Jason and Casi Berry presented their son, Julian Sage Berry, in dedication to Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 29, 2010, in the 10:00 AM service in The Center. Jules was joined at the altar by his brother, Patrick; grandmother, Karen Smith; great-grandparents, Sue and Darvin Dobbins; uncles and aunts: Bobby and Rondy Smith, Anna and Howard Plummer; cousins: Daniel Smith, Kyle Smith, Brady and Michelle Plummer, Kennedy and Leyton Plummer, Kelly Plummer; friend, Roger King. Casi is in the Air Force and Jason is a Marine Recruiter, both stationed in Brunswick, Georgia. We bless the Lord who has blessed Jason and Casi with a child to love and nurture in his ways.
A benefit walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 10:00 AM to fund research for Huntington’s Disease through the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. The walk progresses from West Wilson Middle School to Stoner Creek Elementary School and back to WWMS. It is a one to three mile leisurely walk and will not be timed. To register to be a walker or to donate, visit www.firstgiving.com/HDSA and choose the South/Southwest Chapter at the bottom of the fourth page or call Linda Gray at 732-9220. Angie Elkins and Anita Jackson are adult sisters who are also wives and mothers. With their husbands and children, they are active, vital members of HCN. Both young women have developed the Huntington’s Disease they inherited from their father. Their story was included in a recent issue of The Chronicle and is posted on the glassboard outside The Center. Angie asked me personally if I would include this announcement in my letter. I am glad to do so. I love them both.
Heather Miller moves into the dorm at Trevecca Nazarene University this week where she begins her career as a Lady Trojan on the women’s basketball team. Heather shared the story in first service on Sunday of how the Brinkman family took her in for the last two years and shared their home, their food, their family. The experience restored her faith in her own future as a wife and mother. Franky and Missy Mize opened their home to Jill, Gabby, and Nick Satterlee for a year when the move they made to New Jersey made them homesick for Tennessee. The rental contract on the Satterlee’s home expired last week and they were able to move back to their old neighborhood, but not before claiming Franky and Missy as permanent family.
One of the great serendipities of beginning a third worship service has been the significant increase in interest in Sunday School. The Genesis Class realized they were not willing to surrender class time so they moved their start time to 8:45 AM. The Discovery Class has opened possibilities for people who have always wanted to attend the first, more traditional service to do so and to keep Sunday School in their lives. College students love to sleep in and the later schedule allows their SS to begin at 10:00 AM and their worship at 11:30 AM. The schedule required the Senior High Class to be offered at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. I hope you are connected to a class. It is a great time to shuffle if you want.
I am grateful that I get to pastor this great church and to know and love you.
In Christ Jesus,
Pastor Howard
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