Twelve Days of Christmas
All Are Welcome to Join Our Missional Community in the Presentation of Twelve Days of Christmas which May Surprise You the First Time You Experience this Activity which Walks Us from Christmas Day through Epiphany.
Hint: One item Discussed is a well-known Christmas Season song!
Peace and Joy! Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus along with the Spirit of Peace Missional Community.
Free Community Thanksgiving Day Harvest Meal
ALL Are Welcome To Our Table
Free Community Thanksgiving Day Harvest Meal ALL Are Welcome To Our Table
YOU Are Invited!
When: Thursday November 28th 12-3pm As Long As Food Lasts
Where: 111 E Front St, Valley NE 68064
What: Free Community Thanksgiving Day Harvest Dinner with All the Trimmings
Family Activities
Organized by: Spirit of Peace
Volunteers and Donations Welcome!
RSVP Welcome for Planning Purposes
Contact: Michael or Cathy Hanus, 402-541-7019, minister@spiritofpeace.us
Peace and Joy to All!
Got Cruciferous Vegetables?
Pastor Cathy Hanus Holistic Health Coach
All Are Welcome at Our Table
This last sunset we saw a hard frost, 26 degrees F., frosting everything exposed in the vegetable garden and some plants that were covered hoping to evade the damage the hard frost brings.
Autumn Frost Prayer
How glorious Your paint box, Lord, and the copper, gold, rust and amber You color Your creation. I listen to the crunch of an apple and hear the music of autumn. O, taste and see. How innumerable the seeds in a pumpkin, as wondrous as Your thoughts. But why do I never notice Your acorns until they fall from the tree? Marching bands, homecoming floats, tail-gating picnics and touchdowns,
we give thanks for these. The last of the corn and the first frost, they come with the harvest moon. But guard us, Lord, from the first cough and the first cold. For your mercies extend farther than any shooting star that drops from the sky. We dig out our woolens and parkas and warm up by the fire. Soon with turkey and stuffing and the sweetest yams, we will give our best Thanksgiving to You. – adapted from Rick Hamlin, Guideposts.
Presentation:
Cruciferous vegetables.
Cruciferous vegetables are among a winter cold crop group withstanding reasonable chill that includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, bok choy, arugula, Brussels sprouts, collards, watercress and radishes. Cruciferous is a classification for members of the mustard family, from the Latin cruciferae meaning “cross bearing,” as the four petals resemble a cross.
Cruciferous vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Phytonutrients lower inflammation and reduce the risk of developing cancers. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in fiber and low in calories, this will help you feel satisfied without overeating.
Meal:
For our meal today, we selected fresh Cruciferous vegetables from the garden. They all survived last nights hard frost under a cloth cover.
You will see we are dining on broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, bok choy, arugula, Brussels sprouts, collards, watercress and radishes; all steamed in a stainless steel pot for two minutes.
For variety in nutrients and color, we added in fresh sweet potatoes, carrots, asparagus, apples and pears; all picked fresh from the garden.
Fellowship:
Today we discuss initial plans for our annual Free Thanksgiving Day Community Meal.
Exercise:
Today we stretch with Pastor Michael Hanus, practicing yoga on mats.
Autumn
Vivaldi
https://youtu.be/sgh5xjjgS_A
Closing Prayer:
Thankfulness.
Dear Jesus, we are thankful for all you have given us. You stood with us in recovery from the spring flooding in March, loved and healed us as we did our best to start plants from seed in weather that suddenly went from frost and wet to hot and dry, watched over us through some violent summer storms, brought us a bountiful harvest of garden fresh fruits and vegetables, and sustain us as we thankfully gather and eat your bountiful harvest. In Your Name we pray. Amen.
Got Daikon?
Pastor Cathy Hanus Holistic Health Coach
All Are Welcome at Our Table
Autumn Prayer
Comfort Me in Suffering
Loving God, I pray that you will comfort me in my suffering, lend skill to the hands of my healers, and bless the means used for my cure. Give me such confidence in the power of your grace, that even when I am afraid, I may put my whole trust in you; through our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Blessed Assurance
Fanny Crosby (1873).
https://youtu.be/rDeiy9-t2GE
Health Wellness Nutrition Presentation
Daikon Radish
Daikon, (“great root” Jp), Raphanus sativus L. var. longipinnatus Bailey, brassica family, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root.
