Happy Monday Everyone!
The Church picnic was yesterday at Camp FAC. Great times, great weather, great memories. It's days like yesterday that we can say we are truly blessed to have a great church family. The power of a church family is really shown at picnics where the members can hang out, eat food, swim, and, most importantly, see baptisms. Here are a few points about baptisms. A baptism is an outward symbol of what has already happened in a person's heart. It's important to remember that being saved is based upon your relationship with Jesus Christ. A baptism is only an action to show others that you have already received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Can you believe that August 1 is this Wednesday? It amazes me how quickly time flies. I've been told that time goes faster as you get older. I'm starting to believe that bit of advice. Anyway, here's what we have going on for the week.
Some of the Church Leaders are meeting tomorrow night to discuss how each ministry will fit into the new building. Ron Cochran is going to represent the Youth Group. I will try to be there, but I have an evening dentist appointment, and I don't know what time I will be done. So all of you are aware, the different ministries are; Worship (music), Front Line, Childrens', Youth Group, and Adult Sunday service. Really, out of all of the different ministries, the Youth Group is the most flexible as to where we meet and what we need.
Ideally, I would like to have a room for the Youth Group. I would like to have couches, chairs, end tables, lamps, and a TV for us to use as a hang out spot. I envision the Youth Group to become a hang out spot. A place where everyone can feel relaxed and welcomed. Right now, the church has limited funds allocated to the Youth Group, so we've been doing what we can, where we can. I think we've been doing fairly well for
ourselves, given our resources. Still, we can dream...
This Wednesday, Ted Webster will be coming out to speak on integrity. Ted is one of the church's advisory board members, and he is one of our elders as well. Ted has a real passion for God, and his messages are always engaging. I encourage everyone to come out and hear what God has laid on Ted's heart to share with the Youth Group.
That's all we have planned for this week. Kind of a quiet next couple of weeks as we are in the middle of summer. See you Wednesday.
-Michael
Monday, July 30, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
New Church Building Walk Through with Pictures!
Hi Everyone!
***UPDATED POST*** Here are the pictures I took of the walk through. I noticed that Suzanne was taking a bunch of pictures, so I stopped taking pictures after the Main Entrance. I'll see if I can grab a couple of them from her next time I see her. Please note that the pictures are kind of large in size. I didn't realize that until I began uploading. Sorry about that.
Tuesday night, I had a chance to look at the new church with Pastor Jim, the church advisory board, and all of the church ministry leaders. Ron Cochran and I represented the Youth Group during the walk through.
Let me start off by saying that I'm super excited about the new building, and I am looking forward to the opportunities that a facility opens to us. I took a couple of pics and a few videos of the inside. I will post those later for everyone to see. Suzanne also took a bunch of pictures, and I'm going to ask her for some of them, too.
We entered in the back door facing the parking lot. That is the ground floor/basement. There is a long hallway that runs from the door to the other end of the building. To the right is a large, open room and a small kitchen. The large room has dividers that segment the room into four, smaller sections. Things of note in this area are windows with a view of the overflow parking lot. There is a baptismal pool in there, too. The kitchen has two stoves, and there is a lot of cabinet space.
To the left of the hallway is a smaller room and a nursery room. The smaller room could be divided into two rooms, and that room is connected to the nursery. Things of note are the two barn style doors for the nursery. (The kind where the top opens but the bottom can stay closed.)
At the end of the hallway is an office space, the Mens' room, the Lady's room, a water fountain, and a door leading to a second entrance on the basement level. Things of note are the shower in the Men's room, and the really old cabinet in the office space.
From the second entrance entrance, we go up two flights of stairs to a small hallway. To the left is the Main entrance, straight ahead is the sanctuary, and to the right are stairs to the upstairs. Things of note in the stairwell are the really, really, really old chair lifts to go up and down the stairs. I have not seen those in quite some time. They do work. I tested them, but I did not ride in them.
Next we go into the Sanctuary. There are lots of pews and chandeliers. The area has lots of echo, and the stage is really large. The stage is about two - three times the size of the circle room in our current facility. It has a very regal and formal feel to it. It almost feels like a Catholic church from that aspect. Lots of light can come into the building, and a sense of reverence can be felt when you enter the room. The pews are most definitely secured to the floor. I tried to move one, and it didn't budge. There are lots of light switches and dials and outlets, and some of them were labeled "DO NOT TOUCH", but Pastor Jim, Ed, and I touched them anyway. Sadly, many of them had no noticeable effect. Things of note in the area are the lack of access into the raised stage. Two small rooms flanking either side of the stage, and the sound system was tucked away in a closet in the back.
