Sometimes I feel like I get more excited about some things than other people. Like, take this pie sale for example. WOW! I think I should go work for Dan selling his pies because as it turns out I love them. This may very well be my last post about these pie until fall, so here it goes.
The very last flavor I had to try, I tried today. And ....I LOVED IT! I really wasn't all that excited about it, because I've eaten a lot of pie lately and really wasn't sure that I liked strawberry rhubarb pie....BUT I DO!
Peach is my favorite
Strawberry Rhubarb/Mountain Berry-tie for second
Apple/Toll House-tie for third
Cherry-a solid fourth place
There you have it folks! My jeans don't fit but I'm happy!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
IGMA
Indiana Gospel Music Festival
Fri, July 29, 12am – Sun, July 31, 12am
Hamilton County Fair Grounds |
Saturday, July 2
Woody Wright, Joshua's Vision, Appointed Quartet, Paul White, and the Alexandria Community Band will play.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Quaker Girl
The musical opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 5 November 1910 and ran for an extremely successful 536 performances. It starred Gertie Millar and C. Hayden Coffin. Phyllis Dare starred in the Paris production in 1911. It then opened at the Park Theatre on Broadway on 23 October 1911, running for a successful 240 performances. A revised version was produced at the London Coliseum on 25 May 1944, but the run was interrupted by bombing. The piece then toured the British provinces and soon re-opened in London at the Stoll Theatre in February, 1945, followed by extensive touring until December, 1948. The piece was popular with amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, from the 1920s until 1990, receiving over 250 UK productions during that period, but it has been produced only sporadically since then.[1]
Of the musical numbers in the score, only "Come to the Ball" continues to be well known, but "Tony from America" and "When a bad bad Boy" are also key numbers. Selections from the score were recorded in 2004 by Theatre Bel-Etage chorus and orchestra, conductor Mart Sander. The complete show, including dialog, was revived in a staged concert with piano in July 2007 by Lyric Theatre of San Jose, California.[2]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HINKLE CREEK FRIENDS!!!!!!
HINKLE CREEK FRIENDS HISTORY
Early records of Hinkle Creek Friends were kept in a safe at Westfield Friends Meeting. In 1850, the safe was blown in search for money. All records were destroyed, however, no money was in the safe at the time. The search for the persons who blew the safe was unsuccessful although the blame was placed on Indians who lived in the woods nearby. Therefore, members wrote from memory about the History of Hinkle Creek Friends. The following is exerpts of the account of Amos Carson which were handwritten by him in the year 1915.
“Hinkle’s Creek Friends was set off as a Preparative Meeting on June 29, 1836 under the care of Union Friends Meeting. On June 9, 1841, the 3.4 acres of land was purchased from Joseph Sumner in the amount of $13.50. The purpose was to build a Meeting House and establish a cemetery. The first person buried in the cemetery was Jane Fisher who was the 16 year old daughter of James and Nancy Fisher. The year is unknown of her death at this writing. The first Meeting House was constructed in 1841 from logs cut from this property. It was replaced in 1852 by a frame building being 26’x26’ in size. It was destroyed by fire in 1871 and a larger Meeting House was constructed in that same year which was 52’x36’. The floor was level, and a long partition running north and south with one door divided the Church into two rooms. Two stoves heated the rooms. The men worshipped in one room and the women worshipped in the other. Around 1915, the partition came down and everyone worshipped together. A platform was built and the floor sloped along with adding classrooms behind the pulpit area which was divided by the current archway. “
After 139 years of standing, the structure became compromised in August, 2010. After extensive work and remodeling, we were able to save this original structure. After months of hard work, we are honored to present to you today this 140 year old Sanctuary and desire to rededicate it to always be used to bring the message of Christ to the lost and the people of this Community. We continue the vision from 1836 of our charter family members with the following last names: Sumner, Rich, Beals, Carson, Harris, Bray, Hodson, Pickett, Reese, Haworth, Cook, and Hiatt.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
There will be NO Adult Sunday School Class this Sunday due to a preveiously scheduled Ministry & Oversight Committee Meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. We will pick it up the following Sunday and try to wrap it up then hold off until Fall.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Pies
Well, I just tried the Ozark Mountain Berry Pie and I LOVED it!
So far, I've had
PEACH-my favorite!
BERRY-a close second
TOLL HOUSE-delicious
APPLE- delicious
CHERRY-delicious
still need to try:
STRAWBERRY/RHUBARB
SUGAR FREE APPLE
So far, I've had
PEACH-my favorite!
BERRY-a close second
TOLL HOUSE-delicious
APPLE- delicious
CHERRY-delicious
still need to try:
STRAWBERRY/RHUBARB
SUGAR FREE APPLE
Monday, June 27, 2011
Abby Floyd photography
Stephanie and her friend Abby are in St. Louis auditioning for American Idol. Abby took this photo on the way. Isn't is beautiful?
Sunday, June 26, 2011
THIS WEEKEND
I am just amazed at all of the great help we had throughout the whole weekend with all of the events that took place so close together. Congratulations to the youth for raising around $600.00 toward their camp! They were enthusiastic as they stood on the corner and rounded people up to come to their yard sale. A big thanks to Cynthia, Casie, Melanie, and Heather for all of their hard work to get this organized. They worked hard and got everything cleaned up and ready for Travis Browning's Open House last evening. Then, a huge thanks to Kelly, Mike, Melanie, Heather, and Paulette for working so hard to get the dining room in shape for today's dinner. Many hands working together makes all go well and so successful!! I'm just so proud of our Church Family and how they work together to pull off these things. Thanks Mike for building the platform over the old well to make it safe for our children!
Today was just awesome with so many new faces in our congregation and what a sweet Spirit that was in our midst! I feel so humbled, yet honored to be part of this great congregation of God's Family. None of us is perfect, but all of us loving one another and supporting each other makes us who we are. I felt honored to be able to pray and rededicate this Holy Place to the Service of our Lord. What a historical moment for me! In case you didn't know, we had 97 in attendance today!! Wow!
If I left anyone out, it was not my intention. Just want you all to know how proud I am of all of you and just appreciated all of the help to make this such a successful weekend!
God Bless you all!!!!
Bob
Today was just awesome with so many new faces in our congregation and what a sweet Spirit that was in our midst! I feel so humbled, yet honored to be part of this great congregation of God's Family. None of us is perfect, but all of us loving one another and supporting each other makes us who we are. I felt honored to be able to pray and rededicate this Holy Place to the Service of our Lord. What a historical moment for me! In case you didn't know, we had 97 in attendance today!! Wow!
