A "Me attitude" or a Beatitude?

Do you remember the story of Yertle The Turtle?  Yertle, the king of the pond, wants to build a throne in order to see farther and expand his kingdom and so he begins to stack his subjects on each other's backs.  Poor Mack at the bottom of the heap begins to complain, but Yertle only calls for more turtles to to be added to his throne.  I will not give away the ending but I will tell you it is Yertle's "me attitude" which brings about a fall.  In this week's Gospel lesson, Jesus gives the Beatitudes or blessings; standards of conduct; a contrast of kingdom values with worldly values.  These blessings show us what we as followers of Christ can expect from the world verses what God's blessings will be.
I cannot wait to teach the children this lesson on Wednesday night!   
So here is your invitation:
Wednesday, November 2nd, All children are invited to the Story Room ( Rm 205) at 5:50pm to hear the Gospel According to Dr. Seuss through the story of Yertle The Turtle.  Parents will attend the All Souls Day Requiem Service in the Cathedral at 6:00.  Following the service, we will all enjoy a shrimp boil.  There will be "kid friendly food" too.

 

I also want to get a few other dates on your calendar:

Friday, November 4th: Kid's Movie Night 6-8pm in the Edward Room 

Sunday, November 13th: Mad Platter 4-6pm.  Please RSVP to me so that I can let the mad Platter know how many to expect. bbabson@trinitysc.org

Friday, November 18th 3rd Friday Parent's Night (If you would like to host, please let me know.)

Sunday, November 27th: Lessons and Carols 4-5pm in the Cathedral followed by the 2nd Annual Advent Festival and chili cook-off.

Sundays during Advent (December 4,11,18): Children's Program during Evensong 4:00-5:00 in the Story Room.