Last week was a big event week. The Candy Parade hosted close to two hundred children in The Center on Wednesday evening. It is one of those events that seems to have no spiritual content until you see it through the lens of the church providing the safety of community for children. It is one more memory added to a thousand that will cause our children to know: my church loves me. Plus, where else can you get a bag of candy filled to dragging without walking five miles in a soggy neighborhood?
The District Superintendent met with the Church Board and me on Thursday evening to report and discuss the results of the official survey and vote of the renewal of pastoral relations. The vote was 17-0 for continuing the current pastoral arrangement for four more years. The vote speaks well of a mature and unified church. Thanks for the recognition of staff on Sunday morning in each service. You are very kind.
The Heritage Men’s Choir of Trevecca alums sang in sacred concert on Friday evening in The Sanctuary and despite the rain that began to pour at 6:00 PM, the place was packed. Bob Bishop, Mark Greathouse, Herb McMillan, Rodney Neighbors, and Ken Stegall represented HCN in the choir. The selection of music was masterful. People have asked for this to be an annual event. Is that possible?
Don and Vilanda Merritt placed flowers in The Sanctuary on Sunday in recognition of their Twenty-eighth Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations on the keeping of promises.
Congratulations to Ashlynn Lounsbury and Maxwell Mullins who attend David Deaton Karate in Mt. Juliet. On October 24, 2009, both won first place in sparring and in kata. Karate encourages maintaining academics, positive attitudes, respect, and responsi-bility.
Clocks returned to normal on Sunday morning and the saving of daylight fled. The extra hour made the whole day better. I think it even helped Sunday School attendance.
HCN is unique in so many ways that it is hard to list any. One of the examples of what makes the church great includes the people who in the midst of doing ministry receive a Spirit-anointed idea to help or honor others. Glenda Perkins and Diane Cater taught a class on the book of Ruth to a group of young women lately and then had the idea of helping the girls to sponsor a tea for all of the widows, the Naomis in the church. They sent out personally decorated invitations for last Sunday’s afternoon event in The Parlor. Pastor Carol Waller said everything about it was classy. I hope every widow felt the esteem of the Ruths.
Sam Green, HCN’s Pastor of Worship, continues to rest and wait at Centennial Medical Center as his body responds to the chemo treatments for acute leukemia. Blood count numbers have to balance at a particular place before he is discharged for home and a first of 2010 bone marrow transplant. Sam’s doctors tell him this should be the week the numbers move. Pray that everything that needs to happen to make Sam well will fit in place this week. Keli’s Green’s mom and dad have moved into their house to watch over the girls until Sam and Keli return home.
Thanks to the crew of volunteers who continue to supply leadership for music/worship needs in the absence of Sam. Thanks to Tammy Tarter, Donny Jackson, John Jordan, Paul Vann, Ricky Gore, Dave Flint, Paul Bolling, Randy Layne, Kevin Terry, Graham Scott, Jay Barfield, Willard Brinkman, Michael Waller, Worship Choir members. Thanks for honoring Sam with your labor. Thanks for making the difference in our worship.
In Christ Jesus,
Pastor Howard
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