Johnson Chapel in Tennessee

sanctuary

dining hall

            This is the Methodist Church we went to this weekend while visiting my sister. Isn't it so pretty?

REMINDER - TOMORROW NIGHT!

Your church family is invited! Friends we wanted to invite local Friends to hear more about the work in Kenya. I know this is rather short notice, but John and John were both available this Tuesday and it was too good an opportunity to pass up!

All the best, Candi McDonald

Kenya in Westfield! 6:30 pm Tuesday, Aug 16 Come on Tuesday night to learn about Kenya from John Moru and John Muhanji. Come enjoy refreshments and a good visit around the table with F(f)riends

JAN CROUCH

Wasn't today just awesome?? I don't know about you but I was really blessed to hear him play and minister to my soul. I've had several requests for a copy of the CD of today's service. I want to make sure I make enough, so if you would like one, could you email me and let me know so I don't run short. Email me at bstubbs50@frontier.com and I'll be sure to have enough.

Thanks!

Bob

TOMORROW

Just a reminder that you won't to miss services tomorrow as we welcome Jan Crouch and his gift of Ministry on the piano! Paulette and I had the priviledge to meet him at Indiana Yearly Meeting Sessions and enjoyed his playing so much and he agreed to come to Hinkle and share with all of you. Hope you can invite someone to come and be blessed with some good piano playing (for a change! LOL!)

Also, we will have Monthly Meeting tomorrow following the Service. You are all invited to attend. Starting in September, we will begin our monthly breakfast at 9:30 on Monthly Meeting Sunday which is always the second Sunday of the month! We look forward to this time of fellowship again now that we are back at Hinkle!

Submitted by Squeak

submitted by Squeak

Daves Highway- from Squeak

http://youtu.be/K_B4VCwhb8Y

IYM Quakers Session Two

     Last nights discussion was even more interesting than session One. I am always interested to learn more about George Fox and the history of Quakerism but last nights discussion was so much more personal and emotional. We talked about the Quaker approach to Baptism and Communion. Doug encouraged us all to be careful never to say that as Quakers "we don't believe in those things." Because as he so passionately remarked. "We do!"
As Doug wrote in his handout~

"Quakers point to the spiritual reality behind religious rituals. We have discarded the rituals but embraced the spiritual realities to which they point." 

     Doug's efforts to help us all think through these ideas together and help us sort out our feelings is such a blessing! By the end of these sessions it is my hope that I will be able to more effectively speak to anyone about my faith, my religion and my personal relationship with Jesus. These kinds of deep, spiritual experiences are often hard to articulate. But the more we work on these areas of our faith the easier it will be. I love being at church on Tuesday nights talking about all of these things. We learn more about each other and ourselves in the process as well.

     Next week the discussion will center on The Friends Peace Testimony. Please won't you consider coming and seeing for yourself what a blessing it is to stop mid-week and spend some time together thinking and speaking about these things on which we base our lives upon?

Arba Friends Car Show

Arba Friends invites you to their 9th annual Antique Tractor and Car Show, Saturday, August 20, 1-4 pm (rain or shine). This event is located near Lynn, ten miles north of Richmond on Arba Pike, just 0.2 miles north of the Randolph/Wayne County line. There will be free food and beverages, door prizes, trophies and more. Call 765-874-1848 for more information.

http://www.iym.org/directory/cnp/arba.htm

 

LEARN ABOUT KENYA

Dear Friends,

While Paulette and I were at Indiana Yearly Meeting Sessions, we met a couple of Pastors from Kenya which has a very strong Quaker presence there. Friends Missionaries have worked very hard for many years to establish a strong Quaker influence there with many Yearly Meetings, Churches, Schools, and hospitals. These two gentlemen will be at Westfield Friends Church this coming Tuesday evening to speak and get us acquainted with their work. Part of our assessment goes toward the work there and this is a great opportunity to hear and meet these fine men. Below is the email invitation I received this morning from Westfield inviting us to attend. It would be great if we could have a good representation from Hinkle.


Your church family is invited!
Friends we wanted to invite local Friends to hear more about the work in Kenya.
I know this is rather short notice, but John and John were both available this Tuesday and it was too good an opportunity to pass up!
We would appreciate it if you could announce this during worship on Sunday.
All the best,
Candi McDonald

Kenya in Westfield! 6:30 pm Tuesday, Aug 16
Come on Tuesday night to learn about Kenya from John Moru and John Muhanji. Come enjoy refreshments and a good visit around the table with F(f)riends

REMINDER

Wanted to remind all of you about tonight's Session on Quakerism and Indiana Yearly Meeting taught by Doug Shoemaker. Tonight's session will be on the "sacraments" and should prove to be an interesting lesson for those of you who question why we as Quakers do not participate in this ritual. I am in hopes that we will have a good representation from Hinkle tonight. If you missed last week, it is NOT too late to come and learn. Doug says that even if you can only take in one session, there will be review and you won't miss a thing. Looking forward to seeing you all tonight at 6:30!

ALSO - remember that this Sunday we will be ministered to with the talent and gift of music from Jan Crouch on the piano. Please invite someone to come and be blessed! We are looking forward to this great ministry to all of us.

Green Beans

I realize this post has nothing to do with the Church, but thought I'd post this and see if anyone else is having the same problem I am. I have two beautiful rows of green beans with healthy looking plants and has been blooming for weeks now, but they never produce a single green bean! We have waited for weeks for green beans and still nothing! I can't imagine what is causing this and have never had this problem before. I did a quick research on the internet and found that it could be caused by the lack of bees to polinate or over feritilizing. I didn't fertilize my garden this year, so I don't think that's the problem. Just wondered if any of you have had this situation with your home gardens. What a tough year for our gardens! Maybe last night's rain will help.

Alexandria Indiana ~ Fourth of July

                                                        Setting up the fireworks

                                                            beautiful cloud formation

                                                        Alexandria Community Band

                                              Woody singing "If I had a Haemmerle"

                                                                      Paul White