- There will no evening service on Sept. 6 so that families may gather for the Labor Day Holiday.
- The Pregnancy Choices Center is in need of volunteers. Please see our bulletin boards for more details.
- It’s time for the annual Pregnancy Choices Baby Bottle Campaign. Take as many bottles as you wish, fill them with money, and return them at the end of September. This helps fund important programs within the center.
- Church Work Day: September 12, 9:00 am. There is a sign-up at the Welcome Center listing jobs that need to be done.
- Mission trip to Indian Creek Camp, Oct. 9-11. See Shaye Place for additional details.
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Month: August 2015
Weekly Update for Sunday, August 23, 2015
- For anyone interested in the mission trip to Indian Creek Camp on Oct. 9-11, there will be a short meeting after church today in the JOY classroom. We need skilled and unskilled labor, cooks to provide meals, equipment and supplies. We want to help this camp continue to spread the Gospel of Christ!
- Church dinner: Aug. 23 following the morning service (covered dishes, preferably with food inside, are welcome). Everyone is welcome!
- Jennifer would like to remind everyone of the cost for AWANA: Book-$10.00, Shirt-$9.00, Weekly Dues-$.75 ($19.50 total) Total for one AWANA year-$38.50 per child. If anyone can help a child attend AWANA, it would be greatly appreciated.
- Ladies Bible Study: Children of the Day – a nine week study on I & II Thessalonians beginning Sept. 10, 12:30 pm. Books are $20.00; place your order with Linda Heaton by Aug. 23. See Linda if you need additional information.
- Trustee Work Day: September 12. More details will be available soon.
Weekly Update for Sunday, August 16, 2015
- Ice Cream Social: Aug. 15, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. There will be home made ice cream, desserts, and games. You won’t want to miss it!
- Official Board meeting: this Sunday at 4:15 pm.
- Church dinner: Aug. 23 following the morning service (covered dishes, preferably with food inside, are welcome). Everyone is welcome!
- Ladies Bible Study: Children of the Day – a nine week study on I & II Thessalonians beginning Sept. 10, 12:30 pm. Books are $20.00; place your order with Linda Heaton by Aug. 23. See Linda if you need additional information.
- A mission trip to Indian Creek Camp is being planned for Oct. 9-11 to replace a cabin roof, other maintenance projects, painting and clean-up. An informational meeting will be held soon.
Weekly Update for Sunday, August 9, 2015
- AWANA begins Aug. 9, 5:30 pm-registration. The 27 week cost is broken down as: Book $10.00, Shirt $9.00 Weekly dues .75 (A total of $38.50 for the entire AWANA year) Here are some suggestions for savings: Scholarships from church members, T-shirts in lieu of vests, patches can be ironed on (Blue-Cubbies, Red-Sparks, Green-TNT). Also, it is requested that there be no candy at check-in.
- Sarah Mission Circle luncheon: August 10, 12:00 noon in the Library. This is open for all current members as well as those interested in joining. We will discuss plans for the upcoming year.
- All Senior Citizens: Our summer sing-along will take place on Aug. 14 at 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Come join in the food, fellowship, and singing. You’ll hear some good old songs from your past plus some much loved hymns – feel free to bring a friend!
- Ice Cream Social: Aug. 15, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Sign up at the Welcome Center if you’re willing to bring homemade ice cream, pies, cobblers, or other yummy stuff! The Christian Education Board would like for each Sunday School class to provide a carnival game.
- Official Board meeting: Aug. 16, 4:15 pm.
- Church dinner: Aug. 23 following the morning service (covered dishes, preferably with food inside, are welcome).
Weekly Update for Sunday, August 2, 2015
- AWANA begins Aug. 9, 5:30 pm-registration. The 27 week cost is broken down as: Book $10.00, Shirt $9.00 Weekly dues .75 (A total of $38.50 for the entire AWANA year) Here are some suggestions for savings: Scholarships from church members, T-shirts in lieu of vests, patches can be ironed on (Blue-Cubbies, Red-Sparks, Green-TNT). Also, it is requested that there be no candy at check-in.
- Sarah Mission Circle luncheon: August 10, 12:00 noon in the Library. This is open for all current members as well as those interested in joining. We will discuss plans for the upcoming year.
- All Senior Citizens: Our summer sing-along will take place on Aug. 14 at 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Come join in the food, fellowship, and singing. You’ll hear some good old songs from your past plus some much loved hymns – feel free to bring a friend!
- Ice Cream Social: Aug. 15, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Sign up at the Welcome Center if you’re willing to bring homemade ice cream, pies, cobblers, or other yummy stuff! The Christian Education Board would like for each Sunday School class to provide a carnival game.
How to Spend an Hour in Prayer
I used to have a book titled How to Spend an Hour in Prayer. I think it was by a man named Dick Eastman. Over the years I’ve lost the book, but I still have the notes to a lesson I wrote, based on that book. So I thought I’d pass on the gist of the lesson (and the book) to you.
Don’t be intimidated by the title. It doesn’t have to be an hour. Mr. Eastman pointed out that the clock-face was divided into 12 five-minute segments. (That’s on the old analog-style clocks…for you youngsters, clocks used to have faces, not just digital readouts.) A different way of praying was assigned to each segment. If praying for an hour makes you balk, try praying for 12 minutes, using a different way of praying for every minute. Or pray for 24 minutes, and change the way you pray every two minutes. You get the idea.Read More