Ramblings--20090527

CHBC Ramblings

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

This Past Week
Many thanks to Steve Powell for preaching in my absence. I understand that the entire service was wonderful, from the Memorial Day Remembrance to the Senior Adult Recognition. Dr. Bill Harris once again led a moving tribute to our veterans who have died since last Memorial Day--this year, the two were J. T. Reeves and Don Grisier, both of them friends to us all. Also, Fred Fletcher, our Chairman of Deacons, was given a special recognition by Steve for his work in ministering to our people in prayer and visitation, and it was recognition well deserved. The term “deacon” means “servant,” and that is a description of our entire body of deacons and deaconesses.

This Sunday: Foundations for Families resumes--and VBS!
I will continue my series on the family with the second message on marriage based on Genesis 2.24. The first was Marriage: A Leaving, sharing the principle that marriage is to be the primary relationship of life for those who choose to marry. This week’s message will be Marriage: A Cleaving, and we will discover a second great principle that helps marriage be the blessing God intends. The following week, we will note the result of these two principles in Marriage: One Flesh--The Sanctity of Sex. In that message, we will celebrate the unity that God envisions in marriage and the gift of sex that symbolizes the total unity. Too often we see nothing but the world’s view of sex; as the church, we must also share God’s truth about this powerful gift. While the misuse of the sexual relationship causes all kinds of hurt and problems, we will instead concentrate in this message on the blessing it is intended by God to be for those who are married.

VBS
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will have a different look this year, as you have heard, and it starts this Sunday! As an experiment this year, our VBS will be offered on a new schedule with a broader format. The schedule is Sunday through Wednesday EVENING, May 31-June 3. Since it is in the evening, the format has been broadened to include classes for ADULTS as well as CHILDREN. Also, for the convenience of those attending, we will serve a meal each evening.
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...
Our family enjoyed a nice few days in St. Augustine, even though we were there during the recent “rainy season.” Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. We celebrated Rebekah’s 18th birthday while we were gone. We are so proud of her and all she has accomplished in finishing high school. In the fall she will be attending Anderson University in Anderson, SC. Wow! How time truly flies!

God bless you,
Fred O. Pitts