Free Furniture!

Hey all,

Shirley Drake, an SRBC member and lady whose dogs I watch, called me yesterday and told me that she is giving away a lot of furniture. She's moving into a smaller house and needs to get rid of some stuff. She wanted me to let those in our group know. She has some pretty nice stuff, including a couple of glass top coffee tables, desks, a credenza, an antique piano, a couple of rocking chairs, and other various items. If anyone is interested you can either call her (her number is in the chruch directory) or us. Whatever she hasn't given away by the end of the weekend she'll have the Salvation Army come get, so call soon. Jen and I are probably going over to her house to check it out Sunday afternoon.

Prayer Request

Jessica called me yesterday to let me know Bruce's grandfather had just passed away on Sunday. They are both traveling down to LA to spend time with the family for the next week. Pray for safety and comfort for them and the family.

HELP!

Hey gang,

If any of you should find yourselves without something better and more fun to do on Saturday, I could use a hand, or a few, in my yard. Tasks may include, but not limited to, digging through dirt, hauling dirt, moving dirt, pushing dirt, shoveling dirt, and other dirt related activities. We've been cutting back a hill in our backyard since about October and one or two more weekends should end that part of the project. We can feed you breakfast and lunch and provide all the bottled water you can drink.

So, if you want to build some major muscles the all natural way and find yourself aimlessly flipping through Saturday morning cartoons with nothing else to do, feel free to come by. I'll be out there at 9 AM, but I'll take the help whenever I can get it. Let me know so we can make food plans.

Andy

Lincoln Carter

I got an email today from Josh Carter and Lincoln has been given a heart! He went into surgery tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 PM. Be sure and pray for him and the family. There's more information on the Lincoln Carter blog (link in the sidebar).

Patricia and Christine's Grandfather

I just got a call from Patricia and she told me that her grandfather passed away this morning. This is Robin Riley's father. It happened early this morning. He was in pretty bad shape after a serious heart attack, triple by-pass surgery and a number of subsequent heart attacks and resuscitations.

Please be in prayer for the comfort of his family. He leaves behind four children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. We thank you for your prayers.

Calendar Link

I moved the calendar to Google Calendars to make it a little easier to deal with and now can add people to the list to edit the events. If interested and you have a gmail or google log-in send Me an email and I will add you as I can. I also added a link in the links section to view the calendar.

Guys NIght

All the fellas are welcomed at my (Andy) house tonight, unless there is another plan I'm unaware of. You can bring your own food or we can chip in for pizza or something. We can play games, video or board, or watch movies, or drop things off the balcony, whatever we want. If you have something fun to do or bring, by all means bring it. I'm trying to call and/or email anyone, but help spread the word. I don't want to forget anybody.

Prayer Request: Bob Brouse

Patricia and Christine's Grandfather just suffered a heart attack. We do not know the severity or circumstances of it yet. He is a widower of about nine years and lives alone in Connecticut. His oldest daughter lives nearby and is out there with him now. We hope to have more details soon.

Please be in prayer for Bob Brouse, Robin Riley and the rest of his family. He is mostly healthy but is getting older. Again we don't know yet how bad it was but we envy your prayers for his condition and the wisdom of the doctors that will be treating him.

-Peter

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. .