If I left anyone out, it was not my intention. Just want you all to know how proud I am of all of you and just appreciated all of the help to make this such a successful weekend!
God Bless you all!!!!
Bob
Friday, June 24, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
| 6/21/2011 11:57:00 PM Hinkle Creek Friends Church rededication Sunday | |||
After months of renovation, the congregation of Hinkle Creek Friends Church happily announces the rededication of their 140 year old building. A special service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with a carry-in meal to follow. All are welcome to attend and help celebrate the rebirth of this beautiful and much loved building. The church is located southwest of Cicero at the corner of 216th Street and Hinkle Road. |
Do natural disasters mean the end is near or just nearer?
| http://www.thenoblesvilletimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=211&ArticleID=18771 | 6/22/2011 11:44:00 PM | ||||||||||||||||||
Crystal balls, lines on the palms of your hands, bumps on your head (Phrenology), crystals, cards, mind readers, and tea leaves are all known in the mystic world as resources that can potentially tell the future. Many people make a living at the expense of reasonably sane people who want to know the future. We are inquisitive humans, we like to know what to expect and when to expect things, and we like to figure things out. Without inquisitive minds we would not be able to enjoy our longevity in life. Thank goodness for scientists who have found ways to eradicate diseases, flues, tetanus and polio. Thank goodness we have people right now working on cures for cancer, the HIV virus and other deadly infestations. The natural disasters that have been happening around the world, with seemingly increasing numbers and intensity, sure have some of us wondering whether or not the earth is about ready to stop spinning, blow-up, implode or self destruct. We are subject to the media telling us that we are in danger of global warming, increasing pollution in the air and waterways, carcinogens from the bad food we eat and the cell phones we use, and then we have to think about the effects of the destruction of the rainforests, the damming of waterways, and the extinction of some animals and insects. Bible readers across generations have looked to the scriptures for clues that can tell us when we can expect rapture to occur. When will the earth disappear? When will Christ come again to judge the living and the dead? Much to the chagrin of various false prophets and soothsayers including, the now famous Harold Camping (doomsday May 21, 2011), we do not know when the world will end. It is not for us to know. In Matthew 24 Jesus says that there will be wars and famines and earthquakes and that these things will indicate "end times." And later in the chapter Jesus says that the end times are coming but that nobody except the Father knows the exact time. Dear people, wars and famine and natural disasters are happening, and they have been happening ever since the beginning of man and woman. Yes, we are heading to the end times, the time when Christ will come again. It could be today, or tomorrow, next year or in the next 100 years or 1000 years. It is not for us to think about or to dwell on. Our purpose today, and for all of our days, is to bring glory to God here on earth, in this kingdom. Our purpose is to love God, love one another and to tell the world about Jesus. When we do these things, in this order, we will help the kingdom as a whole become the whole body of Christ here on earth. Is the end near? I do not know, but I do know it is closer than it was yesterday. Joy in the Journey is written by Connie Thomson and Teri Ditslear. Thomson is the Senior Pastor at New Joy Lutheran Church in Westfield and Ditslear is the Intern Pastor at New Joy Lutheran Church in Westfield. |
Re Dedication Services at Hinkle this Sunday
This Sunday is the Re Dedication of
Hinkle Creek Friends Church.
Please bring a dish to share for the bring-in meal following
Sunday's service.
This is our first opportunity for fellowship and sharing a meal together after worship since we've been back home on
Hinkle Road.
We have so many blessings to count and thanking God for his faithfulness throughout this whole renovation
and re-dedicating Hinkle to Gods service
will certainly be a time of great joy for all of us!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
PRAYER NEEDED
Jack Holliday is the Pastor at Anderson Friends Church who we are under during the transition to Indiana Yearly Meeting. When M&O met with them, we learned that Jack was very ill and has had to step aside until his strength is regained and things get under control for him healthwise. I emailed his wife to inquire about him and she responded about his condition and thought I'd share it with you so you can keep Jack in your Prayers.
Hello, Bob,
Thank you so much for asking about Jack and for your prayers! The following is an update I sent today to several people.
Jack is in the Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie with pneumonia in his left lung. He’s been very weak and has lost 30 pounds since April 15. His blood platelets were 14 on that day and should have been around 140-150. The count finally came up to 106 after four weekly treatments of Rituxen which is good and people live just fine at this level. But today, we found out that they jumped to 153 – a shocker as the count seemed to level off at around 100. God is up to something here.
Jack has never gained his full strength since April 15 (tax day – that’s probably the problem) and was notified that he had pneumonia last Friday after a doctor’s appointment and a chest x-ray. Then they found he was low in potassium and magnesium and was taking too much blood pressure medicine – so they are tweaking him.
He is feeling better today and taking walks – and he shaved! Yea! He’s still on oxygen but certainly breathing better.
He’s in room 9111 and his phone # is 765-747-3418.
Thanks for ALL the prayers!!
Rowena
Hello, Bob,
Thank you so much for asking about Jack and for your prayers! The following is an update I sent today to several people.
Jack is in the Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie with pneumonia in his left lung. He’s been very weak and has lost 30 pounds since April 15. His blood platelets were 14 on that day and should have been around 140-150. The count finally came up to 106 after four weekly treatments of Rituxen which is good and people live just fine at this level. But today, we found out that they jumped to 153 – a shocker as the count seemed to level off at around 100. God is up to something here.
Jack has never gained his full strength since April 15 (tax day – that’s probably the problem) and was notified that he had pneumonia last Friday after a doctor’s appointment and a chest x-ray. Then they found he was low in potassium and magnesium and was taking too much blood pressure medicine – so they are tweaking him.
He is feeling better today and taking walks – and he shaved! Yea! He’s still on oxygen but certainly breathing better.
He’s in room 9111 and his phone # is 765-747-3418.
Thanks for ALL the prayers!!
Rowena
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Reminder: Hinkle Creek Youth Yard Sale This Weekend
Spread the word!
Hinkle Creek Friends Youth Yard Sale
Date: June 24th and 25th
Time: 8am to 3(ish)pm.
Location: Hinkle Creek Friends Parking Lot
If you have any questions please contact Cynthia at 317-502-2237 or Casie Bussell at 418-8551.
Hinkle Creek Friends Youth Yard Sale
Date: June 24th and 25th
Time: 8am to 3(ish)pm.
Location: Hinkle Creek Friends Parking Lot
If you have any questions please contact Cynthia at 317-502-2237 or Casie Bussell at 418-8551.
Are you familiar with the Great Banquet?
The Awakening is simply the teenager’s version of this event.
