Good Friday morning Church Requel,
I have sad news to report to you this morning. After a long illness Pastor Steve's mom, Cleo, passed away yesterday morning. We don't yet have any funeral arrangements to pass along to you. I'm sure you will all want to express your condolences to Steve and Cindy and the entire Thoman family this Sunday morning at Church Requel.
Sunday Morning at CR. This Sunday we will led in worship by Jeff and Tamira Barnes. You might remember they led our worship so wonderfully one month ago. Did you know that Jeff Barnes is Kimberly Marietta's brother? Kim teamed up with me and her husband, Roc, last weekend. Jeff and Tamira plan to sing some CR favorites: "Hosanna Praise Is Rising," "Come Thou Fount," and "Better Is One Day."
Speaking of brothers, my own brother, Todd, will be bringing our sermon Sunday morning. Todd was the founding pastor of Mason Vineyard Church in Mason, Ohio. Todd played a very important role in me becoming a pastor ten years ago. He and I have really enjoyed collaborating together on Sunday's talk, "The Divine Dance of Crazy Love." I can't wait for you to hear it. Todd does a great job of making important talks both fun and understandable.
One more thing about Sunday morning... Diana Devolder will be bringing all the elementary kids up front. They will be playing a Family Feud Trivia game to show off everything they've learned in their first month of KidsMin. Should be fun to watch!
Here's everything else going on at Church Requel this month, so grab your calendar and reserve a few dates.
Men's Breakfast NEXT Saturday, October 12th. Our fellows have decided they don't want the women to have all the fun. So we're going to put together a group of our own. Of course when the guys get together, we have to have two elements to make it a home run: Saturday morning and breakfast! Plan to show up in the Church Requel kitchen by 9am next Saturday, October 12th. In addition to great food and awesome fellowship, we plan to introduce a new Bible study aimed right at the heart of men. Thank you Randy Craig for getting us started!
Women's Bible Study Wednesday. Our ladies got off to a great start a couple weeks ago with this new Beth Moore study, Living Beyond Yourself. Over
the course of this quarter the ladies will be talking about the gifts
of the Spirit. How do you live in God's power and outside of your own
power? So many women have joined up that we've had to move the venue
from the Pierce home to the church fellowship hall. If you missed one or
two sessions, it's not too late to join up. Show up at the church at
6pm next Wednesday, October 16th!
Game Night Friday, October 18th. We love to play games at Church Requel! Board games. Card games. Parlor games. (You don't know what you're missing until you've played Sardines in the Chome!) So on Friday evening, October 18th at 7pm, plan on bringing your favorite games and your favorite snacks. We'll set up the tables downstairs in the fellowship hall for a grand festival of gamesmanship. This is a fun event for kids of all ages. All children are invited. (Remember, everyone is a child of someone!)
Membership Class, October 26th. Our next Belong Class will be held at the church on Saturday, October 26th starting at 8:30am. Already a half dozen of you have signed up. Here's the scoop about the class. Registration begins at 8am. We'll serve a continental breakfast so you won't be starving and we'll keep the coffee flowing all morning long. We'll serve a Subway lunch at noon. We expect the class to be finished by 1:30pm. If you want to know more about Church Requel, I urge you to sign up. You are not obligated to become a member if you decide to come to the class. However, you cannot become a member without first attending a Belong Class.
Love you all much! Pastor Mark
