WEBC Newsletter, February 2010 Edition
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From the Pastor’s Pen Try to find
yourself in Luke 17:7-10 for a moment!
Tucked away in these verses is the parable of a slave who put in a
hard day’s work – plowing the fields and tending the sheep. He comes in wringing wet with sweat, tired
and hungry. His master calls to him
from the table, “Hey, Joe! Come sit
down and have some dinner with me.”
(Uh… Not exactly) Instead the
master greets him at the door and says to his worn – out slave: “So what’s for supper?” Later on, of course, this main man of the
house will be glad for his servant to refresh himself, but for now there’s a
master who needs serving. There’s
everything that is needed for preparing a meal in the kitchen. There is a duty to perform. So the slave washes his hands and face and
starts whipping up some grub. Now who is the bad
guy in this story? The slave driving
master? We’d like to think the master
would understand how tired his servant is.
We’d be impressed if the master tied the apron around his own waist
and got enough for the two of them for dinner. But for all we know, the master doesn’t
even thank the slave. Jesus sums up this story with these surprising words “In
the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say,
‘We are good-for-nothing slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’” (verse10) This is for us –
we are servants of the living God. We
may get tired, disgruntled and even out of sorts. But we can never get to the point where we
do not understand that we serve HIM out of our love for him. Let’s serve Him, He served us on the cross. Brother
Mike .................................. From the Bookworm Again, we welcome your visits
and comments in your church library.
We are blessed to have so many books, videos and sermons to choose
from. Are there any titles or authors
you would like to see in the library, please let me know. I plan on trying to keep the library open
some during the week days, real soon.
God bless and hope to see among the books. The Book Worm, .................................. Awana News Awana is going strong! – We just need more children. If you know of children who would like to
attend our Awana program and need
transportation, please let us know. We
will be glad to run our van for this ministry. Would it not be great to double our
attendance in Awana each week? What a ministry to teach children the Word
of God! Help us grow this ministry! .................................. |
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Senior Saints’ News Is has been so
cold outside and we have been in the house for quite a while. (Weather permitting), why not join us on
February 2nd @ 8:00 a.m. for Breakfast at Angie’s? You will enjoy the time out of the house
and the fellowship with your church family. On Tuesday, February 23rd, we will “try it again” and
travel to Cowan and have lunch at “The Corner House.” This is a great little tea room and
everyone really seems to enjoy lunch there.
We will leave the Church at 10:00 a.m. and have lunch at 11:00 a.m. See the sign up sheet in the lobby for this
trip. There is a Senior Adult conference in Gatlinburg in
September. We have not been in a few
years. If you would be interested in a
trip like this, please let me know.
There is a possibility we can travel with a group out of The dates for one convention are: September 27 – October 1,
2010. The cost is $325.00 per person
(this is two per room). We may be able
to get less expensive rooming – but I need to know the interest before
working on this trip. Stay warm and K.L.U…. God is still God! Brother
Mike .................................. Remember – Business Meeting February 10th
@ 7 p.m. We will be voting on a “By
Law Change” – changing our business meetings from a monthly meeting to a
quarterly meeting. Please make plans to attend this meeting! .................................. Rich Word from Richard As
I write this I am still in recovery from D-Now. It is an exhausting time but it is worth
every minute. You cannot compare the
experience with anything and the impact it has on students is always
visible. Thanks to all who helped and
prayed. We
will be announcing camp dates in the next few weeks. It is exciting to look ahead to what God
will do there. We
will be having a youth activity on Feb. 14, eating dinner and playing Youth
Camp is Coming We will begin our luncheons soon to help with
the cost of camp. Please be watching
for the date in February for the first luncheon. Richard .................................. |
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News From Behind the Puppet Stage Both of WEB’s Puppet teams hopes that everyone enjoyed the
Christmas program. Both teams worked
really hard together on getting that performance ready on time. Jr. Puppets did an outstanding job on their
parts. Sr. Puppets didn’t do bad either. Both
teams had a lot of fun doing the show and would like to thank Ashland Ford
and McKinna Self for their parts in our show. WEB Puppets both Jr. and Sr. are learning
new songs and hope to have a program together in 2-3 months. With the new Sunday night programs our numbers on Sunday night
Jr. Puppets are up. Jr. Puppets are
working really hard to learn techniques and new songs to perform with the Sr.
Puppets when they get ready to do a show. Wednesday night’s Sr. Puppets have lost several of our people
for various reasons, but are still working together to get ready for another
performance. We are also working on
bringing in new people. We have had
some visitors on Wednesday nights and would like to see them come back to be
a part of our team and our church. Eric Maples, one of our puppeteers who has
joined the Navy, wants to thank everyone for the letters and cards that he
has received while in basic training.
He misses his church family very much.
He graduates Basic Training on February 5th, but according
to one of his letters, he will be going straight into another
training and will not be able to come home after basic training. I have been sending at least 4-5 letters to
him every Monday from different members of our church, and will continue to
do so. If you know of anyone that may be interested in either Jr. or
Sr. Puppets, invite them to come and sit with either group. Just remember, Jr. Puppets, 1st
grade through 6th grade, meets on Sunday nights at 6 p.m. and Sr.
Puppets meets on Wednesday nights at 6 p.m.
Everyone of any age is welcome.
Cathy .................................. Ladies – this is for you! Ladies Bible Study February 8th
and 22nd @ 8:30 a.m. Meeting at the
Church W.M.U. Women on February 9th
- 2:00 p.m. At Home of Ms.
Mable Eddins .................................. |
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Sunday, 6:00 p.m. Wow, did we not have a great start? The attendance has already reached 59
(total for all of the classes). Let’s
work toward 75. There are great
classes offered this semester: “AFTERSHOCK”
- Contemporary Worship Led
by Bro. Richard Managing Finances from a Christian Prospective
“Making Change” Led
by Alma Colvin Men are like Waffles, Women are like
Spaghetti (a marriage enrichment class) Led by Michael Hall Jr. Puppets (1 – 6 grade) Led by Cathy McPherson Child care for Babies and pre-K is
provided! What more could you ask for? Come, invite a friend, and enjoy Growth in
your spiritual life. .................................. Soup, Soup, Super Bowl Fellowship Sunday Evening, February 7th
– 5:00 p.m. 1. Bring soup/canned
goods for the Church pantry. 2. Bring your favorite pot
of soup for fellowship. 3. Watch the Super Bowl
game with your Church family. Come on – let’s make this a great evening! Pick your team and cheer them to victory.
(Go Colts) We will hear from Tony Dungy during half time speaking on
“Going Deep” for Christ… .................................. Wee Care Workers for February Feb. 7 Infants:
Donna Fowler Preschool: Eva Thompson Children’s Church: Phyllis Jennings Sunday Night: Cindy Ables Feb. 14 Infants: Jennifer Ford Preschool: Dorothy Sullivan, Yvonne George Children’s Church: Phyllis Jennings Sunday Night: Kaye Smith Feb. 21 Infants:
Melinda Lance Preschool: Robin & Jason Self Children’s Church: Phyllis Jennings Sunday Night: Sandi Howard Feb. 28 Infants: Wendy Christensen Preschool: Paulette Thompson, Robbie George Children’s Church: Phyllis Jennings Sunday Night: Sherry Galyen .................................. |