Neighborhood "Walk for the Community - May 21, 2009"

The Mound View and Wellington Heights Neighborhood Associations and the
Cedar Rapids Police Department, along with First Avenue Uptown College
District merchants and area agencies and faith communities are planning a
neighborhood walk for Thursday, May 21st in Cedar Rapids. Everyone
is invited to participate! The walk is set to begin from the 2Nd
Avenue Parking Lot of St. Paul's UMC (map) and will be about
1.75 miles in length. A cookout will begin at 5:30 pm, with the walk to
start at 6:30 and finish back at St. Paul's by 8:00 pm Come and walk for the
"Heart of the City!"

Walk for the Community - May 21, 2009

Sponsored by Concerned Citizens

All our neighbors throughout Cedar Rapids

are welcome and encouraged to join us!

St. Paul's Methodist Church

2Nd Avenue Parking Lot

BBQ 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Food (beef hamburgers, beef hot dogs,

pork bratwurst, chips, apples and drinks)

will be supplied courtesy of Hy-Vee, Frito Lay, Pepsi,

Sara Lee and the First Avenue Uptown College District

Walk begins at 6:30 PM

Join us for a 20 block walk of support through the

Heart of the City on the East Side

What to Bring

• Umbrella or raincoat
• Water bottle
• A Friend
• Smile

We'll Supply

• Food
• Drink
• Friendly faces
• Signs of support

The purpose of this walk is to bring the community together, raise awareness, and to show those who commit crime that WE ARE local Concerned Citizens. We want a healthy and safe community everywhere--and on every block--for our children and us to live, work, learn and play.

This is the first of many community events.

Join us and be a part of the solution,

be part of the community!

Sponsored by Concerned Citizens

Civil Rights in our Community

"So who is our neighbor?"

Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

He said to him, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?"

He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

And he said to him, "You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live."

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

"Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

"But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him."

"The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever you spend.'

Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

He said, "The one who showed him mercy."

Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Luke 10: 25-37 NRSV

Part of today's message at the worship service at St. Paul's UMC

It was on the back of the handout for "Walk for the Community - May 21, 2009"

Happy cinco de mayo

We wish all those of Mexican heritage a happy cingo de mayo this May 5, 2009. A little history on Mexican-Americans.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May")

We hope everyone is enjoying this special day!