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Music

Written by David Tyra

We just had a weekend full of music. Our friends Emily and Kelly Thompson came to do a concert for my wife’s music students last Saturday night. Then they stayed with us and came to our church the next day. I was thrilled when they offered to play and sing Be Thou My Vision in the service Sunday morning. Emily Ann Thompson is an accomplished Celtic fiddler who performs accompanied by her husband Kelly on guitar. As they were warming up before the service, I couldn’t help but grin at the sounds they were making together. I told them, “I’m going to hide your car keys so you have to be here every Sunday!” And I loved how they played and sang the hymn.

Be Thou My Vision may just be my favorite hymn of all. It’s over 800 years old, and when it’s played and sung in the traditional Celtic way, it does something down deep to my soul. When I hear it, or play it myself, I want to laugh, cry and shout for joy all at the same time. (I blame it on my Irish ancestors.) Music is powerful.Read More

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Weekly Update for Sunday, March 29, 2015

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  • Easter egg hunt: This Sunday, following the morning service.
  • Memorial Easter Lilies may be brought to the church by 2:30 pm each day Monday through Friday.
  • Easter Sunday, April 5, we will have our Sunrise Service at 6:30 am, followed by breakfast of biscuits & gravy, eggs, cinnamon rolls, and “other stuff” in the Fellowship Hall. Then we will continue with our regular schedule of Sunday School and Morning Worship. There will be no Sunday evening service or Roots Youth Group that evening.
  • New Member Class: Begins April 12 (the Sunday after Easter), running for 6 weeks. It will be hosted by the Faith and Fellowship class in the Library. Pastor David will be teaching. If you have recently joined the church, have joined since the last class was held, or are thinking about joining, we encourage you to sign up for this series. Please sign up on the sheet for the class on the Welcome Center, so we can know how many materials to prepare.
  • Tree House Kids trip: Apr. 25, to Big Splash Water Park. (Details will be announced later.)
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Weekly Update for Sunday, March 22, 2015

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  • Deacons meeting: This Sunday at 4:30 pm.
  • Trustee work day: March 28 at 8:30 am. There is a sign-up sheet at the Welcome Center. (See Gary Miller with any questions.)
  • Easter egg hunt: March 29 following the morning service.
  • Easter Sunday, April 5, we will have our Sunrise Service at 6:30 am, followed by breakfast of biscuits & gravy, eggs, cinnamon rolls, and “other stuff” in the Fellowship Hall. Then we will continue with our regular schedule of Sunday School and Morning Worship. There will be no Sunday evening service or Roots Youth Group that evening.
  • New Member Class: Begins April 12, running for 6 weeks. It will be hosted by the Faith and Fellowship class in the Library. Pastor David will be teaching. If you have recently joined the church, have joined since the last class was held, or are thinking about joining, we encourage you to sign up for this series. A sign-up sheet for the class is on the Welcome Center. Please sign up so we know how many materials to prepare.
  • Tree House Kids trip: Apr. 25, to Big Splash Water Park. (Details will be announced later.)
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Weekly Update for Sunday, March 15, 2015

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  • Trustee meeting: This Sunday after the morning service in the BYKOTA classroom.
  • If you want to donate prizes, candy, or make a monetary donation for the upcoming Easter egg hunt, you may do so at the Welcome Center through this Sunday or see someone on the C. E. board.
  • There will be another New Member Class beginning on April 12th (the Sunday after Easter) and running for 6 weeks. It will be hosted by the Faith and Fellowship class in the Library. Pastor David will be teaching. If you have recently joined the church, have joined since the last class was held, or are thinking about joining, we encourage you to sign up for this series. A sign-up sheet for the class is on the Welcome Center. (This is so we know how many materials to prepare.)
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Weekly Update for Sunday, March 8, 2015

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  • Remember to Spring Forward an hour this Saturday night!
  • Church Dinner: this Sunday after the morning service. Whether you’re new to our church or have been here since the ark came to rest or anything in between, please join us for some food and fellowship!
  • Sarah Mission Circle meeting: March 9, 1:00 pm in the library.
  • If you want to donate prizes, candy, or make a monetary donation for the upcoming Easter egg hunt, you may do so at the Welcome Center through March 15 or see someone on the C. E. board.
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The Times

Written by David Tyra

When our son Josh was about five years old, he announced to us in a very serious voice, “I hate change!” And I thought, “Then you’re going to have a tough life, kid, because change is inevitable!” Not everything changes, but most things do.

I don’t know whether you’ve noticed, but church has changed. It isn’t like it used to be.

The first thing that probably comes to your mind when I say that is the style of worship music. And that’s true. Even in our very traditional church, we’re singing a lot of songs we didn’t sing a generation ago. That’s a good thing (if they’re good songs). It’s not like God blew a whistle in 1962 and said, ‘Okay, that’s it. I don’t want any more new worship songs written from here on!” I’ll bet some of your favorite Gospel songs have been written after 1962. But, despite the churches that have fought and even split over the type of music to be played, worship music style is really a fairly superficial issue. And too many churches thought that if they switched to contemporary worship music, people would come flocking in. It didn’t happen. It really doesn’t matter if you half-heartedly mumble hymns, or half-heartedly mumble contemporary worship songs. Either way, your heart is on display.Read More

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Weekly Update for Sunday, March 1, 2015

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Church Dinner: Whether you think the dress is white and gold, blue and black, or have no idea what this is about, please join us for some food and fellowship after this Sunday morning service!

Sarah Mission Circle meeting: March 2, 1:00 in the library. This Sunday is the last day to bring in disposable diapers for Pregnancy Choices.

C. E. board meeting: March 5, 6:00 pm.

If you want to donate prizes, candy, or make a monetary donation for the upcoming Easter egg hunt, you may do so at the Welcome Center through March 15 or see someone on the C. E. board.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, February 22, 2015

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Sarah Mission Circle is collecting disposable diapers for Pregnancy Choices (size 3-6 months and larger) from now until March 2. If you want to donate there is a box at the east narthex by the Welcome Center.

Church Dinner: March 1, following the morning service. Please bring a side dish with plenty to go around-visitors and people new to our church are welcome! We’ll feed you good and would like to get to know you!

The Easter Egg Hunt: Palm Sunday, Mar. 29. The C.E. Board will fill the eggs and prepare the prizes. If you want to donate candy or prizes, there will be a box on the Welcome Center through Mar. 15.

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