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Moving to the Main entrance, there is a foyer that is about half the size of our current sanctuary. A bathroom is off to the side. There are two double doors going from the Main entrance to the outside, and two sets of double doors going from the Main entrance into the sanctuary. There is a single door to the side that leads to the hallway that connect to the stairs going up and down. Things of note in the this room is the presence of usable space for couches, chairs, and/or a coffee bar.
Outside of the Main entrance, there is a concrete porch. The porch has a thin metal railing going around it, and the landscaping is overgrown, but kind of pretty in a rustic sort of way. There is a set of stairs leading down towards the paring lot from the porch. Things of note are an old wooden bench and two plants of poison ivy. Frank identified them quickly and let everyone know before we got too close to them. Of course, Ron, Jon, and I decided to get really close to both of them just to check them out.
Going up the stairs to the upstairs, there is an office space that served as the senior pastor's office at one time. There is a window with wooden slats over it looking over the sanctuary.The space is kinda of small for a senior pastor's office. There are two closets/storage spaces up here, along with another bathroom and a shower in the bathroom. Things of note are a couch bed left over from the previous people, and the window overlooking the sanctuary. (I just think those kinds of windows are always interesting.)
So, that's the building in a nutshell. There is a lot of potential for the place, but there is also a lot of work. The entire basement was covered in a mold/mildew type substance, and the carpet was in bad condition. No one knows the last time the septic was checked, and there is an older heating and air air conditioning unit. Still, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. God has provided for us so far, and I have complete faith that God's will will be done.
I'll be posting the pictures either tonight or tomorrow. (I posted pictures "tomorrow"). Also, there was a lot of discussion that I want to share with everyone, but this post have gone on long enough. More on everything later.
-Michael
***UPDATED POST*** Here are the pictures I took of the walk through. I noticed that Suzanne was taking a bunch of pictures, so I stopped taking pictures after the Main Entrance. I'll see if I can grab a couple of them from her next time I see her. Please note that the pictures are kind of large in size. I didn't realize that until I began uploading. Sorry about that.
Tuesday night, I had a chance to look at the new church with Pastor Jim, the church advisory board, and all of the church ministry leaders. Ron Cochran and I represented the Youth Group during the walk through.
Let me start off by saying that I'm super excited about the new building, and I am looking forward to the opportunities that a facility opens to us. I took a couple of pics and a few videos of the inside. I will post those later for everyone to see. Suzanne also took a bunch of pictures, and I'm going to ask her for some of them, too.
We entered in the back door facing the parking lot. That is the ground floor/basement. There is a long hallway that runs from the door to the other end of the building. To the right is a large, open room and a small kitchen. The large room has dividers that segment the room into four, smaller sections. Things of note in this area are windows with a view of the overflow parking lot. There is a baptismal pool in there, too. The kitchen has two stoves, and there is a lot of cabinet space.
Long Hallway in Basement (my back is at the doors to the parking lot)
Large Room in Basement. (Kitchen can be seen in back.)
Baptismal Pool. I am not sure of the nature of the gray lump next to the pool
Another view of the Large Room
Kitchen
Kitchen
Kitchen
Small Room in Basement. (Nursery Door in back)
Small Room in Basement. Nursery entrance in back left.
Nursery Room
Nursery Room (Small Room can be seen in background)
At the end of the hallway is an office space, the Mens' room, the Lady's room, a water fountain, and a door leading to a second entrance on the basement level. Things of note are the shower in the Men's room, and the really old cabinet in the office space.
Office in Basement
Cabinet in Office in Basement
Second Entrance in Basement
From the second entrance entrance, we go up two flights of stairs to a small hallway. To the left is the Main entrance, straight ahead is the sanctuary, and to the right are stairs to the upstairs. Things of note in the stairwell are the really, really, really old chair lifts to go up and down the stairs. I have not seen those in quite some time. They do work. I tested them, but I did not ride in them.
