- The 11th Hour Time of Prayer is on hiatus for now due to the cold weather.
- Please remember the family of Jolly Moody in your love and prayers. Jolly Moody’s funeral will be held at 11:00 AM Monday here at the church. Visitation will be from 2-6 PM this Sunday at Welch and Cornett, and from 10-11 AM on Monday here at the church.
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Feb. 1, 1:00 PM in the Library. Don’t forget your baby shower gift for Pregnancy Choices.
- If you would like a record of your giving for 2015, please sign the sheet at the Welcome Center. For those of you who have already done so, yours will be in your church mailbox.
Weekly Update for Sunday, January 17, 2016
- Due to low attendance because of the icy conditions last Sunday, the board meetings from last week have been rescheduled for this Sunday morning at the close of the service. All three boards will be meeting briefly, for the purpose of electing a new chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The Deacons will meet in the pastor’s study; Trustees, in the B.Y.K.O.T.A. classroom; and C.E. Board, in the J.O.Y. Class next to the kitchen.
- If you would like a record of your giving for 2015, please sign the sheet at the Welcome Center.
Weekly Update for Sunday, January 10, 2016
- Simultaneous Meetings: This Sunday morning at the close of the Communion Service all three boards will meet briefly for the purpose of electing a new chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The Deacons will meet in the pastor’s study, Trustees in the BYKOTA classroom, and C.E. Board in the JOY classroom.
- Thank you to all who signed up as greeters for 2016. This is an important part of our church ministry, and we are grateful for you who are willing to welcome people as they enter!
Weekly Update for Sunday, January 3, 2016
Happy New Year!
- There will be no AWANA or Roots Youth Group this Sunday evening.
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Jan. 4, 1:00 PM in the Library.
- We still have two openings available for greeters. That sign-up sheet is at the Welcome Center.
I Am
Way back in the late eighties (remember them?), the Christian band I was in decided to make a demo tape of some of our songs. We couldn’t begin to afford a recording studio, but one of us had a reel-to-reel tape recorder, so we went amateur all the way. We recorded at a band member’s house in Terre Haute, starting on Friday evening and planning on recording most of Saturday. So that we could work as late as possible on Friday, and get started as early as possible on Saturday, they asked if I could stay Friday night with another friend of the band’s in Terre Haute. This sounded better to me than driving back and forth from Coal City twice on Friday and Saturday, so I agreed.
In those days I was in an inner turmoil about a lot of things. Rae Anne and I had been married just over ten years; we had two young children we were raising; and, as the Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 11:28, “And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.”…though in my case it was only the one church I was pastoring. All these things tended to weigh on my heart, especially at night.Read More
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 27, 2015
Merry Christmas!
- Due to the upcoming holidays, we will not have the 11th Hour Time of Prayer on Dec. 31.
- There will be no AWANA or Roots Youth Group December 27 or January 3.
- The new Bible reading schedules are available at the Welcome Center.
- We still have openings available for greeters. That sign-up sheet is also at the Welcome Center.
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 20, 2015
- Due to the upcoming holidays, we will not have the 11th Hour Time of Prayer on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.
- There will be no AWANA or Roots Youth Group on Dec. 27 and Jan. 3.
- The new schedules for reading the Bible in one year are available at the Welcome Center.
- We still have openings available for greeters. That sign-up sheet is also at the Welcome Center.
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 18, 2015
- Deacons Meeting: this Sunday after the morning service.
- Memorial Poinsettias: Suggested colors this year are white flowers with gold foil and ribbons. They may be brought in through December 18, from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.