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To Glorify God and share the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ with new hope for all of God's people.
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At Tuesday night's consistory (church board) meeting: the final slate of those nominated to be elders and deacons was approved and the interviewing committee will begin contacting. Reports were given on the cell tower (moving ahead), the long range planning group (ready to start meeting with consistory next month), the office manager search team (has good applicants and the first one met with the pastors on Wednesday) as well as four working teams. Appreciation was voiced for those responsible for providing an absolutely wonderful Women's Luncheon last week. Plans were shared for the Teacher's Appreciation Lunch (May 23 at 12 noon) and the Discovery Class (May 16, 23). Prior to the meeting, the consistory and spouses gathered for a "tropical dinner" in which the consistory voiced appreciation for my ministry and gave me a great card, an extra week of vacation, a week of lodging donated by a generous family big enough for our whole family and expense money so that we can gather the whole clan just before Christmas. Nothing could be better than to be with our family at Christmas! Thank you for your kind words and great generosity! ...Feel free to wander out the Community Garden and see the expanded plantings, including fruit trees! ...As you travel this summer, please bring back a bulletin or info from the church you are visiting-it is always fascinating to see what other churches are doing and bulletins are great places to rip-off (er, borrow) great ministry ideas! Grateful To Be In Ministry Together, Pastor Phil
I woke with a start the other night sure I had heard someone call "Mommy." Of
course, I'm way beyond
If we humans have such instincts for our children even after they are long
grown, think how much deeper
I suspect that, should I live to be 100, my head will still be one that spins
round whenever I hear the word
Grateful to the constant One who is with us always, Pastor Ann
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