Stairs going up
Next we go into the Sanctuary. There are lots of pews and chandeliers. The area has lots of echo, and the stage is really large. The stage is about two - three times the size of the circle room in our current facility. It has a very regal and formal feel to it. It almost feels like a Catholic church from that aspect. Lots of light can come into the building, and a sense of reverence can be felt when you enter the room. The pews are most definitely secured to the floor. I tried to move one, and it didn't budge. There are lots of light switches and dials and outlets, and some of them were labeled "DO NOT TOUCH", but Pastor Jim, Ed, and I touched them anyway. Sadly, many of them had no noticeable effect. Things of note in the area are the lack of access into the raised stage. Two small rooms flanking either side of the stage, and the sound system was tucked away in a closet in the back.
Sanctuary!
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Sanctuary!!
Big Stage!
View from Stage
"DO NOT PUSH" hmm... Let's push them all!
Sound Booth. (more like Sound Closet...)
Moving to the Main entrance, there is a foyer that is about half the size of our current sanctuary. A bathroom is off to the side. There are two double doors going from the Main entrance to the outside, and two sets of double doors going from the Main entrance into the sanctuary. There is a single door to the side that leads to the hallway that connect to the stairs going up and down. Things of note in the this room is the presence of usable space for couches, chairs, and/or a coffee bar.
Main Entrance
Main Entrance
(Sorry, no Pictures...)
Going up the stairs to the upstairs, there is an office space that served as the senior pastor's office at one time. There is a window with wooden slats over it looking over the sanctuary.The space is kinda of small for a senior pastor's office. There are two closets/storage spaces up here, along with another bathroom and a shower in the bathroom. Things of note are a couch bed left over from the previous people, and the window overlooking the sanctuary. (I just think those kinds of windows are always interesting.)
(Sorry, No Pictures)
So, that's the building in a nutshell. There is a lot of potential for the place, but there is also a lot of work. The entire basement was covered in a mold/mildew type substance, and the carpet was in bad condition. No one knows the last time the septic was checked, and there is an older heating and air air conditioning unit. Still, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. God has provided for us so far, and I have complete faith that God's will will be done.
I'll be posting the pictures either tonight or tomorrow. (I posted pictures "tomorrow"). Also, there was a lot of discussion that I want to share with everyone, but this post have gone on long enough. More on everything later.
-Michael
Monday, July 23, 2012
Monday Announcements for 7/23/2012
Happy Monday Everyone!
We find ourselves at another Monday. Two more days until Youth Group and Walt's presentation. I know I can't wait. :-) So, without further ado, here are the Monday Announcements and Prayer Requests.
We had a great time at the Berlin Park this past Saturday afternoon/evening. We had great weather and a good turn out. We had lots of fun playing Flag Tag, golfball toss, going on a nature walk, and just being outside. We are planning the next party, and we are taking all ideas. We have ideas for the Funplex in Mt. Laurel, going to the beach, movie night, and game night. All ideas are being considered right now, so if you think of anything, e-mail me or let me know next time you see me.
Live on stage! This Wednesday! Walt Cromwell! Be there for the Youth Group meeting as Walt talks about music and Christianity.
As a random observation, I saw a hummingbird today. It was the first one I've seen this year. I always seem to forget how small and fast those little guys are.
We received ran over the weekend. Thank you to those that prayed for rain. The ground can still use more, but what we got is a start.
As a random observation, I saw a hummingbird today. It was the first one I've seen this year. I always seem to forget how small and fast those little guys are.
We received ran over the weekend. Thank you to those that prayed for rain. The ground can still use more, but what we got is a start.
I am still looking for Community Service Ideas. I forgot to ask the youth Group for suggestions and ideas last night, so that was an over-sight on my part. (It seems like there is never enough time to get to every topic every Wednesday.) When we plan our first Community Service project, I will post details on the blog.
I ask for prayers of healing for one of our church family’s grandfather. He is in the hospital now. He had to get his hip replaced, and now he is in rehab and healing. We pray that he heals quickly, and is able to go back to his normal routine soon.
I ask for prayers of comfort as one of our church family’s great-grandfather recently passed away. We can all take comfort in knowing we worship a loving and merciful God, but there is pain and loss in this life. We ask that God’s mighty hand be over the family in their time of loss.
I ask for prayers for one of our church family’s niece. She is about to move waaaaaaaaaay out west, and she will be away from her extended family. We pray that God will be with her on her journey, and that she finds a good, holy, church family in her new home. We also pray that the family staying here are able to adjust to the departure of her and her family.
That's all for now.
