Prayers On A Beach

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Just as Pastors Susan Chadwick, Ezra Yew have done in previous years, Reverend David Jolly led the gathered congregation of Trinity United Methodist Church on City Island for Sunday prayers on a beach. And as the casual tradition, this Reverend wore Bermuda shorts. However, the previous pastors who are also locals did not attend.

http://www.trinityofcityisland.org/

On this tenth Sunday after Pentecost, the group listened to Epistle, Gospel, and a children's sermon, then sang Elenore Farjeon's composition Morning Has Broken
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Is The Far Right Too Close?

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Following the deaths and injuries after the violence in Charlottesville Virginia, #FBI and #DOJ has begun investigations into the weekend's protests. Federal probes on Charlottesville http://politi.co/2w2IvXG

The sound of fist into flesh. A Far-Right Gathering Bursts Into Brawls https://nyti.ms/2uTmIgV

Why did public safety officials stand by passively for hours? Police stood by as mayhem mounted in Charlottesville https://www.propublica.org/article/police-stood-by-as-mayhem-mounted-in…

American Outrage

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Is this the best way for a leader to show moral or political leadership? There is a real national fear the brutal period which has been endured may be surpassed by the future ahead.

To change the narrative, NYC meetings are planned to lift the debt ceiling for a 2018 budget, so called tax reform, infrastructure spending and another attempt at repealing Obamacare.

Meanwhile, the president appears to be trying to distance himself from making any direct comments on the death and violence caused by neo nazi, and white supremacists this weekend.

See it Again, America

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They say history has a way of repeating itself and the following video clips may help to bring this message home.

"See it Now" was an American news magazine and documentary series introduced to viewers by CBS TV. The program aired from 1951 to 1958. It was created and anchored by Edward R. Murrow. Instead of listing his many awards and multiple achievements, we will point out the following quotes and present the following images.

Domestic Terrorism

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The Charlottesville Virginia deaths are an ugly reminder that America's racist past is still very much alive.
Deaths and dozens of injuries following violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Virginia, with the state's governor blaming the neo-Nazis for sparking the violence and demanding that they get out of town.

Brush With Kindness

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Habitat for Humanity International generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is a non-governmental, and nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1976. https://www.habitat.org/

BWK is Brush With Kindness. A volunteer neighborhood program which is run by Habitat for Humanity and offers light home renovation work to low-income homeowners who need help to complete the work.

Guess Who's Coming to Dimmer?

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Summer is ending. But his fun and the heat is not dimming. President @reaTrump says he's taking a break from a so called working golf vacation by returning home in an attempt to dim the tensions, which some say he's helped to create. This is the first time since his inauguration. Trump is at his private golf club in Bedminster, NJ, on a 17-day "Working Vacation" while the White House West Wing is being renovated. These fixes were previously approved by President Omaba.

Meteor Shower

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Meteor shower competes with the Moon during this August sky light and special effects show. This weekend is the right time to drag a chair, or blanket out and do a little stargazing.

The Perseid meteor shower, which begins Friday night and stretches into Saturday night, will have a higher-than-usual rate of about 150 meteors per hour. Unfortunately, some of the duller meteors will be canceled out by the brightness of the moon, which will be about three-quarters full. The shower happens annually when the Earth passes through remnants from the Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Working Golf Vacation

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Dear Mr. President-

The island of Guam boasts top-level golf courses with pro and specialty shops at their clubhouses.

Visit the Guam International Country Club up north for a round at the local municipal, or visit the internationally acclaimed 36 holes at the LeoPalace Golf Resort. The Onward Mangilao Golf Course offers one of the prettiest and riskiest holes in the Pacific with its signature No. 12, which goes over the ocean to a tiny green.

Mourning Wake-Up Call

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Acting with a judge's warrant, federal agents have searched the home of President Trump’s former campaign manager in Virginia. Investigators are reportedly following the money trail focusing on tax documents and banking records. Manafort’s Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry https://nyti.ms/2vjjqH6

Manafort appears to be near the center of this probe. Manafort’s Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry Analysis | Why is the FBI so interested in Paul Manafort that they were literally at his door before dawn? http://wapo.st/2vOZmh6?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.58b726a4c338

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