Month: August 2008

Via Sojourners:

“Social sin is the crystallization … of individuals’ sins into permanent structures that keeps sin in being and makes its force to be felt by the majority of people.”

–Oscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop, martyred in 1980.

Our 2008 Church Conference will be held December 4, 2008. PPRC will meet at 6:00 pm with the Church Conference itself at 6:45 pm.

If you’ve been watching the war in Georgia (the country) and wish to make a contribution to relief through UMCOR: You can make a check out to Coffeyville First United Methodist Church with “Georgia Emergency, UMCOR Advance #250305” in the memo line. Online donations can be made at http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/donations/advance/donate.cfm?code=250305&id=3018670

Via Sojourners:

It is useless to dream of reforming the socioeconomic structure…as long as there is not a correspondingly deep change in our inner selves.

–Dom Helder Camara, Brazilian Catholic archbishop

We have learned that Coffeyville Schools need lice kits for students whose families are unable to afford the cost (about $17) themselves. These are the first twelve. The Outreach Committee will be deciding whether or not to do twelve more at their next meeting.

The church owns four copies of Who Stole My Church? by Gordon MacDonald and all of them are currently checked out. If you’d like to put your name on the list, call the church office or email Linda at linda@coffeyvillefirstumc.org.

I just remembered the announcement that I couldn’t remember earlier. We’re looking for someone willing to host “Coffee Time” next Sunday morning.

A moment of personal privilege: Happy Birthday Jenny!

I want to publicly say thanks to Ken Winston for making arrangements and doing the weekly leg work necessary to bring members from Asbury Assisted Living and Windsor Place to the 10:50 service on Sundays. Thanks also to Dick Foster for his help getting them into the building and sanctuary. This is a great ministry and makes a big impact in the lives of these individuals.

First UMC is a great location for watching the rodeo parade. If you have trouble with the heat I would very much recommend coming down and watching from our air-conditioned lobby next year (I wish I had thought to say something about this last Sunday). Above: Dr. Miller and Nancy Wright represent the CRMC Foundation.

Our next work day for the flood damaged basement in the north end of town has been set for August 23, 2008 from 8 am to 11 am. Contact Dave Larimore or Pastor John Collins if you are interested.

Well … for better or worse, I’m on Facebook. If you’re reading this on my Facebook page, I should probably explain that it was posted to my blog at http://www.revcollins.com and then automatically imported.