The Awakening is an event in which students are introduced to who Jesus is, how God loves us, and how we can trust that the Holy Spirit will help us in our daily lives. The best place to go to get more information would be: http://www.hcgb.net/awakening/ . There you can find a more detailed explanation of the event, forms, etc.
The Awakening is an event in which students are introduced to who Jesus is, how God loves us, and how we can trust that the Holy Spirit will help us in our daily lives. The best place to go to get more information would be: http://www.hcgb.net/awakening/ . There you can find a more detailed explanation of the event, forms, etc.
The Awakening is open to all denominations and is open to teens age 15-19 who have completed their freshman year through their senior year of high school. I don’t believe that there is technically a deadline for registration, but the sooner the better. The boys weekend is July 22-24 and the girls weekend is July 29-31. To be held at Cicero Christian Church. I think we only stop taking registrations within a few days of the weekends themselves. I don’t have any idea how many sleepers we have signed up right now, but don’t let that discourage you from inviting anyone to attend. The information for where to send the registrations is located on the registration form itself. There is no charge for the event itself. We do; however, ask for $10 registration fee.
There is an itinerary for the weekend and we follow the same schedule every time we do the event. Everything is time tested and consistent. The weekend starts at 11:00am Friday and ends sometime around 5:00pm on Sunday afternoon. There is an emergency contact person for the weekends, but I don’t know who that is right now. It may be the same person each weekend, but I’m not sure. Parents can certainly get a hold of their kids if there is an emergency.
As far as what to bring: air mattresses are provided for each student. They should bring whatever bedding items that they would need as well as toiletry items, etc. They should NOT bring cell phones, electronics, etc. The idea is to completely separate themselves from their current environment to focus on their relationship with Christ. If they absolutely have to have cell phones we will simply ask that they leave them in their bags.
Each student that plans to attend will need someone to “sponsor” them. The sponsor needs to be someone who has attended a Great Banquet, Walk to Emmaus, Awakening, etc. If they do not have someone to sponsor them we can certainly find someone in the community to do this.
Anderson First Friends is pleased to announce a coming fall event that you might want to get on your calendar now. Apologetix, a Christian Parody Band, will present a concert held at the church on September 9, 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, bundles of 10 tickets are $80 (in advance), $15 at the door (tickets are limited to 200 total.) For tickets, contact Darin Webb at darin@greatdealsmagazine.net or 765-278-0300.
toll house pie
I baked a toll house pie yesterday and it is quite delicious and very rich. (cut pieces small) I am just writing to tell you to follow the directions very closely. I did not allow it to thaw the full 30 minutes and it did not firm up all the way because of that. So, be sure to do that. Also, put in on the lower rack of the oven because my pie top got a little scorched. Or maybe lay foil over the top for the first half of baking? I was attempting to bake it in a toaster oven which may have been part of the problem. And, also it has to cool for three hours, which seems like forever! When it comes out of the oven it is very liquid-y still so be very careful. It's a delicious pie but it needs a little bit of common sense to bake properly. So mine was burnt on the top, raw in the middle but still delicios! It's very similar to baking a pecan pie. I am sure you are all way more savvy than I when it comes to baking and would not have any of these things happen to you....but, just in case! My friend Kelly who ordered the berry pie said it was perfectly delicious! My peach and apple pies were wonderful too! The peach being the stand out so far. Any other pie reviews out there? I already have people asking me about fall pies. Thank you Trish & Marianne and everyone else who participated in this great fundraiser! Oh, and thanks to Dan! Dan's Pies really are the best! Everything I heard about them is true! What a talent! The kids still talk about his mac and cheese from camp. I wonder if he has ever considered freezing and selling his mac& cheese?
Sunday, June 19, 2011
NEXT SUNDAY
I'm already gearing up for next Sunday's Rededication Service and am so excited as I hear of so many people who are planning to attend. I'm looking so forward to having this great reunion and a time of rededicating this wonderful old building to God's Service. You all know me - I'm also thinking about FOOD! LOL! I got to thinking it might be a good idea if you can possibly post or let me or Sharon or anyone who knows how to post on here what you are planning to bring. We would hate to have all of those guests and only have desserts! I am aware of one who is bringing three meatloaves, but that is all I know at this point. That is a good starter for us to go from, so if you could give us an idea, that might be helpful for others to know. Those who do not have a computer or access to the blog could be called to give them the list of food so they will be included as well. So, if you could comment on here or email me, I'll see to it that it is posted for you.
Had a very nice email from Rusty Robertson when I got home from Church and he said he felt the Lord nudging him to say something sometime during the service, so I told him he was welcome to do that. They are looking so forward to seeing all of you.
I'm having Mike to sing "Where Love Grows" (seems like a given) and have asked Jeff to sing "Amazing Grace" for us next Sunday. If anyone has something they want to share or have a thought to make this service more meaningful and special, please let me know and I will work it in.
Have a good week!
Bob
Had a very nice email from Rusty Robertson when I got home from Church and he said he felt the Lord nudging him to say something sometime during the service, so I told him he was welcome to do that. They are looking so forward to seeing all of you.
I'm having Mike to sing "Where Love Grows" (seems like a given) and have asked Jeff to sing "Amazing Grace" for us next Sunday. If anyone has something they want to share or have a thought to make this service more meaningful and special, please let me know and I will work it in.
Have a good week!
Bob
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
Good morning Men!
Just wanted to wish all of you a Happy Father's Day and hope you have a wonderful day with your families! I have to say I'm so blessed to still have my "best friend" my Dad, still with me and am so proud to still have him in my life! He has been my friend, my teacher, and a true Dad all of these years and still cares about me and my concerns in life. As he ages, at times the roles are switched and I become like a Dad to him, but He will always be my Dad. I'm also blessed to have two wonderful children that call me Dad or "Daddy" as the legacy continues. Thank you Lord for having such a wonderful life and family! Looking forward to seeing all of you in Church today!
God Bless!
Bob
Just wanted to wish all of you a Happy Father's Day and hope you have a wonderful day with your families! I have to say I'm so blessed to still have my "best friend" my Dad, still with me and am so proud to still have him in my life! He has been my friend, my teacher, and a true Dad all of these years and still cares about me and my concerns in life. As he ages, at times the roles are switched and I become like a Dad to him, but He will always be my Dad. I'm also blessed to have two wonderful children that call me Dad or "Daddy" as the legacy continues. Thank you Lord for having such a wonderful life and family! Looking forward to seeing all of you in Church today!
God Bless!
