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Blessing of the Backpacks
Kick off the school year right! Sunday, August 11 at 10:30 am For ALL students and anyone who plays a part in educating our community at area schools. Bring your backpacks, briefcases, etc. and join us for a blessing to start this school year off right!
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Music Notes
Chancel Choir will start back in August. The first practice will be Wednesday, August 28th at 7 pm. If you’d like to join the choir, please speak to Larry about it. Front Porch Concert The Front Porch Concert in August will be on Sunday, August 11th at 5 pm. The special performers will be Maxine…
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Festival of Sharing
The Festival of Sharing is an interfaith celebration and gathering of resources, is a cooperative response to world hunger, poverty, and injustice and seeks to raise awareness of its causes and to address solutions. The Festival of Sharing promotes and supports projects and programs by providing funding and resource goods. When people of faith come…
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Pastor’s Note
Last month, I mentioned the importance of knowing our “Core Ideology” and being true to those characteristics that make us who we are. Beginning in August, I will be covering important principles of the Christian life – principles that impact all our lives. The sermon series is entitled Big Rocks. When the big rocks take…
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Where the Money Goes
Clergy Support Fund The Clergy Support Fund is a Missouri specific apportioned fund. It covers three main things: moving expenses for pastors, clergy pensions, and equitable compensation. The first two are pretty easy to understand, but the “equitable compensation” needs some explanation. This portion goes into a pot for churches in financial straits. Congregations may…
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August Calendar
Happy Birthday! 3rd-Margie Urban 6th-Anita Robinson 7th-Aaron Watkins & Gloria Tague 9th-Morgan Fauth 10th-Maxine Jinkerson 14th-William West 18th-Tracy George 19th-Elaine Bryant 21st-Ann Costello 25th-Bill Weber 27th-Brody Ravens & Joe Wilson 29th-Carson Hickman 31st-Darlene Payne Happy Anniversary! 9th-David & Barbara Duncan 24th-Lyle & Elaine Bryant For information about other events and meetings at the church, check…