toupper(c));
  });

  std::stringstream oss;
  oss << "#ifndef " << headerMacroName << std::endl;
  oss << "#define " << headerMacroName << std::endl;
  oss << "#pragma once" << std::endl;
  for (const Potto::ClassInfo& classInfo : classInfoList) {
    oss << "const char* const CLSID_" << classInfo.Name << " = "
        << "\"" << classInfo.Id.ToString() << "\";" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "+++   " << classInfo.Id.ToString() << " -> " << classInfo.Name << std::endl;
  }
  oss << std::endl;
  oss << "#endif // " << headerMacroName;

  ghc::filesystem::path outputFilePath;
  if (outputFolder.empty())
    outputFilePath = inputFilePath.replace_filename(fileName);
  else {
    outputFilePath = outputFolder;
    outputFilePath /= fileName;
  }

  std::cout << "+++ Output File: " << outputFilePath << std::endl;
  try {
    std::ofstream ofs(outputFilePath, std::ios_base::trunc);
    ofs << oss.str();
    ofs.close();
  } catch (const std::exception& e) {
    std::cout << "+++ Failed to write file: " << e.what() << std::endl;
  }

  return;
}

void GenerateModuleLibXmlFile(const std::string& inputFolder, const std::string& outputFile) {
  if (inputFolder.empty())
    return;

  ghc::filesystem::path inputFolderPath = inputFolder;

  rapidxml::xml_document<> doc;

  // xml declaration
  rapidxml::xml_node<>* decl = doc.allocate_node(rapidxml::node_declaration);
  decl->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("version", "1.0"));
  decl->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("encoding", "utf-8"));
  doc.append_node(decl);

  // root node
  rapidxml::xml_node<>* pLib = doc.allocate_node(rapidxml::node_element, "PottoModuleLib");
  doc.append_node(pLib);

  for (ghc::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator it(inputFolderPath);
       it != ghc::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(); it++) {
    std::string extension = it->path().extension().string();
    if (PTStrCmpNoCase(extension.c_str(), PTModuleExtension)) {
      continue;
    }

    std::string fileName = it->path().filename().string();

    std::cout << "+++ Proceeding module: " << fileName << std::endl;

    std::string relativePath = it->path().string();
    relativePath.erase(relativePath.begin(),
                       relativePath.begin() + inputFolderPath.string().size());

    Potto::PottoUuid moduleId;
    Potto::ClassInfoList classInfoList;
    GetModuleIdAndClassInfo(it->path().string(), moduleId, classInfoList);

    if (moduleId.ToString().empty())
      continue;

    std::cout << "+++   Found " << classInfoList.size() << " class(es) in module "
              << moduleId.ToString() << std::endl;

    char* atrribute_value = nullptr;

    rapidxml::xml_node<>* pModule = doc.allocate_node(rapidxml::node_element, "Module");
    atrribute_value = doc.allocate_string(moduleId.ToString().c_str());
    pModule->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("id", atrribute_value));

    atrribute_value = doc.allocate_string(fileName.c_str());
    pModule->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("name", atrribute_value));

    atrribute_value = doc.allocate_string(relativePath.c_str());
    pModule->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("path", atrribute_value));

    pLib->append_node(pModule);

    for (const Potto::ClassInfo& classInfo : classInfoList) {
      rapidxml::xml_node<>* pClass = doc.allocate_node(rapidxml::node_element, "Class");

      atrribute_value = doc.allocate_string(classInfo.Id.ToString().c_str());
      pClass->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("id", atrribute_value));

      atrribute_value = doc.allocate_string(classInfo.Name.c_str());
      pClass->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("name", atrribute_value));
      pModule->append_node(pClass);

      std::cout << "+++       " << classInfo.Id.ToString() << " -> " << classInfo.Name << std::endl;
    }
  }