Bob
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The Myth of the Eye of the Needle
And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:23-28 [also found in Luke 18:25 and Matthew 19:24]
Most people are familiar with this story, as it’s often preached in relation to issues of money and wealth. What I wanted to focus on though is one detail that I hear time and time again that I desire to dissuade people of. When pastors preach this story, many of them invariably mention the illustration of a camel going through the eye of the needle. In order to make sense of this, pastors and teachers tell a story of a gate in the Jerusalem wall called the “eye of the needle” gate, and that travelers would come to the gate and would have to remove all the supplies from their camel. That in order for the camel to pass through, because the gate was so small and low, the camel would have to bend down and shuffle through unencumbered and crawling on its knees. This is some great sermon material, with the parallel often being drawn that like the camel, we must of come to God on our knees without all our baggage and so forth.
There’s only one problem. No such gate exists. There has never been any evidence for such a gate called the “eye of the needle” existing, much less a gate of this nature at all in the Jerusalem wall. The entire thing is a complete fabrication which sounds good, and which has been passed down so many times that it has found itself to be a truism, but the whole story and illustration is a misguided riff on a mythic architectural structure. It doesn’t exist.
That’s only one take on it though. Other people suggest alternate explanations, with one solution coming from the possibility of a gGeek misprint. The suggestion is that the Greek word kamilos “camel” should really be kamêlos, meaning ‘cable, rope’, as some late New Testament manuscripts have. But even then this doesn’t solve the issue at all. I suppose a rope is smaller than a camel, but you’re still not going to get a rope through the eye of a needle. It doesn’t solve the problem.
And that’s the point. That it is impossible for it to occur. I hadn’t intended to write an explanation of this, but rather just deal with the eye of the needle myth, but when you look at the story in context you see that the camel was regarded as the largest land animal in Palestine, with the eye of a needle probably being the smallest opening found in the home. In this, Jesus paints a picture of something impossible in order to illustrate that even the seemingly impossible is possible with God. As stated earlier; there is no evidence for the popular interpretation that there was a gate in Jerusalem called “the eye of the needle,” which camels had to stoop to their knees to enter. Such an interpretation completely misses the point: it is not merely difficult for the wealthy to be saved; without God’s grace it is impossible. Anyone who trusts in riches as an idolatrous replacement for God cannot enter the kingdom of God; his life disposition is diametrically opposed to submitting to God’s will. The hyperbole of a large camel having to fit through the small eye of a needle stresses that such a thing is humanly impossible, and that it’s only by God’s grace that such a thing may ever be achieved.
http://thehasbeenhymn.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/classic-repost-the-myth-of-the-eye-of-the-needle/
Has anyone read this book?
A child who is the subject of a New York Times best-selling book made a quiet visit to Lexington on Sunday to talk about his experience with the afterlife.
Colton Burpo is like any normal 11-year-old but finds himself thrust into the national spotlight. Stiff and shy, he generally keeps his eyes low, speaking in short, excited bursts when a subject comes up in which he's well-versed, such as computers.
But when he was 3 years old, Colton had a near-death experience on an operating table in Nebraska during an emergency appendectomy. He pulled through, and during the ensuing months and years, his family said they came to realize that Colton's seemingly childlike observations about heaven and angels had more substance than they could have imagined.
What Colton calls his face-to-face meeting with Jesus is documented in the book Heaven Is for Real, written by his father, Pastor Todd Burpo, and published by Thomas Nelson, a Christian publishing company in Nashville.
Since hitting shelves in November, Heaven Is for Real has found national recognition, mostly through word of mouth. The book is No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list in paperback non-fiction and has been for 10 weeks. Todd Burpo said his publisher has printed 1.5 million copies to meet demand.
The Burpos flew to Lexington from Imperial, Neb., on Sunday to speak at The Bridge Church, a congregation that worships in a former storefront on Dennis Drive.
Colton nervously sang an inspirational hymn before departing to the Sunday school class. His parents, Todd and Sonja, sat down with The Bridge's pastor, Lee Claypoole, for a roundtable discussion.
What has become the most inspirational moment in the family's lives began with one of their worst years, Todd Burpo said.
Burpo had broken his leg, suffered kidney stones and had a serious operation, preventing the self-described workaholic from working at his garage-door business.
Once he finally recovered, the family took a trip to Colorado to celebrate. It was there that Colton and his sister, Cassie, got sick. Doctors thought it was the flu.
"The problem is, his sister got better. He didn't," Burpo said.
Time and again, doctors diagnosed Colton with the flu. During the next two weeks, his condition worsened until doctors finally ran tests and discovered he had appendicitis. By that time, doctors estimated Colton's appendix had burst five days earlier.
"His little body was just full of poison," Burpo said.
In his role as a pastor, Burpo has held the hands of many dying people.
"You can see the organs start to shut down, their skin color start to change. You can see the dark circles under their eyes, and I was starting to watch that in my kid," he said, fighting tears.
Miraculously, Colton pulled through after an operation at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Months later, as the family was driving by the hospital, they said they were surprised when, from his car seat, Colton, then 4, said, "That's where the angels saved me," Sonja Burpo recalled.
The family had noticed what appeared to be an increased spirituality from the boy since he recovered, but that was the first time they paid attention, Burpo said. She and her husband began asking more questions, pressing Colton for information.
"What happened to our son during those 17 days? What did he see, and what did he hear, and how does he know about angels and Jesus so close?" Sonja Burpo said.
Colton eventually revealed more details that the family couldn't explain. He said he had met his great-grandfather, who died long before he was born. He suddenly had knowledge of his sister, who died in the womb; his parents had never told him about the miscarriage, they said.
Colton told his father that he watched Dr. Timothy O'Holleran operating on him from Jesus' lap. He said he saw his father praying alone in a hospital room during the operation.
"My wife didn't know I prayed that prayer. She didn't know where I was, and here my son was telling me about it," Todd Burpo said.
He acknowledged there are many skeptics about the book.
"If you Google my name, you'll see the f-word beside it so many times," he said.
Burpo was skeptical, too, he said, until his son spoke of things he should have had no way of knowing.
"Sometimes you need the miracle-working God in your life," he said.
Throughout the presentation in Lexington, Burpo regularly spoke directly to the congregation about lessons he learned from the tragedy-turned-blessing and gave sermons that led many church members to cry and hold hands over their hearts.
The event drew about 150 new visitors to The Bridge Church. Some drove from West Virginia, Illinois and Tennessee to see the Burpo family speak, Claypoole said.
The church regularly has an attendance of about 300 people, a significant leap since Claypoole started the church in a hotel room with 18 members two years ago, he said.
After the discussion, Colton sat silently in Claypoole's office, waiting for his family. When asked if he felt blessed to be able to inspire so many people, he smiled, looked up briefly and nodded.
