Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Mid-Week Minute
Hi friends,
A quick update on two of our friends. Joe Henry continues to improve at Northwest Rehab and is hopefully coming home soon. He had a minor set-back on Tuesday but is still working his way toward recovery.
Bob Gauthreaux looked much stronger on Monday. As Nan says, he has good days and bad days, and we're hoping for more good days. He continues to be at Triumph Hospital in Amarillo, ICU Bed 1.
If you hadn't heard yet, the White Elephant Sale was a huge success! We raised over $800 for our Relay for Life team! Thanks for all the help - and there was lots of it - that made our sale such a grand triumph! I saw lots of folks doing lots of jobs the week of and the day of the sale. And, of course, we couldn't have done it without the great donations. What a great effort from lots of hard workers!
Next Wednesday is our time to serve communion at Hereford Care Center. I want to encourage you to carve a little time out of your day and join me there at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5th. It's a wonderful ministry and you will be blessed by your time with our neighbors.
This week in Forum we will finish our discussion of "Theology 101." We had quite a lively discussion last week as we learned how to use Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience to help us understand how God works in the world. This Sunday we'll look at the many different lenses that theologians are using to view God's work in the world. I invite you to share with us this Sunday at 9:30.
Worship this Sunday will feature another Congregation Choice Sermon. This time, we'll share Psalm 103. It's also a Communion Sunday, so don't forget to bring those canned goods for the Hereford Food Pantry.
I'm praying for you this week. I'm praying that wisdom will be your partner as you walk through this day, as you make decisions and as you share conversations. May God speak to us and through us --
Tracy
A quick update on two of our friends. Joe Henry continues to improve at Northwest Rehab and is hopefully coming home soon. He had a minor set-back on Tuesday but is still working his way toward recovery.
Bob Gauthreaux looked much stronger on Monday. As Nan says, he has good days and bad days, and we're hoping for more good days. He continues to be at Triumph Hospital in Amarillo, ICU Bed 1.
If you hadn't heard yet, the White Elephant Sale was a huge success! We raised over $800 for our Relay for Life team! Thanks for all the help - and there was lots of it - that made our sale such a grand triumph! I saw lots of folks doing lots of jobs the week of and the day of the sale. And, of course, we couldn't have done it without the great donations. What a great effort from lots of hard workers!
Next Wednesday is our time to serve communion at Hereford Care Center. I want to encourage you to carve a little time out of your day and join me there at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5th. It's a wonderful ministry and you will be blessed by your time with our neighbors.
This week in Forum we will finish our discussion of "Theology 101." We had quite a lively discussion last week as we learned how to use Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience to help us understand how God works in the world. This Sunday we'll look at the many different lenses that theologians are using to view God's work in the world. I invite you to share with us this Sunday at 9:30.
Worship this Sunday will feature another Congregation Choice Sermon. This time, we'll share Psalm 103. It's also a Communion Sunday, so don't forget to bring those canned goods for the Hereford Food Pantry.
I'm praying for you this week. I'm praying that wisdom will be your partner as you walk through this day, as you make decisions and as you share conversations. May God speak to us and through us --
Tracy
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wednesday Morning
The sound of the rain is glorious, isn't it? How thankful we all are.
Joe Henry did well with his back surgery on Monday and continues to improve. They are moving him today (Wednesday) to Northwest Rehab Hospital for a few days until his strength returns.
The White Elephant Sale is this Saturday! We need lots of folks to be on hand to help, so if you can, come up to the church parking lot. We'll begin at 8 a.m. and go until people stop buying. Waldo has a trailer full of furniture that he'll be bringing - some really interesting stuff from Pakistan. There's still time to donate items! Give me a call and I'll open the church for you anytime between now and Saturday morning.
This week's sermon is the end of Proverbs 31, the passage often called "the woman of worth." There's a few other suggestions waiting in the box for me - I can't wait to get to them. We'll keep this series of Congregation Choice Sermons going through August, so if there's a text you want to hear preached, don't forget to submit it soon!