  ghc::filesystem::path outputFilePath;
  if (outputFile.empty()) {
    outputFilePath = inputFolderPath;
    outputFilePath /= "modulelib.xml";
  } else {
    outputFilePath = outputFile;
  }

  std::cout << "+++ Output File: " << outputFilePath << std::endl;
  try {
    std::ofstream ofs(outputFilePath, std::ios_base::trunc);
    ofs << doc;
    ofs.close();
  } catch (const std::exception& e) {
    std::cout << "+++ Failed to write file: " << e.what() << std::endl;
  }

  return;
}

#define ARG_CLASSID "-classid"
#define ARG_MODULELIB "-modulelib"
#define ARG_ROOT "-root"

void ShowHelp() {
  // clang-format off
  std::cout
      << "Usage:" << std::endl
      << " - Generate header file for specified module file:" << std::endl
      << "pt-gen -classid <input file> [output folder] [output name]" << std::endl
      << "<input file>: " << std::endl
      << "  mandatory, full path name of the potto module file" << std::endl
      << "[output folder]: " << std::endl
      << "  optional, full path to the folder for the output header file, if not provided the parent folder of the input file will be used" << std::endl
      << "[output name]:" << std::endl
      << "  optional, the output file name, if not provided then the output file will be named as the input file name (without extension) with a suffix '_CLSID.h'" << std::endl
      << std::endl
      << " - Generate module library database file from module folder:" << std::endl
      << "pt-gen -modulelib <input folder> <output file>" << std::endl
      << "<input folder>: " << std::endl
      << "  mandatory, full path to the folder which contains the potto module files" << std::endl
      << "<output file>: " << std::endl
      << "  mandatory, full path name of the output library database file" << std::endl
      ;
  // clang-format on
}

// pt-gen -classid <input file> [output folder] [output file name]
// pt-gen -modulelib <input folder> <output file>
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  if (argc > 1) {
    if (0 == PTStrCmpNoCase(argv[1], ARG_CLASSID)) {
      if (argc >= 3) {
        std::string inputFile = argv[2];
        std::string outputFolder;
        std::string outputFileName;
        if (argc >= 4)
          outputFolder = argv[3];
        if (argc >= 5)
          outputFileName = argv[4];
        std::cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
                     "+++++++"
                  << std::endl;
        std::cout << "+++                              Potto Code Generator                        "
                     "       "
                  << std::endl;
        GenerateClassIdHeaderFile(inputFile, outputFolder, outputFileName);
        std::cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
                     "+++++++"
                  << std::endl;
        return 0;
      }
    } else if (0 == PTStrCmpNoCase(argv[1], ARG_MODULELIB)) {
      if (argc >= 3) {
        std::string inputFolder = argv[2];
        std::string outputFile;
        if (argc >= 4)
          outputFile = argv[3];
        std::cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
                     "+++++++"
                  << std::endl;
        std::cout << "+++                              Potto code generator                        "
                     "       "
                  << std::endl;
        GenerateModuleLibXmlFile(inputFolder, outputFile);
        std::cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
                     "+++++++"
                  << std::endl;
        return 0;
      }
    }
  }

  ShowHelp();
  return 1;
}

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Fletcher is visiting our farm for a month and the girls are loving it!! And I'm pretty sure he is too! LOL!
Thorn is getting to know Fletcher! He is new on the farm so Thorn has to approve of him!
He is such a handsome guy! And he is so sweet, and we are enjoying him!!
Fletcher cracks me up! He so knows he is handsome!!!
OMG! China photo bombed Fletcher! LOL!!
Looking at this cam pictures, we got to see animals we wanted to see and animals we didn't!
This picture cracks me up! The doe are doing their own things!
Hogs! Need I say more!
Bucks they are so wonderful to looks at!
I so enjoy these Cam Pictures, I hope you do too!
Please leave me a comment! I so love to get them!
My new book Night Critters!
Illustrated by Tim Lynch & William M. Boehm Sr.
Very proud of this new book!
Pre-Order now and receive a discount before the official release date November 2013!
A Little More Cam Pictures!
They are so cute! When the feeders go off, the party begins!
It's a doe party at the feeder!
Just relaxing in the yard! I am even sitting on the porch sipping hot tea watching her!
For every one who has asked, Thorn is doing better since Rosie's death. He even had a play date with his mother Millie! They had a wonderful time!


