Loving God, Serving Others
May 23, 2025
- Weekly Blast – 5/23/25
SUCCESS!!!
The annual rummage sale was a rousing success – $6,292.14 (or .15 there was debate on the EXACT amount raised) was made from your “stuff”. Thanks go out to the helpers and more so to the SHOPPERS. Great deals were had and kids will go to Awana Camp with scholarship options.
Church Campout
The all-church campout is going on this weekend – Friday through Monday. 16 campers are signed up – all are welcome. We are already there and have secured the site (which is no small feat on Memorial weekend). God was providential – the site we were headed for was taken, so we had to back track and find another site. We found an even BETTER site about ½ mile away – and oddly enough it was the site that Leland had intended for us to camp at anyway – #PROVIDENCE.
All are welcome to come – we have made provisions for breakfast and dinner each day – just show up. Doug Carr and crew will be cookin’.
Lots of room in a large meadow – and lots of wood to burn already stockpiled.
What’s Goin’ On…
• ACE – this Sunday is the last official ACE class for the school year – we will have a special ACE class on 5/25 with two people from our congregations with the gift of evangelism. Please join us and see if this is your gift or how God has used these people to evangelize our community.
• KidsZone – Will continue through the summer.
• Story Time – This Sunday will be the last Story Time of the school year – we will pick it up again in the fall.
• Helping hands – the Men’s ministry assisted Karen in an enjoyable time at her place – assisting her in getting her garden in and operating. Dirty hands and clean hearts – the body in action. A shout out to Leland and Jayne for helping. - We are always looking for help in these projects – please contact Bud or Jeff if you have time to help on these projects.
• Cookies – We can use s’more cookies. Please bring your cookies – this is a very wonderful ministry and let’s be honest – many of US stick around after Church because of the cookies.
• All Church Pictures – we’re doing a new all-church picture on the deck on June 8th. Plan to be here and be a part of church posterity. Check out the all-church pics from 2000 and 2011 at the end of the foyer.
• New Hope Ministries (resource center and food pantry) – New Hope Resource Center is running low on the following items:
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• Q Tips
• Razors
• Travel size accessories
• Paper towels
• Toilet paper
• Men’s underwear size small & medium
• Men’s socks–white crew
• Women’s underwear–all sizes
There is a donation bin for your convenience back by the KidsZone Room. You can also drop your items off at the site at 4211 E Colbert Road
https://www.newhoperesource.org/
~Jeff
Not so deep thoughts – God created laughter – the ultimate cure for life’s little hiccups!