Month: June 2006

Youth will be meeting at the Walker home (410 Centennial) for a cookout this coming Sunday evening at 5:00 pm. Bring chips, dessert, or a side dish.

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I mentioned last Sunday morning that I plan to preach on “Confronting Chaos” this coming Sunday. I also mentioned that I would like to know what kinds of chaos you’re faced with in your lives. Please drop me a line (e-mail or comment) or give me a call.

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In case you were wondering, we had 171 in worship for the VBS program this morning.

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This is an example of one the pictures the VBS kids got to take home. Professor Whoo (the Owl) was this year’s VBS Mascot.

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We had a total of 67 kids at VBS this week. What a great success! That’s up 17 from what we had last year. Thanks to Klinell and everyone who helped last year for giving this year’s leaders such an excellent foundation to build on.

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Numbers at Vacation Bible School (VBS) have been fluctuating, but we’ve been taking a picture of every child over the last two days for one of the crafts. So far we have pictures of 61 kids and two more registered after we stopped taking pictures today. God has blessed us with a great mission opportunity.

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A recycling meeting was held Monday evening. It was decided that we would collect the following for recycling: shredded office paper, newspaper, magazines, aluminum cans, cardboard, paperboard, plastic bottles. All items need to be sorted and bagged. Stop by the office to find out where recycling materials should be left. We’re also looking for volunteers who can take recycling materials up to Independence the third Saturday of the month. Also we would appreciate any volunteers who can take a load of recycling materials when going to Bartlesville, Lawrence, Manhattan, Topeka, etc.

The theological undergirding for all this activity is our responsibility to be good stewards of God’s good creation.

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From the Parsons’ District Office:
Mark Loftin will be leading a Mission team to Franklinton, LA and has selected three different dates for opportunities to go: July 9-15, July 30-August 5, and August 6-August 12. Call the church office or send us an email if you are interested.

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If you scroll down to the bottom of this page you’ll find a link to savetheinternet.com. I’ve hesitated posting this for a long time. Because the issue of whether or not to preserve net neutrality is one that will soon be decided by congress, it is somewhat a political issue. I want to avoid any political divisions within the church. However, how fast you can view this site (indeed, whether or not you can view it at all), will be affected by whether or not net neutrality is upheld, because net neutrality is what insures that all sites receive the same treatment from internet service providers. Without net neutrality, internet service providers (like AT&T and Cox Cable) would be free to charge both you (for the internet access that allows you to read this site), and the church (for transmitting this site to you). When I saw that savetheinternet.com has both the Christian Coalition and ACLU (as well as countless others) as charter members, I began to think that this might be an issue we can all get behind.

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Great progress has been made on the Eagle Scout projects to landscape the front of the church. The landscaping work proper is done. The hole is where the refinished “Brotherhood Class sign” will go. The lighted sign on the corner is also being refinished. Many thanks to Jared Dobbins for coordinating these projects with the Boy Scouts.

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Many volunteers have been hard at work for many weeks getting ready
for Vacation Bible School. The decorations look great. While you are
at church on Sunday, I invite you to take a moment to check out how
the basement looks. Also, we still have openings for kids at VBS, so
it’s not too late to invite someone you know. VBS will be held June
12-16, from 9 am to Noon. Thank you for all your prayers and support.

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This weeks Parish Visitor has been sent out by email. If you would like to receive a copy, send us an email at johnandjenny@gmail.com.

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