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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY: STOP ADDICTION NOW FESTIVAL
Have you or someone you care about been affected by addiction?
Are you concerned about the epidemic that is taking so many
lives in our area? If so, please come join us and be a part of the
change! We will bring the region together to learn more about Substance
Use Disorder, what resources are available for treatment, how
to live a full and sober life, and what we can all do to prevent further
addiction. We hope to draw in people from surrounding counties to
enjoy some fabulous music and food while exploring the many booths
we will have and listening to short talks on the subject from those
committed to stopping this epidemic.
This festival will happen on the lawn of the Museum of the Albemarle
on September 15, 2018. There will be a 5K at 9am, and from 10am
to 2 pm, we will have speakers, music, food, and interactive/informational
booths.
Bobby Plough will MC the event and will perform with his band,
Bobby Plough and the Lost Gringos. We are fortunate to also have
Little Dickie and the Misfits and Drunken Confessions who both have
performed at every festival we have had so far!
The event will include booths with resources for individuals and families
needing treatment, tools and ideas for living a full life in sobriety
for those in recovery who are rebuilding their lives, and education and
resources to help prevent addiction.
“We create with you in mind"
Tina Clancy’s
Art and Antique
Connection
Over 100 Artists on Display
“Elizabeth City’s finest custom built furniture"
252-339-3868
Wed. -Sat. 10-5
116 N. Poindexter St.
Elizabeth City
Artwork Albemarle Tradewinds
For more information on this event or to volunteer, call Lisa Creef at
(252)489-6872. Tax deductable donations can be made to Riverside
United Methodist Church with Mayday in the memo. All proceeds will
be used to fund the festival, help those in need with recovery, and
bring education and prevention to the region.
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Orthodox Christianity
by Fr Jonathan Tobias, MDiv, MSEd
Evie’s Question
Last Fall, a thoughtful five-year-old little girl stood on
the north shore of the Albemarle Sound.
The wind was picking up and white-caps crowded the
shore. Gray, rain-laden clouds scudded across the
sky.
“Grandpa,” she turned to the man who’d been clutching
her little hand, “Why isn’t the water blue today?
Does the water reflect the sky?”
What an intelligent feat of thought, the grandfather
chuckled to himself. Gently, he offered a different
view.
“It’s the Sun, sweetie. When the Sun shines through
the sea and the sky, it wakes up both and they turn
blue to say hello to the light.”
“So, Grandpa, since the Sun is behind the clouds, the
water and the sky are both gray? And sad?”
“It’s okay for the sky and the sea to be gray. It means
that there’s rain for our flowers back home.”
The little girl, Evie, pondered, her finger to her chin.
Her eyes widened as a bright thought passed from
heart to her lips: “Then the sky and the water are
friends. Because the Sun makes them both blue, and
the rain makes them gray.”
“And, Evie, everything is okay. We need the sunshine,
and the rain. God takes care of us.”
“Yes Grandpa. When it’s blue, and when it’s gray. It’s
okay.”
And with that, they walked back hand in hand, up the
lane from the Albemarle Sound, and got back inside,
right before the rain
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