Thursday, May 19, 2011

5/19 E-News

Announcements

UTC Fundraiser—June 11 will be UTC’s next pancake breakfast fundraiser!  It’ll be at the O’Charley’s on Gunbarrel—please see me, Beth M, or Lizz for tickets!  ($5)

Outreach Committee Meeting—Tonight @ 5:30 in the McMillan Building.  Be there if you’re interested in helping the church reach out.

Interested in helping out?—Several of us are going over to the McCuiston’s tomorrow to help move some tree limbs that came down in the storm.  Call/Email Keith tonight if you’d like to help.

Bike Rides—if you’re interested in going out for a bike ride, talk with Roger, he’s got some different options for you.

New Hope News
Avery is at home, doing well in rehab. 

From Charlie Coltrin-- I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF FREE HARDWOOD AVAILABLE TO ANYONE AT NEW HOPE THAT WOULD LIKE IT FOR THEIR WINTER FIRES.  WE HAVE OAK, HICKERY, AND MAPLE TREES THAT ARE DOWN WHICH ONLY NEED TO BE CUT INTO PROPER LENGTH AND HAULED AWAY.

Pray for…
Those who cry out in need to the Lord, that they may know the infinite love of God.

Links
Are you worried about what will happen to your pets after the rapture?  Worry no more!

If you want to see pictures of our son (!!!!!), click here.


Quote of the day.
“I went in with the youthful vigor that I could single-handedly change the world. But you fast come to the realization that you’re 1/435th of one-half of one-third of the government.” - Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) on first-year Republican members of Congress finding out how difficult it is to get things done in Washington. (From Sojourners)


Text for this Week

Luke 15:11-32
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living.

When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything.

But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”’

So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

“Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him.

But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends.But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’”

 

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