Notes from the Pastor - October 13, 2010

Reminders and Big Praises

First the Praises: I am sure you and I have been riveted to the TV screen watching the dramatic rescue of those 33 miners in Chile. Praise Be to God for the success so far and for continued Grace as all those men are pulled back out of the depths of what might have been a mass grave.

Praise God for all those who have helped make this rescue possible. Praise God for a Great Pumpkin Patch and Praise God for everyone of you who have helped make this the best one yet; Readers, Greeters, Sales, Singers, Unloaders, tour guides, tractor drivers, on and on. We couldn't do this without all the people who pitch in. There is still room to have fun and enjoy the smiles and laughter of all the kids who come our way. Thank You.

Praise God our facility is maxed out. Between Pumpkin Tours, Explorer Bible Study, Pilattes Class, Preschool Activities, Tutoring, we have no space. I am sure glad we don't waste what God has given us.

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Reminders

Today Wednesday
5:00pm - Handbells
5:30pm - Wednesday Night Supper
6:15pm - Children's Music Ministry
6:15pm - Purpose Driven Life Discussion- our last

Saturday
Our Patch weekends continue. This weekend we host Healing House Family Adventure Day. If you can help children decorate a pumpkin, why not volunteer? Call the office or reply to email, and we will make certain you have a chance to help. Otherwise, just come out and greet and price and meet all the people God sends our way.

Sunday
We do have church in spite of all the other things going on, We come to worship the One who has given to us abundantly more then we could ever imagine. Our focus is on Made for a Mission.

Last but certainly not least
Soon after our Patch ends, we have a few days to catch our breath, but we also have another worthy project to help, St. Jude Bike-A-Thon. Okay, I know may not ride a bike but you can walk. The kids will use our parking lot to ride their small bikes, have a bike safety class, but there will be a 1 mile and 5K mile walk to help raise funds. How about our Sunday School Classes get involved by challenging other class to have the most participants. Sign up and volunteer sheets in the Narthex this Sunday. I am cooking and if you can't walk or ride, come help me cook and serve the participants.

Sincerely,
Chris Blanchard