This summer, I am turning out an excellent healthy crop of Daikon. It is a large versatile crop used for root and green top harvest; eaten raw or prepared in various ways.
This harvested member of the brassica family is best known for its anti-inflammatory effects after it is eaten raw or prepared in various healthy ways.
Today, We prepare the Daikon we freshly harvest by slicing it into suitable French fry pieces and cooking it in coconut oil; air frying would be another excellent possibility.
It has a taste quite similar to a French fry along with a mild peppery taste for our culinary selected cultivar.
We use the fresh Daikon tops in a tossed salad with fresh garden heirloom tomatoes, carrots, red pepper slices and balsam vinegarette dressing.
We steam red beans, kohlrabi, and ripe black olives to accompany our Daikon.
We prepare a mix of fresh apple, cherry, raspberry and pear sauce for dessert, with mild green tea.
Autumn Closing Prayer:
When I must go, dear God, please let it be, A golden autumn day; when red leaves fall,
When purple grapes in shining clusters hang, And bittersweet glows bright against the wall,
When o’er the barren fields and russet meads, Their last farewells the crickets cry.
Let me make my silent journey, When the homing birds fly south across the sky.
When I must go, dear God, please let me go, As silently as autumn rain,
As still as lacy shadows ‘neath the willow trees, As calm as is the moon above the hill.
So let me go, and may there be no grief, When life is done and I must say goodbye.
I will take my leave with flowers and falling leaf, And lie in peaceful sleep beneath the sky.
Parting Blessing:
May the Peace of God which Surpasses All Understanding, Guard Your Hearts and Minds in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:7.
Peace and Joy! Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus. SpiritofPeace.us
Spirit of Peace Missional Community Celebrates the Passing of Summer, Adios Summer!
Who: Everyone is Invited! “All Are Welcome!”
What: We are Celebrating the Passing of Summer.
When: Saturday, September 21, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Spirit on the Valley Mini-Park, 105 N. Spruce St.
Light Activities – Light Food
Volunteers Welcome!
Donations Welcome!
Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus, Spirit of Peace, minister@spiritofpeace.us 402-541-7019
Valley Days Community Church Service
All Are Welcome!
Sunday August 11th 10:30 am
Light Meal & Ice Cream Social Fellowship about 11:15 or so following the Service.
Valley Vets Memorial Park 227 N Spruce St, Valley, NE
Contact: Pastors Michael & Cathy Hanus, SpiritofPeace.us minister@spiritofpeace.us 402-541-7019
Peace and Joy!
What: Free (Sweet!) Community Thanksgiving Day Meal
Who: You, Family, Friends, All Are Welcome!
When: November 22, 2018 Noon – 3:00 pm Thanksgiving Day
Where: 111 East Front Street, Valley, Nebraska 68064
Why: Share Our Blessings and Thanks with the Community!
All Participants Are Welcome. Bring Yourself, Family and Friends!
All Volunteers Are Welcome!
All Donations Are Appreciated!
Sponsored By Spirit of Peace Missional Community
Questions? Call, Text or eMail Pastors Michael or Cathy Hanus
Phone or Text: 402-541-7019 eMail: Spirit.Peace@outlook.com
SpiritofPeace.us
What Is Your Allergy?
Pastor Cathy Hanus, Holistic Health Coach
Opening Prayer
Blessings of God
The day is coming to a close,
and, like the disciples on the road to Emmaus,
we pause to break bread together.
May our eyes be opened, and,
in this act of common sharing,
may we see the risen Lord in one another.
May we see the Lord of Life in our food,
our conversation and lives shared in common.
May the blessing of God,
His peace and love,
rest upon our table. Amen.
– Edward Hays.
