Ken and Kylee Koon presented their daughter, Emilee Gayle, in dedication to the Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2009, in the 10:15 AM service in The Center. Emilee was joined at the altar by her brother, Tyler; grandparents, Wayne and Pam McNeese; great-grand-mother, Dot Waffird; uncle and aunt, Kenny and Tiffany McNeese; cousins, Trey and Madi McNeese; great-aunts and uncles, Lisa and Mike Anderson, Dianne and Ricky McNeese; cousins, Chris Lewis and fiancée Jenny, Caley Cook; and Chandler Scott. Beverly Sharpe sang the blessing song while sleeping Emilee went on a tour of the Center with me in her beautiful white dedication dress. Emilee is a unique fourth generation member of the church. We give thanks to the Lord for her life and for the privilege to love and care for her in the name of Jesus.
Pastor Ken Jewett led University Students on an overnight camp and rafting trip down the whitewaters of the Ocoee River on Friday-Saturday, August 14-15, 2009. Water was high and fast and rumor has it that only Ken and Preston Hunt screamed like girls. Another rumor has it that Lauren Lavery is not a princess and does not want to be a princess. Rafters were David Tigabu, Rebecca Sharpe, Andrew Jones, Lauren Lavery, Graham Scott, Jake Resor, Daniel Smith, Preston Hunt, Michael Follis, Hillary Osborne, Ashley Diffenderfer, Megan Lavery, and Ken. I also happen to know that Drew, Robert, and Barbara Parrish rode the Ocoee by raft over the weekend.
Fourth Grade students shared a Lock-In in The Center on Friday-Saturday, August 14-15, 2009. The group met at the church; bowled at Hermitage Lanes; came back to the church for games, an ultimate snack bar, and a movie. All were asleep by 3:00 PM. Students were Madeleine Rouse, Julia Mowry, Lydia Foster, Sara Waller, Teddy Joyce, Joel Jones, Ethan Smith, Nick Satterlee, Nathan Morgan, Cole Jackson, T.J. Hysell, Grant Reigard, Evan Flint, Anthony Mannen, Michael Mathias, Jared Gardenour, and Joel Daugherty. Chaperones were Pastor Carol Waller, Tammy Jones, Anita Jackson, Aaron Foster, and Richard Rouse. Middle School helpers were Rachel Jones and Jonathan Mowry.
If you are interested in joining Hermitage Church of the Nazarene, I will teach membership classes on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, September 19, 2009, at 9:00 AM. Both classes will meet in The Parlor (beside the kitchen). You need to attend only one class. Classes are offered to help you know what we believe and how we govern ourselves. New members will be received on Sunday, September 20, 2009, at the close of each morning worship service.
Two years and four months ago, my daughter-in-law, Michelle, delivered a baby girl named Kennedy at Summit Medical Center. I had looked at her ultrasound photo for months and talked to her quite a bit. I carry the ultrasound in my bible. She was the first grand for Michelle’s family and for our family. On Sunday, Kennedy rode home with me after Sunday lunch and we had a conversation about the squirrels eating the black walnuts in my backyard. It is a domain which entertains her. When she left, she talked all the way home to her dad about the nuts and the squirrels. Tomorrow morning, Michelle delivers a baby boy at Summit Medical Center. I do not yet know his name. I am excited about meeting him and sharing his life. I am looking forward to conversations with him.
There is not an ounce of worry in me that the love I know and feel for Kennedy will need to be shared. He will have his own major supply. Love is crazy like that. God gives us the capacity to love beyond our comprehension, beyond our limits. I hope our baby boy has sweet dreams tonight. Tomorrow is another world.
In Christ Jesus,
Pastor Howard
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