Merciful God, we give our thanksgiving and praise to You, the triune God and the Creator of the universe, for offering salvation through Jesus Christ and guidance through the Holy Spirit.
We pray that humankind would be united in mutual brotherhood under Your love. We pray for Your blessing upon the United States of America, so that it would live according to Your Word as one Nation under God.
Bless the Members of the House of Representatives who have gathered here today. Etch within their hearts a fierce calling towards their motherland, within their heads the wisdom to complete their tasks with integrity, and within their lives the courage to sacrifice for the people of our country.
We pray that all here would experience the glorious joy of serving this country and its people with all that You have bestowed upon them.
We pray in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
“The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.
You have multiplied the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing plunder.
For the yoke of their burden,
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.”
—
Isaiah 9:2-4
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 Father Conroy, Chaplain of the U.S. House for a brief time of Advent reflection and prayer on Thursdays December 4, 11 & 18 in Ford.
For more information contact karen.bronson@mail.house.gov
Sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain
Advent Reflections with
Fr. Robert Barron
Prepare to celebrate Christmas with Fr. Robert Barron, the internationally–acclaimed host of the "Catholicism" series that appeared on PBS and EWTN. Sign up for daily Advent reflections at adventreflections.com/.
Fr. Barron will be our final guest speaker of the year this Friday, December 5 at 12 noon in the Cannon Caucus Room (345 CHOB). Join us and please invite your family, friends, and colleagues to join us as well!
Lunch will be served.
Please RSVP by Wed., Dec. 3 to CatholicStaffAssociation@gmail.com so we can order enough food for lunch. Please invite family, friends, and colleagues to RSVP as well!
Join the Congressional Jewish Staff Association for their weekly Torah Study.
The December 5 meeting will be lead by Friday, Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld.
For more information contact BillDauster@gmail.com
Join Chaplain Black and the Senate Staff
For his Bible Study Series
Lunch is provided.
Jody M. Bogoslavski
Office of the U.S. Senate Chaplain
S–332, The Capitol
d. 202–224–2048
Open to Congressional Members, Staff and general public.
For more information contact Moon Sulfab
moon_sulfab@mcconnell.senate.gov
Lunch––Chick Fil A
Sandra Bunn–Livingstone
Executive Director
Jus Cogens
Will The Real Article 18 Please Stand Up?: Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion or Belief
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to RSVP@FaithandLaw.org
In the same way there is a Philosophy of Unity of the Human Being (Mind/Body/Soul), Article 18 of both the Universal Declaration and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a Human Right with a Tripartite Character. Focusing on only One Aspect of this Right, without the Others, Leads to a Truncated Understanding of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion and A Misapplication of the Law, be it International or Domestic.
Professor Dr. Sandra Bunn–Livingstone, Esq. is Executive Director, Senior Managing Partner and Counsel of Jus Cogens in Washington DC and Geneva, Switzerland, an international law firm she founded, dedicated to promoting human rights worldwide. She received her PhD in international law from Cambridge University in 1999, after LL.M. Studies (London School of Economics), earning a J.D. (Pepperdine School of Law), Diploma (Salzburg, UOP), Cert. (Warsaw & Moscow Universities, USD) and B.A. (Claremont, Wheaton, Oxford University). A legal practitioner and scholar with expertise in International, Treaty, European, Commercial, Corporate, Islamic, and Human Rights Law, from 1996–2005, Sandra was a Law Professor at Cambridge University in International, Corporate, Commercial, and European Law for the Law and Faculties, and five Cambridge colleges. She sat on the Law Faculty Board and was a Fellow of the Cambridge Law Faculty for a combined 10 years. Dr. Bunn–Livingstone was a Professor of English in Inner Mongolia, China for two years, and has worked in six law firms from Los Angeles, Chicago, and London to South Africa, including Baker McKenzie, Field, Fisher, Waterhouse, Webber Wentzel, Barnes, Richardson, Colburn and Erskine Chambers.
About Faith & Law
Faith & Law is a Christian fellowship seeking to examine the vocational implications of a Christ–centered worldview so that congressional staff better understand the significance of their faith for their calling to the public square.Visit our website:
www.faithandlaw.org
For more information contact: hillbiblestudy@gmail.com
Host: As a teacher, Stephanie Sheridan witnesses the benefits of yoga and meditation in her student's lives. Yoga is a science of the mind, a continual practice of humbling oneself to love and be of service in order to attain inner peace. Stephanie experiences the benefits of a long term commitment to practicing yoga, both as a physical and mental exercise and a compassionate lifestyle. She is an RYT–200 Hour teacher and holds her Masters from Johns Hopkins.
For more information, contact crystal.price@mail.house.gov in Cong. Tim Ryan's office.
Join Father Conroy, Chaplain of the U.S. House for a brief time of Advent reflection and prayer on Tuesdays December 2, 9 & 16 in Longworth.
For more information contact karen.bronson@mail.house.gov
sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain
You are invited to a weekly Bible study in Ford Office Bldg, beginning Tuesday Sept.16th.
The topic will be something very basic to Christianity – the Gospel of Christ! We will be looking at what the Gospel is, what it means to be a Christian and what (if any) affect the Gospel has on our daily lives. So be searching Scripture for Gospel–related content!
For more information: Gary_deiffenderfer@mail.house.gov