Colton Burpo is like any normal 11-year-old but finds himself thrust into the national spotlight. Stiff and shy, he generally keeps his eyes low, speaking in short, excited bursts when a subject comes up in which he's well-versed, such as computers.
But when he was 3 years old, Colton had a near-death experience on an operating table in Nebraska during an emergency appendectomy. He pulled through, and during the ensuing months and years, his family said they came to realize that Colton's seemingly childlike observations about heaven and angels had more substance than they could have imagined.
What Colton calls his face-to-face meeting with Jesus is documented in the book Heaven Is for Real, written by his father, Pastor Todd Burpo, and published by Thomas Nelson, a Christian publishing company in Nashville.
Since hitting shelves in November, Heaven Is for Real has found national recognition, mostly through word of mouth. The book is No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list in paperback non-fiction and has been for 10 weeks. Todd Burpo said his publisher has printed 1.5 million copies to meet demand.
The Burpos flew to Lexington from Imperial, Neb., on Sunday to speak at The Bridge Church, a congregation that worships in a former storefront on Dennis Drive.
Colton nervously sang an inspirational hymn before departing to the Sunday school class. His parents, Todd and Sonja, sat down with The Bridge's pastor, Lee Claypoole, for a roundtable discussion.
What has become the most inspirational moment in the family's lives began with one of their worst years, Todd Burpo said.
Burpo had broken his leg, suffered kidney stones and had a serious operation, preventing the self-described workaholic from working at his garage-door business.
Once he finally recovered, the family took a trip to Colorado to celebrate. It was there that Colton and his sister, Cassie, got sick. Doctors thought it was the flu.
"The problem is, his sister got better. He didn't," Burpo said.
Time and again, doctors diagnosed Colton with the flu. During the next two weeks, his condition worsened until doctors finally ran tests and discovered he had appendicitis. By that time, doctors estimated Colton's appendix had burst five days earlier.
"His little body was just full of poison," Burpo said.
In his role as a pastor, Burpo has held the hands of many dying people.
"You can see the organs start to shut down, their skin color start to change. You can see the dark circles under their eyes, and I was starting to watch that in my kid," he said, fighting tears.
Miraculously, Colton pulled through after an operation at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Months later, as the family was driving by the hospital, they said they were surprised when, from his car seat, Colton, then 4, said, "That's where the angels saved me," Sonja Burpo recalled.
The family had noticed what appeared to be an increased spirituality from the boy since he recovered, but that was the first time they paid attention, Burpo said. She and her husband began asking more questions, pressing Colton for information.
"What happened to our son during those 17 days? What did he see, and what did he hear, and how does he know about angels and Jesus so close?" Sonja Burpo said.
Colton eventually revealed more details that the family couldn't explain. He said he had met his great-grandfather, who died long before he was born. He suddenly had knowledge of his sister, who died in the womb; his parents had never told him about the miscarriage, they said.
Colton told his father that he watched Dr. Timothy O'Holleran operating on him from Jesus' lap. He said he saw his father praying alone in a hospital room during the operation.
"My wife didn't know I prayed that prayer. She didn't know where I was, and here my son was telling me about it," Todd Burpo said.
He acknowledged there are many skeptics about the book.
"If you Google my name, you'll see the f-word beside it so many times," he said.
Burpo was skeptical, too, he said, until his son spoke of things he should have had no way of knowing.
"Sometimes you need the miracle-working God in your life," he said.
Throughout the presentation in Lexington, Burpo regularly spoke directly to the congregation about lessons he learned from the tragedy-turned-blessing and gave sermons that led many church members to cry and hold hands over their hearts.
The event drew about 150 new visitors to The Bridge Church. Some drove from West Virginia, Illinois and Tennessee to see the Burpo family speak, Claypoole said.
The church regularly has an attendance of about 300 people, a significant leap since Claypoole started the church in a hotel room with 18 members two years ago, he said.
After the discussion, Colton sat silently in Claypoole's office, waiting for his family. When asked if he felt blessed to be able to inspire so many people, he smiled, looked up briefly and nodded.
I just wanted to remind everyone of the 3rd Annual Mike T lacrosse Alumni Game this Saturday 12:30-6:00 at Hare Field.
Fundraiser to benefit families struggling with cancer.
Gates open at 12:30pm
Boys Game - 1:00pm
Girls Game - 3:00pm
Big fun, good food and great opportunity to support a worthwile cause that has touched us all.
Hope you can make it!!
Fundraiser to benefit families struggling with cancer.
Gates open at 12:30pm
Boys Game - 1:00pm
Girls Game - 3:00pm
Big fun, good food and great opportunity to support a worthwile cause that has touched us all.
Hope you can make it!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Hinkle Creek Friends Youth Yard Sale
Date: June 24th and 25th
Time: 8am to 3(ish)pm.
Location: Hinkle Creek Friends Parking Lot
Tired of the clutter? Ready to take a load to Goodwill? Stop.. bring it to us!
The Hinkle Creek Friends Youth is raising money to attend the Quaker Haven Children's Camp Retreat. We are proud to support our children and their desire to serve and praise and continue their walk with God. The goal is for the children to raise all funds to pay for this year so that the parents or the church budget doesn't have to carry the cost this year. The children would like to donate any money that is extra to the 2011 Family Camp Fund.
Please have all donations to the church by June 21st. If you have any questions please contact Cynthia at 317-502-2237 or Casie Bussell at 418-8551.
We also ask if anyone would like to work and enjoy fellowship to let us know. We are praying for good weather and good traffic.
P.S. Please post the time, date, location to your Facebook or Twitter page to help get the word out about the yard sale.
Time: 8am to 3(ish)pm.
Location: Hinkle Creek Friends Parking Lot
Tired of the clutter? Ready to take a load to Goodwill? Stop.. bring it to us!
The Hinkle Creek Friends Youth is raising money to attend the Quaker Haven Children's Camp Retreat. We are proud to support our children and their desire to serve and praise and continue their walk with God. The goal is for the children to raise all funds to pay for this year so that the parents or the church budget doesn't have to carry the cost this year. The children would like to donate any money that is extra to the 2011 Family Camp Fund.
Please have all donations to the church by June 21st. If you have any questions please contact Cynthia at 317-502-2237 or Casie Bussell at 418-8551.
We also ask if anyone would like to work and enjoy fellowship to let us know. We are praying for good weather and good traffic.
P.S. Please post the time, date, location to your Facebook or Twitter page to help get the word out about the yard sale.
REMINDER! Pie Pick up Saturday 1:30-3:30
Dan's Pies are coming to Hinkle!