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title: About
description: Katy Ereira - PHP Developer, Knitter, Gardener, Explorer
----
Geeky software developer, prolific knitter, avid allotmenteer, health seeker, 日本語 speaker.

Solutions Architect at [Deeson](http://deeson.co.uk)

[@maccath](http://twitter.com/maccath) | [katy.ereira@gmail.com](mailto:katy.ereira@gmail.com)

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[![Medium](/themes/katyereira/images/medium.png)](http://medium.com/@maccath)

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## Development Experience

I have been programming for well over 10 years, with 7+ years commercial experience as a web developer using
object oriented PHP and JavaScript frameworks on an extensive variety of projects. I currently work as a senior
developer at [Deeson](http://deeson.co.uk).

I am heavily involved in the developer community; a regular attendee at conferences and user groups. I leave feedback
on [joind.in](https://joind.in/user/maccath). I have an interest in diversity in tech and am a [PHP Women](https://phpwomen.org) supporter.

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## Hobbies & Interests

### Sustainability
I believe in sustainability. I am dedicated to becoming as self-sufficient as possible. I create my own clothes as I am
a proficient hand-knitter (you can find me on [Ravelry](http://www.ravelry.com/people/MaccathKnits "MaccathKnits on Ravelry")).
I also have an allotment garden which provides me with almost all of my fresh produce.

### Japan / Japanese
I have studied the Japanese language for ~9 years and visited Japan 4 times. I consider myself to be of intermediate level
proficiency. I also have a keen interest in traditional Japanese martial arts.


The reality of my family life at the moment is that Mr is travelling a lot, at very little notice for unspecified periods of time.
This is a real challenge for me as I like to be able to have contingency plans in place, I like to be organised and emotionally prepared, and help the kids with that too. I am not a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of girl. Except I am … now.
And I have surprised myself with my own adaptability, my own willingness to go with the flow, with the fact that I literally take each day one day at a time. Do you know what is really interesting? I thought I had 'me' categorised. I thought I was one of those people that couldn't handle sudden changes in situations (I was also definitely not creative or a writer!). Sometimes I think we don't give ourselves enough credit for change and growth. I know I haven't. But now I am interested at how else I will surprise myself in the future.


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Цесельский () — польская фамилия.

Известные носители
 Цесельский, Анджей — польский политик, поэт XVI века.
 Цесельский, Славомир (род.1957) — польский музыкант, ударник рок-группы «Republika».