-Michael
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Thursday 7/19/12 Announcements
Good Morning Everyone!
Happy Thursday to you.
I hope everyone is staying cool in this summer heat.
Last night, at my request, Walt Cromwell will be
presenting next week. Instead, we had a
Question and Answer session last night. I
encouraged the Youth to ask questions about Christianity. After some prompting, we had some good
questions pop up. Some of the questions asked
were:
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“Do animals go to Heaven?”
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“Will I know people in Heaven that I didn’t know
on Earth?”
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“Will I be able to see Earth from Heaven?”
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“Will we see other people being judged on Judgment
Day?”
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“Will I feel pain in heaven?”
These were all good questions, and I encourage the Youth
group to continue to ask questions. I
open the floor to questions every week, so bring any and all questions to Youth
Group. I make no promises that I will
know the answer, but I will do everything I can to research your question and
give you a biblically based answer.
(Oh, and for those of you that are interested in the
answers to the questions above, you’ll have to come to Youth group to find out
how the conversation went.)
Youth Group Party this coming Saturday! It’s from 4:00-8:00pm in the Berlin Park in
Berlin, NJ. Details are on the “Weekly Schedule
and Events” page.
I am still looking for Community Service Ideas. I forgot to ask the youth Group for
suggestions and ideas last night, so that was an over-sight on my part. (It seems like there is never enough time to
get to every topic every Wednesday.) When
we plan our first Community Service project, I will post details on the blog.
I ask for prayers of healing for one of our church family’s
grandfather. He is in the hospital now. He had to get his hip replaced, and now he is
in rehab and healing. We pray that he
heals quickly, and is able to go back to his normal routine soon.
I ask for prayers of comfort as one of our church family’s
great-grandfather recently passed away.
We can all take comfort in knowing we worship a loving and merciful God,
but there is pain and loss in this life.
We ask that God’s mighty hand be over the family in their time of
loss.
I ask for prayers for one of our church family’s niece. She is about to move waaaaaaaaaay out west,
and she will be away from her extended family.
We pray that God will be with her on her journey, and that she finds a
good, holy, church family in her new home.
We also pray that the family staying here are able to adjust to the
departure of her and her family.
I pray for rain in the mid-west. I pray the drought ends, and that hard
working farmers are able to sleep a little easier at night. The drought will impact all of us, but it
will especially hurt the blue-collar workers in America’s heartland. I pray relief comes quickly.
Michael
Friday, July 13, 2012
Friday Announcements
Hi Everyone!
It's time for the Friday Announcements and Prayer Requests.
A big "Thank You" to Ed Webster for coming and speaking with the Youth Group on Wednesday. Ed spoke on Patience, and that was great to hear his thoughts and insights. As a surprise, I was able to make it. I will also be making the next two Youth Group meetings.
As a follow up, everyone is encouraged to think of questions to ask the Youth Group Leaders. These questions should have some meaning to you. Examples would be, "Do animals go to Heaven?" "How can God be God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, but still one being?" "What does the Bible say about proper clothing?"
Youth Group Party on Saturday, July 21 from 4:00-8:00pm at the Berlin Park in Berlin, NJ. Details on the Weekly Schedule and Events Page.
I will be quizzing everyone I see on Sunday for the July Verse of the Month. Take a few minutes to memorize the verse. Galatians 4:4 "But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, born under the law."
Everyone, please think of community outreach ideas. Those ideas can be fund raisers, helping the community, helping church family members, or anything that furthers God's kingdom. To make things clear, these projects are volunteer projects, so we will not be paid for our time. We are doing them to show God's love to others.
Ed shared an upcoming event. He is working with the Berlin Farmers' Market to allow the church to sell donated items for the Church Building fund. Ed is still working on the dates, so stay tuned. This would be a great opportunity for us to help out by helping to man the booth and to spread God's word to shoppers.
That's all for now. I am teaching Sunday School this Sunday, so I will see everyone then.
-Michael
It's time for the Friday Announcements and Prayer Requests.
A big "Thank You" to Ed Webster for coming and speaking with the Youth Group on Wednesday. Ed spoke on Patience, and that was great to hear his thoughts and insights. As a surprise, I was able to make it. I will also be making the next two Youth Group meetings.
As a follow up, everyone is encouraged to think of questions to ask the Youth Group Leaders. These questions should have some meaning to you. Examples would be, "Do animals go to Heaven?" "How can God be God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, but still one being?" "What does the Bible say about proper clothing?"
