Eternal God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
We thank You, once again, that we, Your creatures, can come before You and ask guidance for the men and women of the people's House.
There are many issues facing this Congress in these and coming days. Some are quite contentious; all are of importance to so many of our
citizens and residents.
Bless each Member with wisdom and insight into the many implications of their legislative actions so that all Americans rest assured that Your Spirit is at work in the business of the people's House.
Bless us this day and every day. May all that is done here be for Your greater honor and glory. Amen.
“"...Ultimately we need a sense of being accepted unconditionally. Only if God accepts me, and I become convinced of this, do I know definitively: it is good that I exist. It is good to be a human being. If ever man’s sense of being accepted and loved by God is lost, then there is no longer any answer to the question whether to be a human being is good at all. Doubt concerning human existence becomes more and more insurmountable. Where doubt over God becomes prevalent, then doubt over humanity follows inevitably. We see today how widely this doubt is spreading. We see it in the joylessness, in the inner sadness, that can be read on so many human faces today. Only faith gives me the conviction: it is good that I exist. It is good to be a human being, even in hard times. Faith makes one happy from deep within..."”
—Pope Benedict XVI
December 22, 2011
Members and staff are invited each Wednesday at 11:00 am to pray the Rosary in H–234, the Congressional Prayer Room.
Praying the Rosary is a way to reflect on the life of Christ through the perspective of Mary. It only takes twenty minutes for this traditional time of prayer.
We welcome all who are interested, those who regularly pray the Rosary and those who wish to learn. We have prayer sheets and rosaries available.
If you have any questions, please call Karen Bronson in the Chaplain's Office at 6–4835. Or email Karen.Bronson@mail.house.gov
Sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain.
Join Senate Chaplain Barry Black for his weekly Bible Study from 12 pm – 1 pm on Friday. Lunch is served.
For more information, contact Jody Bogoslavski at 202–224–2510 or jody_bogoslavski@chaplain.senate.gov
Open to Congressional Members, Staff and general public.
For more information contact Moon Sulfab
moon_sulfab@mcconnell.senate.gov or
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is doing a series of community forums as part of a strategic planning process. Hill Havurah will be hosting a forum for Havurah members and Hill Residents on the evening of June 10th at 6:30 PM in the Church of the Reformation's St. Johns Conference Room (212 East Capitol Street NE; upstairs of where Hill Havurah holds Shabbat services).
Please take this opportunity to enjoy a (kosher style) dinner while giving your feedback and speaking up for the Capitol Hill Jewish Community. Please register youngleadership.wufoo.com/forms/wco4gli0qd9uls/
For more information:
joel_cohen@foreign.senate.gov
paige.schwartz@mail.house.gov
Congressional Jewish Staff Association:
On June 22nd Moishe House on Capitol Hill has been kind enough to offer their residence for a Shabbat dinner starting at 7:30pm. Food will be provided; however space is limited. Please be sure to RSVP to myself or Paige ASAP and we will provide further details about the event.
RSVP to:
joel_cohen@foreign.senate.gov
paige.schwartz@mail.house.gov