Welcome to the eleven newest members of Hermitage Church of the Nazarene: Doug, Christy, Hayley, and Jack Gold; Jessica, Kailey, and Regan Perkins; Bill and Angela Manley; Andy Myers; and Stan Stocki. They were born in New York, Germany, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Their church backgrounds are Southern Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, and Nazarene. They are students, bank officers, CPAs, and retirees. Each person brings their own spiritual gifts to this local body and we celebrate who they make us. They belong to us and we belong to them. They are committed believers in Jesus Christ and his church.
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, Trevecca Nazarene University honored three women. First, they honored Dr. Nina Gunter with the recognition of a service award to women in her honor. Second, they presented a national service award to Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina. Third, they presented a servant leadership award to a TNU student who exemplifies all of the qualities of Dr. Gunter and Senator Dole. The recipient was Vera Pendergraft, a student who calls HCN home while in Nashville. Congratulations to a very deserving Vera. Vera was a member of the Immersion Mission Teams in Eastern Europe last summer.
Congratulations to Trevecca’s newly elected freshman class officers who attend HCN. They are Brian Brinkman, president; Anna-Laura Green, chaplain; Chelsea Hardy, communications; Cassie Hunt, student services.
Eighty plus middle school students packed onto the property of Isaac and Morgan Houser last Saturday, September 17, 2011, in the evening. They were there for a bonfire (I heard it was 10 feet tall); for food (I heard there was chili); for a game of the underground church (can Eddie really scream that loudly?). Everyone posted great reports on the FB page. If I had names, I would post. I think they want to remain incognito (underground church and all).
Chuck Seay served on the HCN pastoral staff for ten of the last fifteen years. He now serves the Sheffield, Alabama, First Church of the Nazarene, as senior pastor. Chuck, Jennifer, and Jack were on vacation last Sunday and decided to spend the morning at HCN. We love the Seays and rejoice at the good ways God is using them in Alabama. It was good to give them a squeeze. My, how Jack has grown.
Jamie Stanfill came to second service on Sunday, September 18, 2011. It was his first Sunday out of prison in several years. People in that service prayed with Jamie and his family on the Sunday before his incarceration. Jamie thanked them for their prayers at the mic. Now, he is about the task of rebuilding his life with vows to stay clean and close to the church. Encourage Jamie when you see him.
There will be a Called Church Board Meeting this Sunday, September 25, 2011, at 4:00 PM in the Parlor. The board needs to be informed and discuss a positively important issue.
Dr. Sam Green directs the Center Worship Choir and Band this Sunday, September 25, 2011, in their Annual Fall Concert entitled “You Reign.” The first concert begins at 9:00 AM in The Center. The second concert begins at 10:30 AM (notice this is thirty minutes later than usual). The schedule is an attempt to give time to exit and to enter the buildings and parking areas. Special events always provide opportunities for us to invite our unchurched neighbors, friends, coworkers, family, fellow students to church with us. Take a risk and invite someone. What do you have to lose? What do they have to gain?
In Christ Jesus,
Pastor Howard
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