Youth Group Party on Saturday, July 21 from 4:00-8:00pm at the Berlin Park in Berlin, NJ. Details on the Weekly Schedule and Events Page.
I will be quizzing everyone I see on Sunday for the July Verse of the Month. Take a few minutes to memorize the verse. Galatians 4:4 "But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, born under the law."
Everyone, please think of community outreach ideas. Those ideas can be fund raisers, helping the community, helping church family members, or anything that furthers God's kingdom. To make things clear, these projects are volunteer projects, so we will not be paid for our time. We are doing them to show God's love to others.
Ed shared an upcoming event. He is working with the Berlin Farmers' Market to allow the church to sell donated items for the Church Building fund. Ed is still working on the dates, so stay tuned. This would be a great opportunity for us to help out by helping to man the booth and to spread God's word to shoppers.
That's all for now. I am teaching Sunday School this Sunday, so I will see everyone then.
-Michael
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Youth Group Party Announcement!!!
Hi Everyone!
I had a change in plans last night. I will not be at Youth Group this Wednesday, as originally planned. Instead, I will be at Youth Group July 18 and 25.
Since I will not be there this Wednesday, here is the Youth Group Party information!
I have also posted the Youth Group Party information on the "Weekly Meeting Info and Events Schedule" page.
-Michael
I had a change in plans last night. I will not be at Youth Group this Wednesday, as originally planned. Instead, I will be at Youth Group July 18 and 25.
Since I will not be there this Wednesday, here is the Youth Group Party information!
LGAC Youth Group Mid-Summer Party!!!!
Location: Berlin Park in Berlin, NJ
Date and Time: Saturday, July 21 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.
Directions: Berlin Park is located about 3 miles north of LGAC. From the church, make a left out of the parking lot. Go north on US-Route 30-White Horse Pike for about 2.5 miles. Make a left on Berlin Cross Keys Road. Stay on Berlin Cross Keys Road for about a quarter mile. Make a right onto N Park Drive. After a quarter mile, parking lot will be on the left. It's the parking lot by the basketball court and tennis courts.
Refreshments: Please bring $2 per person, so we can get a pizza and some snacks for everyone. I will be bringing bottled water and ice for everyone. If you want to bring something else in addition to the $2, then that's cool, too.
Other Notes: Bring your favorite outdoor equipment and a friend, and we'll see you there!
Rain Date: In the event of rain, we will meet up at LGAC church and have a party there.
RSVP: Please let me know if you are able to make it so I have an idea of how much water and ice to purchase. Directions: Berlin Park is located about 3 miles north of LGAC. From the church, make a left out of the parking lot. Go north on US-Route 30-White Horse Pike for about 2.5 miles. Make a left on Berlin Cross Keys Road. Stay on Berlin Cross Keys Road for about a quarter mile. Make a right onto N Park Drive. After a quarter mile, parking lot will be on the left. It's the parking lot by the basketball court and tennis courts.
Refreshments: Please bring $2 per person, so we can get a pizza and some snacks for everyone. I will be bringing bottled water and ice for everyone. If you want to bring something else in addition to the $2, then that's cool, too.
Other Notes: Bring your favorite outdoor equipment and a friend, and we'll see you there!
Rain Date: In the event of rain, we will meet up at LGAC church and have a party there.
I have also posted the Youth Group Party information on the "Weekly Meeting Info and Events Schedule" page.
-Michael
Monday, July 9, 2012
Monday Announcements 7/09/12
Happy Monday Everyone!
I hope everyone had a happy and enjoyable July 4th and July 4th weekend. I only have a few announcements and prayer
requests, as I have been out of town since Tuesday afternoon. I’m not as in-tune with the happenings of Loving
Grace as I normally am. So, without
further ado, here we go.
The Youth Group will be meeting this Wednesday at our
normal time and location. The night’s Special
Guest Speaker is Ed Webster. Everyone is
welcome, so come on out.
Youth Group Party date will be announced at this
Wednesday’s meeting. (It’s about time,
right?) Come out, and be one of the first
to know! For those of you who cannot
make it to the meeting, I will post the date on the blog on Thursday
morning.
Also at this Wednesday’s
meeting, I will be asking all of you for Community Service ideas. We, as
the Youth group, should have an active role in helping our community and our
church families. Community Service could be fund raising or volunteering.