If you ordered pies, please come to Hinkle Creek Friends between 1:30 and 3:30 on Saturday, June 18 and pick up your pies!
Thank you to everyone for your support!
How I came to Hinkle
I used to live in St. Louis, MO. and I worked with a girl named Karen and we were good friends. Karen met a man and fell in love, she told me one day that they were getting married and she was moving away. He lived in Deming, Indiana. I told her that I too was moving to be closer to my family, in Noblesville, Indiana. We discovered that Deming was mere minutes, in fact, right next door to Noblesville. What a wonderful coincidence and how excited we were to be able to continue our friendship while starting our new lives.
I would go to visit Karen often at her Deming home over the years. On my way to Deming I always passed Hinkle Creek Friends. For years I would just drive right by the little white country church on the corner. Occasionally, I would glance over at it. No one was ever there when I drove by during the week so I didn't even know if people still came there. It looked loved and cared for but I didn't really think too much about it. I wasn't looking for church, really, anyway. I'd been attending a big Christian Church on the other side of town. It was a wonderful experience but we didn't stay much longer than a couple of years. The desire to go to church had just slowly faded away. We got busy and distracted by life, there was a new Pastor and no one really even noticed that we had stopped attending.
One day I was in Deming visiting Karen and her family and we were talking about how I was a Christian and we were discussing their view of organized religion. Karen's husband said, "If I HAD to be a Christian I would like to be a Quaker." I said, "What's a Quaker?" He said, "You, now, The Society of Friends?" I stared at him blankly and he continued."Well, Kelly, you pass a meetinghouse every time you come to Deming. You know, the little white church on the corner there at Hinkle and 216th." I said, "Oh yes, that is such a cute little church." And I was immediately extremely curious about the Society Friends and that little white church. I gave it a serious looking over the next time I drove by. I drove by real slow and wriote down the phone number that was on the old sign. So, I called the church a couple days later and Bob answered. I asked him what time church was on Sundays and he told me 10:30 which I thought sounded perfect! I don't remember what else I asked him but I thought he sounded very nice so I decided I would give it a try. So, that next Sunday I showed up. I came alone, this was, after all, an experiment. No need to involve the whole family. When I walked in the doors everyone was already in the sanctuary so I looked around a little, grabbed a bulletin and went back outside to think a little bit. I all of a sudden became very scared and nervous, which was so strange. I'd been to Church enough not to be scared! But I was! So, I went and sat on one of the logs on the far side of the parking lot, by my car. I looked over the little brochure I had picked up. I remember being so afraid that the church would be too rigid and stern and I would'nt fit in. I remember it was a beautiful hot Summer day. I came SO CLOSE to leaving. I sat there for a while wondering what in the world I should do. I had come this far.... There was a bad smell coming from the woods, like something had died or something (The Lord works in mysterious ways!) so I immediately stood up and started walking toward the church. I walked back in through the doors and sat down in the back row. Bob had longer silver hair then.Of course he was very kind and welcomed me and said he remembered me calling and invited me back. He always said, "Now, you bring your family with you next time." And I eventually did but it took a while. There weren't very many people there that Sunday. But, I liked it. I loved the quiet, peaceful experience of the Quaker way. No brass horns!! So, I came back again the following Sunday and it was Fathers Day, I remember I sat there and cried like a baby. People were standing up and speaking their hearts. They were telling storys of their childhood and thanking their Fathers for their love and guidance through the tyears. Or they would talk about how much they missed their fathers, if they had passed on. I think it was then that I first fell in love with Hinkle Creek Friends Church. I still love Mothers and Fathers day best at our church for that reason. And I did notice that on Fathers Day there were a lot more people there. Which was so nice to see. Eventually, I brought My Husband, and my Children with me, and thankfully, they liked it too. Well, they loved it. For some time Conner was theonly kid in Children's Church. I loved how , eventhough there wern't very many people in attendance the Church continued to operate as if there was a full house. Twelve peple in attendance? No matter, we will still sing our songs and play the piano and dress up and worship, pray, praise tithe and take that one little boy that showed up to Children's Church. Hinkle NEVER stopped! Bob had his suit and tie on, Bev was there in her pew, Victoria was a just a toddler. I would always sit right behind Jay and then of course Mike and Conner became friends with Jay and it just absolutely blossomed from there. Sometimes I think Mike's love for Hinkle may even surpass my own. He knows every inch of that place and loves working there to fix things and just keep it beautiful and strong for generations to come. Now we attend regularly and serve on committees and we've been to Quaker Haven. I doubt if Conner even remembers life before Hinkle Creek. To him it's always been a part of his life. And in my heart of hearts I have a hope that it always will be. So, see, you never know what you might say or do that might change the course of someones life. A quick comment by a friend led us to this place. Hinkle has become such an imprtant part of our lives, forever. Looking back, what I remember most is that Hinkle Creek Friends met me right where I was. I was loved for who I was immediately, without question. Never mind my credentials or lack there of. Never mind my past or my faults. I was loved for whoI was, without question. Hello! Welcome! Let's see what God wants to do with your life when you put it all in his hands. And I DO feel like that seed of love planted in my heart has grown. I DO see fruit in my life. I am not the same person I was when I first came through those doors. I am still loved, no matter what I do or don't do. I am loved. Certainly, I have new relationships with people in the church and feel loved by them. But God loves me the same today as he did then. I am just WAY more aware of his many many blessings and my thankfulness runneth over!Bob welcomes me the same now as he did then. I am a Child of God who cannot earn my way into heaven. But I can invite God into my life and through my actions invite him into this world so desperately in need of more of Him. So, thank you Hinkle Creek Friends for being there when I happened by. Thank you Jesus for nudging me through the doors that day. I sure do love this place and all the people in it. I love it, because it loves me. And I know that God loves me. I just know it. I KNOW that I know. He has called me to him. And it's not just me he's calling. He's calling to all of us. Just listen to your heart.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
I would go to visit Karen often at her Deming home over the years. On my way to Deming I always passed Hinkle Creek Friends. For years I would just drive right by the little white country church on the corner. Occasionally, I would glance over at it. No one was ever there when I drove by during the week so I didn't even know if people still came there. It looked loved and cared for but I didn't really think too much about it. I wasn't looking for church, really, anyway. I'd been attending a big Christian Church on the other side of town. It was a wonderful experience but we didn't stay much longer than a couple of years. The desire to go to church had just slowly faded away. We got busy and distracted by life, there was a new Pastor and no one really even noticed that we had stopped attending.
