Rev. Joan VanBecelaere — Reflections on Matthew Chapter 25

Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.

Leader — Margaret Lin

Speaker — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere

Title — Reflections on Matthew Chapter 25

Topic — In our current politics, one side speaks of the tens of millions who will be cut off from their health care and their food. The other side says nobody will feel the cuts as they strip away essential food and medical programs. Politicians ignore the pain of low-income US families and tell vulnerable people to fill out more forms and just work harder.
In the gospel of Matthew Chapter 25, Jesus tells a prophetic story and closes it saying ” I was hungry, I was thirsty, I was naked, I was a stranger, I was sick, I was in prison. What you do to “the least of these,” you do to me.” On Aug 10, we will unpack this gospel story and the modern meaning of “least of these.”

Bio — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere is a retired Unitarian Universalist community minister. Prior to retirement, she was the Executive Director of Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio. She has also served as regional Lead with the Central East Region, district executive for the old Ohio Meadville District, vice president for student services at Iliff School of Theology in Denver CO. She has a long standing interest in politics and has a masters of public administration and policy analysis from CU Denver.

She is a member of the North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center, Ohio. She lives in Waverly, OH with her spouse, Jerry, and three lovely felines.

Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

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