I would like for us to have at least one Community Service idea ready by
the start of September. Bring your thinking caps Wednesday!
I hope everyone has memorized the Verse of the
Month! I’ll be quizzing everyone I see
this Sunday. I’m teaching Sunday school
this Sunday, so I know I’ll get to see some of you. Galatians 4:4, “But when the fullness of time
came, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, born under the law.”
I have prayers of thanks for
safe travels. I just came back from
seeing my side of the family in Upstate Western New York State. We had almost no traffic delays, and we had
great traveling weather.
I have prayers of thanks to one
of our church families who recently adopted.
I just saw on Facebook that *L* has been with us for a month! It amazes me how quickly that time has gone
by.
I have prayers of thanks that I
got to see another new addition to our church family two Sundays ago. *S* was so tiny and cute. I don’t think my son was that small, so it
was very cool to see such a small wonder.
If anyone has any prayer
requests they would like posted, please send me an e-mail or tell me when you
see me.
I guess I had a lot more announcements and prayer
requests than what I first thought.
Anyway, that’s all for now. Next
post will be Wednesday, Lord willing.
-Michael
Monday, July 2, 2012
Monday 7/02 Announcements
Good Morning Everyone,
Happy Monday to all of you. This is the only announcement from yours truly this week. So without further ado, let's get right into the Monday Announcements and Prayer Requests.
This Wednesday, the Youth Group will NOT be meeting. Go enjoy July 4th. We will be meeting next Wednesday July 11th, so see you then.
Speaking of next Wednesday, I am pleased to announce our special guest speaker for July 11th: Worship Leader, Ed Webster! Yay! Ed always brings a lot of energy and insight to our Sunday service. I am excited that his chaotic schedule calmed down enough for him to come spend an evening with us. So, come on out, bring a friend, and let's hear what the Good Lord has Ed speak about.
Also on July 11th, I will be asking all of you for Community Service ideas. We, as the Youth group, should have an active role in helping our community and our church families. Community Service could be fund raising or volunteering. I would like for us to have at least one Community Service idea ready by the start of September. Bring your thinking caps for next Wednesday!
Start memorizing this month's Verse of the Month! I will not be in church this Sunday, but starting July 15th, I will asking all of you for the Verse of the Month. One Youth Group member has a pass for the month, but everyone else is fair game.
My prayers go out to TW's family, as he had a recent loss. Thankfully, the individual was saved, so he went home to be with our Lord. Still, there is that pain and longing that all of us experience when a loved one is called home, so I ask we all pray for God's mighty hand to comfort the family during this time.
On a personal note, Congratulations to Nate for coming in second in his High School graduating class. Being Saludictorian is always a high honor. I actually remember my Saludictorian gave a better graduation speech than the Valedictorian.
-Michael
Happy Monday to all of you. This is the only announcement from yours truly this week. So without further ado, let's get right into the Monday Announcements and Prayer Requests.
This Wednesday, the Youth Group will NOT be meeting. Go enjoy July 4th. We will be meeting next Wednesday July 11th, so see you then.
Speaking of next Wednesday, I am pleased to announce our special guest speaker for July 11th: Worship Leader, Ed Webster! Yay! Ed always brings a lot of energy and insight to our Sunday service. I am excited that his chaotic schedule calmed down enough for him to come spend an evening with us. So, come on out, bring a friend, and let's hear what the Good Lord has Ed speak about.
Also on July 11th, I will be asking all of you for Community Service ideas. We, as the Youth group, should have an active role in helping our community and our church families. Community Service could be fund raising or volunteering. I would like for us to have at least one Community Service idea ready by the start of September. Bring your thinking caps for next Wednesday!
Start memorizing this month's Verse of the Month! I will not be in church this Sunday, but starting July 15th, I will asking all of you for the Verse of the Month. One Youth Group member has a pass for the month, but everyone else is fair game.
My prayers go out to TW's family, as he had a recent loss. Thankfully, the individual was saved, so he went home to be with our Lord. Still, there is that pain and longing that all of us experience when a loved one is called home, so I ask we all pray for God's mighty hand to comfort the family during this time.
On a personal note, Congratulations to Nate for coming in second in his High School graduating class. Being Saludictorian is always a high honor. I actually remember my Saludictorian gave a better graduation speech than the Valedictorian.
-Michael
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