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Out Of This World Wedding
August 5, 2003 / 12:00 PM / AP
It's almost a match made in heaven. Or at least, in the heavens.
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, now on a mission at the international space station, plans next month to marry Ekaterina Dmitriev, who will remain firmly on Earth.
Officials say it will be the first-ever marriage from space.
On Thursday, the couple was issued a marriage license by the Fort Bend County Clerk's Office.
"This shows you that long-distance relationships do work," Dmitriev told the Houston Chronicle shortly after receiving the license.
Malenchenko, soaring 240 miles over the Pacific Ocean, was able to call Dmitriev at the courthouse from a special Internet phone on the space station.
Texas law allows weddings in which one of the parties is not present. They plan to marry Aug. 10.
"This is the first time a marriage license has ever been issued to somebody who is not on this Earth," County Clerk Dianne Wilson told the newspaper in Friday's editions.
A Russian space expert and a NASA official agreed, saying no one in space has ever received a marriage license or gotten married while in orbit.
"This certainly is a first time. People have had birthdays. They have been there when their kids were born, but never this," said Jim Oberg, a space expert and author.
Space station spokesman Rob Navias, a space station spokesman, said NASA officials knew of Malenchenko's plans.
Dmitriev left Russia for the United States with her parents when she was 3 and lives in Houston. The two met at a social gathering five years ago and began dating in 2002.
Malenchenko, 41, returned to Russia to train for his upcoming space mission, but the two continued their relationship via telephone. The cosmonaut proposed in December.
Because Malenchenko was preparing for an upcoming space shuttle mission and there was no time to plan a wedding, they decided to get married while he was still in space.
Malenchenko is scheduled to return to Earth in late October.
First published on August 5, 2003 / 12:00 PM
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Portfolio Archives: LEED
Salt Lake City Airport Redevelopment Program • Salt Lake City, UT
Government, Industrial-Mission Critical, LEEDBy TBCx December 1, 2017
The Salt Lake City Airports have embarked on an airport development program that provides the Airport the flexibility to react to changing economic conditions and travel patterns in the future. The new buildings have a sustainable goal of aiming to achieve a LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
111 South Main • Salt Lake City, UT
Corporate, Industrial-Mission Critical, LEEDBy TBCx December 1, 2017
TBC provided commissioning services for this 475,000 SF, 26-story office tower for a Fortune 100 financial services company in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City.
ASU Sun Devil Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
Higher Education, LEEDBy TBCx November 27, 2017
TBC is providing the required LEED building commissioning services for achieving a constructed and operating building that meets the design intent and occupant's expectations.
University of Utah Health Care • South Jordan, Utah
Healthcare, LEEDBy TBCx November 21, 2017
University of Utah Health Care completed the new South Jordan Health Center at Daybreak in late fall 2011.
McKay-Dee Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic • Ogden, UT
The medical center will be serving a lot of the athletic community in Northern Utah including the Ogden marathon runners, WSU athletes, and many other local high schools and middle school athletes.
Fortune 500 Financial Services Company • Chandler, AZ
Corporate, LEEDBy TBCx November 21, 2017
This expansion project consisted of two new (2) 205,000 SF office buildings (410,000 SF total) accompanied by a 2100+/- space parking deck (one at grade and 4 levels above) and approximately 400 surface parking in Chandler, Arizona.
222 South Main • Salt Lake City, Utah
Corporate, Industrial-Mission Critical, LEEDBy TBCx November 21, 2017
Commissioning of a Mission-Critical, Seven-floor Tenant Improvement/Electrical Resiliency Upgrade for an International Financial Services Corporation
Hill Air Force Base F-22 Aircraft Support Facility • Hill AFB, UT
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TBCx provided LEED commissioning for this 36,475 GSF, $9.5 million, new two-story United States Air Force F-22 aircraft system support facility.
Xactware Corporate Center • Lehi, Utah
Corporate, LEEDBy TBCx March 21, 2014
The Xactware New Headquarters in Traverse Mountain is approximately 250,000 sq. ft. There are two 120,000 sq. ft., 4-story buildings, connected by a 10,000 square foot atrium lobby.