One day I was in Deming visiting Karen and her family and we were talking about how I was a Christian and we were discussing their view of organized religion. Karen's husband said, "If I HAD to be a Christian I would like to be a Quaker." I said, "What's a Quaker?" He said, "You, now, The Society of Friends?" I stared at him blankly and he continued."Well, Kelly, you pass a meetinghouse every time you come to Deming. You know, the little white church on the corner there at Hinkle and 216th." I said, "Oh yes, that is such a cute little church." And I was immediately extremely curious about the Society Friends and that little white church. I gave it a serious looking over the next time I drove by. I drove by real slow and wriote down the phone number that was on the old sign. So, I called the church a couple days later and Bob answered. I asked him what time church was on Sundays and he told me 10:30 which I thought sounded perfect! I don't remember what else I asked him but I thought he sounded very nice so I decided I would give it a try. So, that next Sunday I showed up. I came alone, this was, after all, an experiment. No need to involve the whole family. When I walked in the doors everyone was already in the sanctuary so I looked around a little, grabbed a bulletin and went back outside to think a little bit. I all of a sudden became very scared and nervous, which was so strange. I'd been to Church enough not to be scared! But I was! So, I went and sat on one of the logs on the far side of the parking lot, by my car. I looked over the little brochure I had picked up. I remember being so afraid that the church would be too rigid and stern and I would'nt fit in. I remember it was a beautiful hot Summer day. I came SO CLOSE to leaving. I sat there for a while wondering what in the world I should do. I had come this far.... There was a bad smell coming from the woods, like something had died or something (The Lord works in mysterious ways!) so I immediately stood up and started walking toward the church. I walked back in through the doors and sat down in the back row. Bob had longer silver hair then.Of course he was very kind and welcomed me and said he remembered me calling and invited me back. He always said, "Now, you bring your family with you next time." And I eventually did but it took a while. There weren't very many people there that Sunday. But, I liked it. I loved the quiet, peaceful experience of the Quaker way. No brass horns!! So, I came back again the following Sunday and it was Fathers Day, I remember I sat there and cried like a baby. People were standing up and speaking their hearts. They were telling storys of their childhood and thanking their Fathers for their love and guidance through the tyears. Or they would talk about how much they missed their fathers, if they had passed on. I think it was then that I first fell in love with Hinkle Creek Friends Church. I still love Mothers and Fathers day best at our church for that reason. And I did notice that on Fathers Day there were a lot more people there. Which was so nice to see. Eventually, I brought My Husband, and my Children with me, and thankfully, they liked it too. Well, they loved it. For some time Conner was theonly kid in Children's Church. I loved how , eventhough there wern't very many people in attendance the Church continued to operate as if there was a full house. Twelve peple in attendance? No matter, we will still sing our songs and play the piano and dress up and worship, pray, praise tithe and take that one little boy that showed up to Children's Church. Hinkle NEVER stopped! Bob had his suit and tie on, Bev was there in her pew, Victoria was a just a toddler. I would always sit right behind Jay and then of course Mike and Conner became friends with Jay and it just absolutely blossomed from there. Sometimes I think Mike's love for Hinkle may even surpass my own. He knows every inch of that place and loves working there to fix things and just keep it beautiful and strong for generations to come. Now we attend regularly and serve on committees and we've been to Quaker Haven. I doubt if Conner even remembers life before Hinkle Creek. To him it's always been a part of his life. And in my heart of hearts I have a hope that it always will be. So, see, you never know what you might say or do that might change the course of someones life. A quick comment by a friend led us to this place. Hinkle has become such an imprtant part of our lives, forever. Looking back, what I remember most is that Hinkle Creek Friends met me right where I was. I was loved for who I was immediately, without question. Never mind my credentials or lack there of. Never mind my past or my faults. I was loved for whoI was, without question. Hello! Welcome! Let's see what God wants to do with your life when you put it all in his hands. And I DO feel like that seed of love planted in my heart has grown. I DO see fruit in my life. I am not the same person I was when I first came through those doors. I am still loved, no matter what I do or don't do. I am loved. Certainly, I have new relationships with people in the church and feel loved by them. But God loves me the same today as he did then. I am just WAY more aware of his many many blessings and my thankfulness runneth over!Bob welcomes me the same now as he did then. I am a Child of God who cannot earn my way into heaven. But I can invite God into my life and through my actions invite him into this world so desperately in need of more of Him. So, thank you Hinkle Creek Friends for being there when I happened by. Thank you Jesus for nudging me through the doors that day. I sure do love this place and all the people in it. I love it, because it loves me. And I know that God loves me. I just know it. I KNOW that I know. He has called me to him. And it's not just me he's calling. He's calling to all of us. Just listen to your heart.
Psalm 46:10
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
To the one whose dreams are falling all apart
And all you're left with is a tired and broken heart
I can tell by your eyes you think you're on your own
But you're not all alone
Have you heard of the one who can calm the raging seas
Give sight to the blind, pull the lame up to their feet?
With a love so strong, He'll never let you go
Oh you're not alone
You will be safe in His arms
You will be safe in His arms
'Cause the hands that hold the world are holding your heart
This is the promise He made
He will be with you always
When everything is falling apart
You will be safe in His arms
Did you know that the voice that brings the dead to life
Is the very same voice that calls you now to rise?
So hear Him now, He's calling you home
You will never be alone
These are the hands that built the mountains
The hands that calm the seas
These are the arms that hold the heavens
They are holding you and me
These are hands that healed the leper
Pulled the lame up to their feet
These are the arms that were nailed to a cross
To break our chains and set us free
And all you're left with is a tired and broken heart
I can tell by your eyes you think you're on your own
But you're not all alone
Have you heard of the one who can calm the raging seas
Give sight to the blind, pull the lame up to their feet?
With a love so strong, He'll never let you go
Oh you're not alone
You will be safe in His arms
You will be safe in His arms
'Cause the hands that hold the world are holding your heart
This is the promise He made
He will be with you always
When everything is falling apart
You will be safe in His arms
Did you know that the voice that brings the dead to life
Is the very same voice that calls you now to rise?
So hear Him now, He's calling you home
You will never be alone
These are the hands that built the mountains
The hands that calm the seas
These are the arms that hold the heavens
They are holding you and me
These are hands that healed the leper
Pulled the lame up to their feet
These are the arms that were nailed to a cross
To break our chains and set us free
Friday, June 10, 2011
Mark 5:24-34
And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
Question of the day...
Tell us about a person in the Bible who you relate to or who intrigues you.
I thought this might be a good way to begin a discussion on the blog. Please put your answer in the comments. I hope it works. I am anxious to see what kind of answers we get. ~
I thought this might be a good way to begin a discussion on the blog. Please put your answer in the comments. I hope it works. I am anxious to see what kind of answers we get. ~
Hello!
