Fellowship of Believers

Hasn't the rain been nice the last few evenings? Let's continue to pray for those gentle evening showers - they're exactly what we need.

Our series of sermons on David concludes this Sunday with "Who Am I in Community?" We will look at all the characters that surrounded David and made him who he was, giving special attention to his friend Jonathan.

This Wednesday at 10 a.m. (June 3) is our next opportunity to share communion at the nursing home next door. I promise you'll receive a blessing if you join me there. If you can carve 30-45 minutes out of your morning this Wednesday, meet me at the church at 9:45!

Our for-sure mission trip participants at this point are Merle, Tracy, Anna & Aaron. Others are still considering joining us, and I hope you do, too! First Baptist Church will be going with us to Enid to paint and do minor work for Habitat for Humanity. If you can't go, please consider making a financial contribution. We plan to give a donation to Enid Habitat when we arrive.

I will be out of the pulpit on June 14th to be the preacher at this year's Youth Camp in Sherman,TX. This is part of a long-standing commitment we have with our camping group. I'll be back preaching at FOB on the 21st just in time to get in the van with our mission trip group!

One last word on the mission trip: I'll be posting daily updates on our progress and photos from our work, much like I did last year. I encourage you to check in daily so you can see all that we are doing.

I hope to see you Sunday,
Tracy

We got word from Cliff and Lois Jones that their son-in-law Rod had lost his father, Avery Jackson. Cliff and Lois have asked for prayer for Avery for several weeks. The funeral will be Tuesday the 26th at Sunset Funeral Home in El Paso, Texas.

Please be in prayer for the Avery Jackson family.

Tracy

I spent some time today with three of our good friends. Bobbye Riddle continues to recover at Hereford Care Center. She has good days and bad days, but she rejoices in the support of her family.

Charlie Williams has moved to Hereford Regional Medical Center to continue his recovery from his broken hip. He is in good spirits and glad to be back in Hereford. He's especially glad that Bess won't have to drive to Amarillo every day.

Clint Formby told me he's been at HRMC for over a month now, but his spirits remain high. Like the Clint we all know and love, he is thrilled to have visitors who'll listen to his stories. He's doing remarkably well and is grateful for all the cards, visits, phone calls, and good wishes.




Our story of David turns to 2 Samuel 11 and 12 this week, the story of David and Bathsheba. Author David Alter calls this "the great turning point of the whole David story." I hope you'll join us in worship and Forum as we discuss this important moment in David's life.



The Book Group will meet one last time next Tuesday to conclude their discussion of Eat, Pray, Love. We'll take the month of June off and return to reading later in the summer!


If you've been considering going on the Mission Trip, the deadline for signing-up is this Sunday. We'll leave Sunday June 21st, and will return Friday, June 25th. We're staying in dorm rooms and the cost of the week is $100. We'll mostly be doing painting on Habitat houses and for CrossRoads Church. Please let Tracy or Merle know if you want to go!






Don't forget! Alzheimer's Support Group meets tomorrow at 10 a.m.




I'll see you Sunday,
Tracy

Welcome to the world, Hunter Evan Noble! Ron and Connie Banks are the proud grandparents of their daughter Sarah and her husband Jeremy's new baby boy. Hunter was born May 13th, and mother and son are both doing great!


Congratulations, too, to Aunt Annie and Uncle Duncan!

We celebrate your wonderful news.

It seems apropos that during the week that five of our members are participating in a dance recital that we should speak Sunday of the time when David danced!

What do you do when you're on the top of the world? One of the answers that we see in scriptures is that you dance, just like David did. We'll share David's story from 2 Samuel 6 this Sunday in Forum (at 9:30) and in worship (at 10:30).




The book group is trying to decide about meeting for the summer, and are exploring 3 options: take a break and not meet, meet weekly as we currently do, or meet occasionally as we complete books, discussing them in their entirety. If you are considering joining the group for the summer, which format appeals to you? Let us know - we want to include as many people as we can. Readers: please read through page 274 of Eat, Pray, Love for this week.

My prayer for you, this week, is that as you walk through your days you will find a lightness on your toes and a melody in your heart.

Dance on . . .
Tracy

Wow, this year is flying by! It's hard to believe the school year will be over in just a few days. It's time to make plans for summer activities around the church. On the sidebar to the left are the calendar events for this summer, including Youth Camp, Mission Trip, Vacation Bible School, and Children's Camp. Though young people are targeted in many of those events, adult help is needed for there to be great success. Please mark your calendars, and be watching for details about how you can help.






Special thanks to Trudy and Lajean and all the others who packed goody boxes for our servicemen this week. We've sent them wonderful reminders of our appreciation and support!




Lajean joined me this morning in serving communion at the Nursing Home next door. This is truly a wonderful ministry we've begun, and I find it to be particularly rewarding. Don & Mary Hilton have been leading a worship service every Wednesday at Hereford Care Center for over 10 years. This monthly commitment of ours seems small in comparison, but the residents are incredibly grateful. I hope you'll join me on Wednesday, June 3rd at 10 a.m. when we take communion to them again.



While we were there, we visited with Bobbye Riddle. She's getting a little stronger every day. Continue to pray for her, and for Clint Formby, and for all our members who are going through difficult circumstances.

Book Group: We will meet May 12th at 7 p.m. Remember, you're reading all of the "India" section of Eat, Pray, Love, pages 119-211.

This week our study of The Life of David turns to the well-known story of David and Goliath, I Samuel 17. We'll discuss the story in Forum and the sermon will be drawn from the scripture as well.

I pray that the rest of your week finds you pausing now and then and remembering that, as we were reminded Sunday, you are a delight in God's eyes!

Tracy

Dearest Readers,

I overlooked a schedule conflict I have this Tuesday, May 5th. BOOK GROUP WILL NOT MEET THIS WEEK. Instead, please read all of "India" (pages 119-211) for the next week, May 12th.

Thanks, and sorry for the confusion!
Tracy