2021 - December Beacon

A Message from Chaplain Mark Javery

This month has brought heartache to the NCYC family with the passing of member and past

Director John Prochaska.

Member Ruth Durand remains hospitalized with heart issues and pneumonia awaiting further tests. Reading your Facebook posts on the NCYC members site has been uplifting to her. Please keep the friends and families of our NCYC membership who have lost loved ones this past year and those who continue to battle chronic illness in your thoughts and prayers. We live in a world enamored with wealth and power. Governments and individuals building empires, storing riches, things held onto tightly yet so temporary. The beauty of the Christmas story is that in the humblest of circumstances a child is born who will be the true King, the Everlasting Prince of Peace, our Savior. The story was first told to shepherds and blessed we are that this good news of Jesus’ birth is for all people.

Luke 2: 1-20 (KJV)

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Ceasar Augustus that the world should be taxed. 2 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be