Under New Management

For those of you who may have missed it we are in the process of a regime change. No, not a coup as some my be thinking, but some of us have almost completed our term so it was time to bring in some fresh faces to handle the challenges of leading our group. We have the list ready to post so here it is:

Overall Leader - Dan
Snack List - Emberli
Calendar - Michelle
Event Planner - Jen
Role Taker - Tricia
Ministry Plans - Bruce/


So, there you have it. I will continue to put together powerpoint announcements as I have information to put on them. We are still looking for some one who will work with Bruce in planning outreach ministry opportunities so if interested comment here or see one of us at church.

Christmas Party

Everyone had such a good time at the Christmas Party. We had it at the church in Fellowship Hall so there was lots of room to spread out and have the kids there. We got great pictures of each family that came. Thanks for humoring me guys. I know pics aren't on the "funnest thing to do today" list, but they are really cute. After helping the kids with very difficult but very cute ornaments of the nativity and a few games, we gave them little goodie bags. The punch balloons were a hit with everyone as you can see. The White Elephant Gift exchange was lots of fun. Some new gifts were brought as well as some returning from previous years. Patricia ended up with the warrior sweater. We are all eager to see where it will be displayed. Thanks for coming and making it a special afternoon.

Emma Tonks Has Arrived

It's a Girl!

Emma Grace Tonks was born this morning at 4:30am. I have tried several times to reach my wife and others who have the baby's vital stats. I know that is of huge importance to some of you, and I'm sorry for my shortcomings... I was very tired this morning when I heard but I believe she was 7lbs and change. All fingers and toes accounted for.

Congrats to Mike and Leslie and their newest addition. Anyone with further information please save me from my embarrassment and update this post.

Catan Night

Kim sent this pic of PIC at the Catan night. It was great fun and good time was had by all, even those of us who got beat by a table full of newbies!

Christmas Trees!!!!

The Saturday after Thanksgiving is the day to get our Christmas trees. Everyone will meet at Chris and Sarah's house at 8:00 am. We will have breakfast and then leave from there around 9:00. Breakfast is a potluck. If you would like to sign up for something yummy to bring let Sarah know or put it on the blog. We will be going out to Sebastapol to a fun Christmas tree farm. After cutting down your tree we will head to several fun country shops and places that sell homemade gifts and food. We will end the day with lunch and let everyone enjoy a fun afternoon of decorating their tree. Hope you will come for a really fun day. Relatives are invited to come as well. The more, the merrier.

Potluck menu

Apple cider, coffee, tea and hot cocoa- the Kuhners

Breakfast casserole- the Writebols

Fruit and grease for sausage- the Boyds

Cinnamon Rolls- the Bogues

Side Dish- the Dahlingers

Muffins- the Gorauskas'

Fruit dip- Christine

Prayer Request for the Blakes

I received news today that Diana's grandmother passed away this afternoon. Please be in prayer for Diana and her family as they grieve the loss of someone very dear to them. Diana will be flying out shortly to be with her family and attend the service. Please pray for safety for Diana and her relatives who are traveling and for comfort for them.

Diana Blake's Grandmother

In sunday school this morning Diana's parents were visiting and her dads mom Janet's health is failing. The got a call shortly after SS ended and she is going into heart failure. Please pray for the Blakes and for Diana's family as it appears her grandmother may be passing on soon.

Welcome the Newest Kuhner

We just wanted to notify the group that yesterday, October 16th, Chris and Sarah Kuhner welcomed their daughter Rebekah Jeanette Kuhner into the world. We rejoice with the Kuhner's! Of course, since I am a guy I don't know the crucial details that you ladies want to know (time, weight, length, eye color, etc.) I will let a lady fill in those details, but be praying for the Kuhner's with this new addition to their to their home.

Prayer Request

Please pray for my grandmother. She is my Mom's mom. Many of you know her as Bema or the taller of my two grandmothers. Last night, she suffered a stroke and will be in the hospital for a few days as they evaluate what is happening and what needs to be done. This was not your normal stroke. It was caused by an irregular heartbeat that caused the blood to clot and some of that clot broke off and went into her brain.

This is why her motor skills are fine, but her speech is not making sense. She mumbles a lot and she does not use complete thoughts. She is 94 and God has blessed her with a long life so please pray that his will would be done. Pray for my Mom and she has some important decisions to make depending on how my grandma responds. Bema could need 24 hour care or be put in a home. Pray that God will give wisdom and help us to be a light to others.

If you could also pray that God will use this to save my brother that would be great. I know God has already used it in my life to make me rethink my priorities. It is very nice to know that God is sovereign and that we as his followers can pray for and comfort one another. Thanks guys.

Snack duty ; )

Hey everyone,
I forgot to bring the snack sign up sheet to fellowship today, so just a reminder to glance over to the right side over there if you haven't brought it in a while and check if there's a Sunday that works for you. If so let me know and we'll add you to the list. Especially if we can try to fill in the more recent ones. Thanks!

Jen's Head-a-splode

Please pray for Jen today. She's had a migrane since yesterday morning. It's starting to feel better finally, but it's still hanging around. Thanks.

DON'T FORGET!!

The Blakes are moving this weekend and need your help. Grab your phone list and give them a call for directions or call the Browns or the Kuhners to get their info. .

Speaking of pictures.......

Does anybody have a picture of Jen and me from the costume party last year, when we went as Mike and Leslie? For some reason we don't have any pictures of that.

New Picture Gallery

I got my hands on some really cool gallery software and decided to put it to good use. This is all I have picture wise so far. If you all would like to see some other pics in the gallery get them to me on a cd and I will do my best.


Click here to see the gallery.

Snack List

The snack list is now located on the side of the blog. If you see a blank it's because we have no one signed up for that spot. If you want to fill in a spot email Emberli.

Updated Event Dates

Just a note to those who check the blog: the dates on the sidebar have been updated to reflect the changes in dates. Please note these changes and hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please call Peter and Patricia and/or Chris and Sarah.

List of events

If you look to the right you will see a list of coming events. While you may not see much detail there we will be sure to post any pertinent info here for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check it out.

Camping Pics

Jeremy and I weren't able to stay at the camping trip, but I did catch a few good pics and thought I would post them. If anyone else has some good ones to share, feel free to add them. It was a fun time and we look forward to getting together with everyone again soon!

Prayer Request

For those of you who have been around for a while you will know Julie Mason. She was married a few years ago to a man by the name of Ben Provost. They moved to Kentucky a couple of years ago and then last year Ben decided to enlist in the army. He has been stationed in Germany and Julie was able to go to him just a few months ago. Julie has just posted on her blog that Ben has been deployed to the Middle East. He left last night for his deployment. Please pray for Julie as she and her little boy Daniel are now on their own for a while and pray the Ben will be safe as he does his middle eastern duty.

Camping Recap

So, for those of us who missed out, how was the camping trip? Any pictures or antecdotes worth sharing?