Summer is a time to relax, slow down a bit, and maybe try a thing or two new and different. I know that many of you will be away vacationing part of the time. When you travel, look for opportunities to worship with other congregations. You may pick up ideas that will enrich our spiritual life here.
During June, I will be delivering a special series of sermons on the subject: "The Love We Share." (It turns out that I unconsciously borrowed this title from a song in a Disney animated movie about mermaids!) We will explore together how God's love for us informs our love for each other, including sexual love, and how the church's understanding of gender and sexual orientation and marriage has changed and continues to change. I understand that this remains an area of controversy in churches, and it is not my intention to sow discord, but it is important that we reflect together on certain issues as we strive to shape the mission of our new church. At least one of the sermons will include an opportunity for dialogue with the congregation, and if there is a felt need for more conversation and study, we certainly can arrange that as well.
Sunday, June 4, the Day of Pentecost, we will be blessed by a special musical contribution by Justin Ramlall who plays the trombone. Come on time so you won't miss his prelude.
Sunday, June 11 during worship we will honor our Sunday School teachers and students and celebrate the achievements of our young people who are completing another school term, graduating or otherwise distinguishing themselves.
Sunday, July 9 I will be in St. Louis, attending the bi-annual meeting of PCUSA people known as the "Big Tent." The Rev. Mark Tammen, General Presbyter for Long Island, will be preaching at Massapequa. It has been awhile since Mark has been with us, so please take advantage of this opportunity to hear Mark's presentation and to greet him.
Last summer the Gathering wrapped up its year by going outside. We shared a time of reflection and prayer at a nearby organic farm on a warm Sunday afternoon in late June. This year, the sessions are inviting all members and friends to a special outdoor worship service and picnic on Sunday, July 16. We will gather at 10 a.m. in Wantagh Park. The lunch is potluck. Our reservation allows us to stay as long as we wish through the afternoon, so there will be plenty of time to enjoy God's creation and have fun together.
Our music and choir director, Wayne Dietrich, will be away the first three Sundays of July. Stella LaMassa and others will be arranging special musical contributions for worship that you won't want to miss.
I will be away after Sunday August 6 until Labor Day weekend. For three Sundays you will be blessed by messages from members of our churches who have volunteered to preach in my absence. I am sorry I will miss these occasions, and if you are in town, you will really enjoy being in church on those Sabbaths.
This entry was posted on May 31, 2017, in Pastor's Posts and tagged church worship, Come and Worship With Us, One Journey, pastor's post, Reverend Dr. Louis Knowles, summer gatherings, summer worship, The Journey of Faith, Two Congregations.
This entry was posted on May 31, 2017, in Church Life and tagged church life, congregation, fellowship, members, membership, Naming the Church, One Journey, Two Congregations.
This is the season we celebrate the bounty of God's blessings in our lives. The iconic Norman Rockwell painting of the American family gathered around the table on Thanksgiving Day lives in my memory as an image of peace and plenty. There are certain ideals in that image that are under threat today. Most important is the picture of a unified, multi-generational family gathered in one place. Fewer of us each year have that experience. Now, we are coming to understand with the guidance of the Holy Spirit that family can come in a wide variety of forms — the group gathered around the table often looks very different now than in Rockwell's time. The important thing for us as followers of Jesus Christ is to recognize, affirm and support the ties of love that bind families together, whatever combination of people are involved.
The other important part of Rockwell's image of the traditional Thanksgiving that is under threat is that enormous turkey on the table which symbolizes the wealth of food and other basic necessities that we Americans have enjoyed for a long time. Sadly, Newsday reported in a recent edition that the number of children on Long Island living in poverty in the last nine years has gone from 6.1 percent to 9.9 percent, an increase that is considerably larger than that for the entire state of New York. There are many things that contribute to these grim statistics, which add up to many empty tables at dinner time in our neighborhoods.
In our draft Plumbline Study of our congregation(s) we renew the commitment of our Christian fellowship to respond to these concerns by being a family for those who have lost their family and to do this by being alert and responsive to people's needs for fellowship. We also call for a continuation and expansion of our mission commitment to hungry children. I would hope that we can enhance our commitment to Long Island's children by both continuing our charita le giving and by becoming advocates for increased public support for the poorest children.
Yes, the Norman Rockwell image of thanksgiving is changing, but the vision of family unity and prosperity continues to inspire us. I pray that the Holy Spirit will lead us to a new level of commitment this holiday season to each other and to our community.
This entry was posted on November 1, 2016, in Pastor's Posts and tagged congregation, jesus christ, Joins us on Sundays, joint congregation, members, One Journey, Pastor, pastor louis knowles, Presbyterian Church, The Faith Connection, The First Presbyterian Church Of Levittown.