Fellowship of Believers

It was a GREAT Easter Sunday!

We continue to get reports on Pat from Jana in Dallas. Pat went back into surgery on Monday. Continue to pray for her healing.

Book Readers! You have just one week to finish The Ha-Ha!Get reading, and I'll see you on Tuesday the 3rd at 7 p.m.

In Forum for the next few weeks I'll be sharing the reading and learning I'm doing for my upcoming class. This week's Topic will be . . .

All Theology Is Biography Curious? Hope so!




This Sunday in Worship we'll begin a six-week sermon series on First Peter. Also it will be the First Sunday of the month, so bring food items for the Hereford Food Pantry.

Blessings on your week,
Tracy

The word from Jana Trotter is that Pat's surgery was a success in Dallas yesterday. It was an all-day affair, but the doctor is pleased. Continue to pray for Pat's recovery.


We will share communion in worship tomorrow. What a wonderful way to celebrate Easter together!

Don't forget your flowers for the cross. The Easter Egg hunt will be at 10 a.m. Bring the children!






If you're like me, today is another busy day. There are chores to do and things that fill the hours quickly.



But this is Holy Saturday. It is a day that deserves a moment of our focus. Before you rush through the rest of the day, take a moment and remember.

I'll see you Sunday,
Tracy

This Sunday is Palm Sunday and we'll have a special treat at 9:45a.m. The men of the church who have a monthly prayer breakfast are gifting the rest of us with their culinary skills! Be there early for a wonderful time of food and fellowship.

Easter Sunday is the holiest of days in Christendom, and our church has it's own special way of observing. There'll be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children at 10 a.m. and we will have our outdoor cross ready for you to fill with flowers. I pray that you will celebrate the Risen Christ with us on Easter.

The young soloist at my house has found a new song that inspires us both, and hopefully soon she will sing it for us in worship. Until then, here are the lyrics. They have had special meaning for me this week, maybe they will for you as well.

Laura Story, "Blessings"

We pray for blessings We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life
are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life
are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home,
It's not our home

‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst
this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise

See You Sunday,
Tracy

The Enneagram Study is completed, but the Enneagram DVD is in circulation! If you'd like to see this 5-part DVD or have seen it and want to refresh your memory, let me know. There's a list on the DVD and we'll add you to it, so that when your turn comes it'll be delivered to you. Enneagram has proven to be an incredibly insightful and helpful tool. If you want to understand yourself and those around you better, I highly recommend it.

The Easter Season is fast approaching. On Sunday, April 17th, the men of the church will serve us breakfast. This is their Palm Sunday gift to the church, so I hope you'll be there to enjoy. Come early: 9:45 sounds like a good time to me!


Easter Sunday is April 24th. We'll have an Easter Egg Hunt for the children beginning at 10 a.m. Also! Don't forget your flowers for the cross; this is always one of our most beautiful traditions!

This Sunday we hear the wonderful story of the Valley of the Dry Bones from Ezekiel. Never forget that the Spirit of the Lord is a powerful, enlivening, life-changing force.

I'll see you Sunday,
Tracy