I just finished printing the June Newsletter and you will be receiving it soon in the mail. I will begin working on the July Newsletter in the next two weeks. If anyone would like to write something or submit something please just send it to my email ~ haemmertime1@aol.com
I need recipes, stories,testimonies etc. Or, maybe you have a suggestion~ The more contributors we have the better the newsletter will be!
I know I've been posting A LOT of music videos lately on the blog. I just really like these songs and want to share them with you.It's music like this that gets me through the week until Sunday rolls back around. Nothing compares to being in Gods house. But praising God throughout the week every chance you get can be so uplifting and rewarding.
Edie, thank you for bring the message last Sunday, you did a wonderful job. Hearing about Paul and Silas made me want to read more and know more about their story. Pray & Praise!
Looking forward to this upcoming Sunday we have our Monthly Meeting directly after worship. All members are encouraged to come to the meeting. And if you are a chairman of, or on a committee you will want to be there to share what's going on with your committee, that's what the meeting is all about. We have a lot going on at Hinkle and communication is so important. And it's so encouraging to see what everyone is working on. This is a big year for Hinkle!
On Sunday evening M&O is traveling to Anderson to meet with Anderson Friends to spend some time together sharing ideas and fellowship.
I also want to remind and encourage everyone to put our 175th Homecoming celebration on your prayer lists.
We have such great momentum going at Hinkle right now. It's our 175th year as a meeting, we have a new yearly meeting, a newly restored meeting house and new people coming through the door every Sunday. I am so excited to see all of these wonderful things happening here. We are all so blessed.
I pray this Sunday will be a great time of praying, praising and learning more about Gods Word and just a wonderful time of being together in Gods house .
love,
~Kelly
I need recipes, stories,testimonies etc. Or, maybe you have a suggestion~ The more contributors we have the better the newsletter will be!
I know I've been posting A LOT of music videos lately on the blog. I just really like these songs and want to share them with you.It's music like this that gets me through the week until Sunday rolls back around. Nothing compares to being in Gods house. But praising God throughout the week every chance you get can be so uplifting and rewarding.
Edie, thank you for bring the message last Sunday, you did a wonderful job. Hearing about Paul and Silas made me want to read more and know more about their story. Pray & Praise!
Looking forward to this upcoming Sunday we have our Monthly Meeting directly after worship. All members are encouraged to come to the meeting. And if you are a chairman of, or on a committee you will want to be there to share what's going on with your committee, that's what the meeting is all about. We have a lot going on at Hinkle and communication is so important. And it's so encouraging to see what everyone is working on. This is a big year for Hinkle!
On Sunday evening M&O is traveling to Anderson to meet with Anderson Friends to spend some time together sharing ideas and fellowship.
I also want to remind and encourage everyone to put our 175th Homecoming celebration on your prayer lists.
We have such great momentum going at Hinkle right now. It's our 175th year as a meeting, we have a new yearly meeting, a newly restored meeting house and new people coming through the door every Sunday. I am so excited to see all of these wonderful things happening here. We are all so blessed.
I pray this Sunday will be a great time of praying, praising and learning more about Gods Word and just a wonderful time of being together in Gods house .
love,
~Kelly
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Westfield Friends is sending a work team to Oklahoma, June 12-16, to perform clean-up and setup at Quivering Arrow Camp. Also, six youth and two adult volunteers will travel with youth pastor Katy Palmer to the MOWA Choctaw Friends Center in Alabama, June 24-July 1. They are participating in the SOUL program (Serving Others Unleashing Love) with North Carolina Yearly Meeting. They will help run a Sports Camp. The theme for this year's program is Reflect Jesus. Westfield is hosting VBS the week of June 12-16. The theme is Pandamania: Where God is Wild about You, based upon Psalm 139. They’re preparing for 100 kids--three-fourths of whom do not attend the church. Last month, Westfield Friends launched their new website, www.westfieldfriendschurch.org, which was developed using Ekklesia360, a Content Management System for churches. It was a two-month process, but the church now has a website whose content can be easily modified and updated in-house by church staff and volunteers. Check it out.
Spencerville Friends will have their Homecoming Celebration on June 26, beginning at 9:30 am with a fellowship lunch following the service. They extend an invitation to you. There will be displays of old photos and memorabilia to celebrate their long and rich history. If you are unable to attend please feel free to update them on you and your family and they will add it to their memorabilia. RSVP Ray and Mary Young at mga57red@ live.com by June 20.
Richmond First Friends is in need of singers and instrumentalists to provide special music during their summer worship services since their choir will be on summer break from June 13 - September 17. Please contact Lisa Ginn at lisa.ginn@fssa.in.gov if you can provide this ministry or if you have suggestions for musicians/singers for Lisa to contact.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Hinkle Creek Youth Yard Sale
The Youth of Hinkle will be putting on a yard sale on June 24th and 25th to raise money for camp. We will be putting this on in the church parking lot. We are asking for items to be donated. Have you been wanting to clean the garage or spare room. Please have all items to the church by Tuesday 21st. Please see Cynthia Dukette-Rodriguez or Casey Bussell for questions or to donate items.
Also we would like to add baked good and if you would liked donate baked goods please let us know.
Also we would like to add baked good and if you would liked donate baked goods please let us know.
Hello God
Hello God, I called tonight
To talk a little while...
I need a friend who'll listen
To my anxiety and trial...
You see, I can't quite make it
Through a day just on my own...
I need your love to guide me,
So I'll never feel alone.
I want to ask you please to keep,
My family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
For whatever fate they're bound.
Give me faith, dear God, to face
Each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can't change in any way.
I thank you God, for being home.
And listening to my call,
For giving me such good advice
When I stumble and fall.
Your number, God, is the only one
That answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
Never had to pay a dime.
So thank you, God, for listening
To my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night, God, I love You, too.
And I'll call again tomorrow!
~~ Author Unknown
To talk a little while...
I need a friend who'll listen
To my anxiety and trial...
You see, I can't quite make it
Through a day just on my own...
I need your love to guide me,
So I'll never feel alone.
I want to ask you please to keep,
My family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
For whatever fate they're bound.
Give me faith, dear God, to face
Each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can't change in any way.
I thank you God, for being home.
And listening to my call,
For giving me such good advice
When I stumble and fall.
Your number, God, is the only one
That answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
Never had to pay a dime.
So thank you, God, for listening
To my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night, God, I love You, too.
And I'll call again tomorrow!
~~ Author Unknown
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Scripture: John 1:1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. 9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. 11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. 15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'") 16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. 9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. 11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. 15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'") 16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
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