CHBC Ramblings
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
This Past Sunday
It was a great Sunday in so many ways! First, we had an opportunity to honor the High School and College Graduates who were able to be present: Amber Gutliph, Allie Odom, and Rebekah Pitts were our high school grads; Lydia Pitts and Cara Todd were our college grads (Lydia will actually graduate in August). Congrats to all of you and to the other graduates who were not able to be with us.
We continued our Foundations for Families Series with the first of three messages on marriage, looking at the three basic aspects we find in Genesis 2.24: “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two will be come one flesh.” The first message was entitled, “Marriage: A Leaving” and addressed the principle that marriage is to be the primary relationship of life to the husband and the wife. We will take a week off from the series for Memorial Day Weekend, and we will continue the series on May 31 with “Marriage: A Cleaving.”
At the end of the Morning Worship time, it was my pleasure to introduce three new members of Clairmont Hills. Warren and Yvonne Roberts are returning to Clairmont Hills after over 25 years of being involved with another fine church in our area. We welcome them back among us; Warren is one of our charter members! Phil Kingston works in our area and has been worshiping with us for several weeks. While he made a decision to follow Christ many years ago while in college, he never had the opportunity to follow the Lord with a believer’s baptism, and it will be my pleasure to baptize Phil on May 31. Phil’s decision to become a part of our fellowship includes a heartfelt rededication of his life to following Jesus. It was a real pleasure to meet with all of these who have come into our fellowship and hear the stories of their walks with God.
In an interesting note, as the three were talking at the end of the service, Phil discovered that his mother had been a classmate with Warren, and the two had talked on the phone last year as Warren was helping to put together a class reunion--another example of “a small world.”
And the Vision Banquet...
Last, but not least, we had our Vision Banquet on Sunday night, and about 75 attended and participated. I was truly blessed to hear one after another of our members share ideas and dreams for our church. While we are still compiling all that was shared, both verbally and through the Response Sheet we distributed in Sunday School and at the banquet, one thing came through loud and clear: we are a people who delight in volunteering so that we can serve others, both within our church and in the community and world beyond. Our Leadership Team met last night to begin work; next month we will look more in depth as we have the full compilation of ideas. By the way, if you have not turned in a Response Sheet or were not here at all Sunday, drop by the office to pick up the sheet. There is still time for us to hear from you!
You will hear much more from the Vision Banquet in coming months as we plan for the future.
Thanks for your input!
This Sunday: Memorial Day Remembrance… and a Change!
Each year on Memorial Day Weekend, Dr. Bill Harris leads in a special time of remembrance for those veterans in our midst who have died since last Memorial Day. All of our veterans are asked to wear their uniforms if able, and they will march in together at the beginning of the service. We are grateful for the sacrificial service of all of our veterans.
There is also a change this Sunday that has been previously alluded to: I am going to postpone the next message in the family series for one week, and as we did last year on Memorial Day Weekend, we are going to focus on our wonderful senior adults during the message time. Steve Powell, our Minister to Senior Adults, will bring a message entitled “Encourage One Another” taken from Hebrews 10.23-25.
Upcoming
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will have a different look this year: Sunday through Wednesday EVENING, May 31-June 3. And classes will not only be offered for children but for YOUTH and ADULTS as well! We will serve a meal each evening, and here is the schedule:
Sunday, May 31: 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday, June 1-3: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
(All times include meal times.)
Please don’t forget to pray for the workers and those who will attend, and also take every opportunity to invite others to participate. You can sign up at Sunday School, in the foyer before or after worship, in the church office, or online at www.clairmonthills.org.
A Personal Note...
On the same week we moved into our house, Cindy’s parents, Jack and Vivian Conner, moved from Macon into a condominium near Northlake Mall to be closer to us. What a blessing to have them so near by! Have a great holiday weekend, and I look forward to seeing you soon!
God bless you,
Fred O. Pitts, Pastor
Clairmont Hills Baptist Church
1995 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
404.634.6231 Office
404.634.6062 Fax
www.clairmonthills.org
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