Presentation
Remedies, Natural Relief
Treat Low Blood Sugar with Real Food
Anomalies
Causes
Genetic anomalies
Vitamin deficiencies
Breads
History
Wheat, biblical
Original, oldest species fourteen chromosomes
Over time, grew to twenty eight chromosomes
Norman Borlaug, 1970s R&D, Nobel Peace Prize
Modern, GMO grains tailor to modern conveniences
Exacerbates Nutritional Exchanges in Human Gut
Eventually AutoImmune processes develop
So respond with consumption of anti-inflammatory foods
Gluten
Allergy
Sensitivity
Emotional Responses
Modern Beneficial Oils, Medium Chain Triglycerides
Choices
Organic Whole Grains
Natural Whole Grains
Processing Methods, too fine for the human gut
Meal
Appetizer
Organic Jack Fruit
Organic Celery
Natural Peanut Butter
Banana Slices
Main Dish
Natural Garden Fresh Spaghetti Squash
Garden Butternut Squash soup
Garden Fresh Organic Spinach
Garden Fresh Peppers
CRaisins
Dessert
Moon Grapes, natural non-GMO
Closing Hymn
Gift Finest Wheat
Richard Proulx
Cathedral Singers
Check Your Balsam!
Pastor Cathy Hanus Holistic Health Coach
Prayer May the Lord extend His infinite love and assistance to all people affected by Hurricane Michael and its aftermath.
LCMC 2018 Gathering Discussion
Presentation
Meditation Practices
Inhale Courage
Exhale Fear
Sugar added to our diets
Americans seem susceptible to anything with sugar added. Steve Darland, see Feature article about Balsamic Vinegar
Vitamin Deficiency
Meal
Salad
Greens, Spinach, Mizuna, Chard, Kale
Goat cheese
Hearts of Palm
Artichoke Hearts
Garden Red Cherry Tomato
Hemp Hearts, raw, shelled, hemp seeds
CRaisins, infused with Cherry juice
Salad Dressing, Balsamic Vinegar,
NB: check your Balsam! see https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradjaphe/2018/08/20/everything-you-never-knew-you-needed-to-know-about-balsamic-vinegar/#40b0812e49b3
Meat
Fresh Tuna
Vegetable
Spaghetti Squash
Beverage
Blueberry Passion Smoothie
1 cup Homemade Greek yogurt
1 cup Fresh Garden Blueberries
1 Garden Delicious Apple
1 Organic Orange Citrus, fruit, rind, no peel
add Ice to suit
Double blended
Dessert
Red Table Grapes
Closing Prayer Kindness
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law,” Galatians 5: 22-23.
Pray that you and your community will be filled with and known for kindness and compassion.
Father, I desire to display the fruit of kindness, yet sometimes I don’t know how to do so. Through Your Holy Spirit, please grow this fruit in me until it overflows into the lives around me. Prompt me with practical ideas to reach out and offer Your loving-kindness to those around me every day. When I am the one in need, help me to humbly open the door and allow the kindness of others into my life. Begin a movement of kindness in my community that catches and spreads. May we show kindness, not for recognition or a good feeling, but quietly, out of love and appreciation for the kindness You have shown us. Show us this week who needs a smile, a gesture, or a helping hand. Give us courage to act and not to expect anything in return. Amen.
– Amelia Rhodes.
https://www.ibelieve.com/faith/10-things-to-help-focus-praying-over-your-community.html
Autumn Luncheon Fellowship
Pastor Cathy Hanus Holistic Health Coach
Meditation Reflection
Prayer Invocation
Loving God, bless all those gathered here today as we come together in friendship and fellowship.
Thank you for the blessings of our individual and collective God-given gifts.
Place in our hearts the desire to make a difference to our families, to our community, to our country, and to the many cultures and peoples worldwide.
Give us balance in times of distraction and uncertainty.
Help us move towards our goals with determination and always with an abundant sense of humor.
Thank you for food in a world where many know only hunger; For our faith in a world where many know fear; For friends in a world where many know only loneliness.
Please bless this food we are about to share, those who prepared it, those who serve it, and those who have worked to make today the special occasion that it is.
For all of this we give you thanks.
– Izola White.
Meal
Garden vegetables
Butternut squash soup
Chunk Butternut
Blend
Purée
Pour over
Carrots
Kale
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Peppers variety
Radish
Dessert
Red Seedless Table Grapes