Have a great rest of the week,
Tracy
Joe Henry did well with his back surgery on Monday and continues to improve. They are moving him today (Wednesday) to Northwest Rehab Hospital for a few days until his strength returns.
The White Elephant Sale is this Saturday! We need lots of folks to be on hand to help, so if you can, come up to the church parking lot. We'll begin at 8 a.m. and go until people stop buying. Waldo has a trailer full of furniture that he'll be bringing - some really interesting stuff from Pakistan. There's still time to donate items! Give me a call and I'll open the church for you anytime between now and Saturday morning.
This week's sermon is the end of Proverbs 31, the passage often called "the woman of worth." There's a few other suggestions waiting in the box for me - I can't wait to get to them. We'll keep this series of Congregation Choice Sermons going through August, so if there's a text you want to hear preached, don't forget to submit it soon!
Have a great rest of the week,
Tracy
Friday, July 17, 2009
White Elephant Stampeding this Way!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 25th. That's the day of the City-wide Garage Sale, and the day that we will hold a White Elephant Sale in the church parking lot. IT'S JUST A WEEK AWAY!
All monies raised will go toward our Relay for Life team, "FOB Cancer Fighters."
Clean out those closets and look for items that are gently used, things that you're ready to pass on to someone else. We ask that you not include any clothing, but all other items are more than welcome!
Suggestions? Exercise equipment, furniture, appliances, books, decorative items - something you're through enjoying and are ready to share with someone else!
If you want to bring your items to the church early, we'll find a place to store them.
Let's work together to make a generous contribution to the fight against cancer!
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Prayer Requests
Thank you to everyone who is working to provide good care for the Owens Family this week. The Graveside service will be Thursday at 1 pm and the Memorial Service will be at 2:30 pm at the Senior Citizens Center. If you wish to help with food please contact Wendel or Shirley.
I saw Bob Gauthreaux today and he is off the ventilator. They are hopeful that his pneumonia is subsiding and he'll be able to stay off, but there's a possibility he'll need to go back on. He's at VA in the ICU. Continue to pray for all the family.
Jackie Francis's grandmother, Margie McDaniel, is at BSA in ICU, also with pneumonia. Jackie is bearing much of the weight of the care right now until her mother and aunts are able to make the trip to Amarillo. Be in prayer for all their family.
Tracy
I saw Bob Gauthreaux today and he is off the ventilator. They are hopeful that his pneumonia is subsiding and he'll be able to stay off, but there's a possibility he'll need to go back on. He's at VA in the ICU. Continue to pray for all the family.
Jackie Francis's grandmother, Margie McDaniel, is at BSA in ICU, also with pneumonia. Jackie is bearing much of the weight of the care right now until her mother and aunts are able to make the trip to Amarillo. Be in prayer for all their family.
Tracy
Thursday, July 02, 2009
More Prayer Requests
This seems to be our week for prayer requests:
Charlie Williams went back to Hereford Regional today because his blood count was low. He will hopefully return to Hereford Care Center in the next few days.
Carolyn Baxter's brother Jimmy Morris died suddenly Wednesday of a heart attack. The funeral will be at 1:30 on Monday in Rapid City, SD. She and Waldo will leave midday Friday to make the trip there.
We continue to celebrate that Bobbye Riddle is getting stronger everyday.
Be in prayer for these families, as well as the Gauthreauxs, the Hendersons, and the Owens.
Tracy
Charlie Williams went back to Hereford Regional today because his blood count was low. He will hopefully return to Hereford Care Center in the next few days.
Carolyn Baxter's brother Jimmy Morris died suddenly Wednesday of a heart attack. The funeral will be at 1:30 on Monday in Rapid City, SD. She and Waldo will leave midday Friday to make the trip there.
We continue to celebrate that Bobbye Riddle is getting stronger everyday.
Be in prayer for these families, as well as the Gauthreauxs, the Hendersons, and the Owens.
Tracy
