Today was the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday. Sunrise temperature in Forth Worth (where the Beadle, Under Beadle and Deputy Beadle were) was 68°F under rainy skies, according to semi-reliable witnesses, it was about 54°F under cloudy skies at church when the sun came up and about 71°F by the end of church. Thanks to the Pattons for the photographs. With a number of people sick and on travel, we ended up with 21 people at the service, in no small part due to The Play Girls.
Free Teen Guitar Class and the Gathering Songs
Today was the first Sunday of the month, which is Free Teen Guitar Class Sunday. This is the Sunday set aside for Father Ironhand’s Free Teen Guitar Class to play all the songs. Unfortunately, with Jack Arnold on travel, the FTGC participation was limited to Nick Patton. Nick and Father Ironhand did a superb job, however. They played four gathering songs:
• In the Secret
• Joyful, Joyful
• God is my salvation
• How great is our God
In addition, they played:
• Kum-Ba-Ya
• When the saints go marching in
• Bread of the World
• Doxology
Gathering songs are a great way not only to allow people to come in a bit late and not to worry, but also to allow us to mix contemporary music and conventional church music in the same service without interfering with each other. Plus, most importantly, our guitarists love to play.
The Beadle's audio expertise (or luck) was apparently missed this morning as the audio files wouldn't play when Father Acker set up the slides for the service. Fortunately everyone adapted to the periods of silence and enjoyed the musical accompaniment of Nick and the Padre.
Pre-Service Class
The 10 minute pre-service class is back. Each Sunday, Father Acker talks for about 10 minutes in a teaching session on some aspect of Christianity and the Church. Last year, it was the Bible in 10 minutes a week. After finishing the Bible, without the Apocrypha I might add, we have moved on to other interesting topics.
Today’s summary is a bit unique, instead of your Beadle’s pitifully inadequate recollection of what happened at the class, you get Father Acker’s very own summary of what he thought he said, with a couple of returns added:
Father Acker continued the second week on the teaching series Basic Christian Faith. Paul wrote (read today) there is "one Lord, one faith, one baptism"; our Christian unity comes in Jesus Christ.
The Word of God is the first foundation of common Christian belief. The Scriptures have history, structure and authority.
The Old Testament records the revelation of God from creation and throughout the history of the people of Hebrew people. The Bible (bible) is a collection of books which the Hebrew people recognized as communicating the truth of their experience of the living God. These records, books, were written over a long period of time, by different authors, and in different languages. These were collected, and often translated to other languages, as a unified work we know as the Bible. The story of the Hebrew people covers their history through centuries following the return from exile in Babylon and rebuilding of the Temple.
By 100BC the list of books read as scripture by the Hebrews was a well defined list. The Greek and Roman empires brought Greek as the universal language including among the Hebrew people. So the Old Testament was translated into Greek. Additional books were recognized as part of scripture after the return from the exile, were written in Greek as the common language and added to the translation of the earlier Hebrew books. Jesus and the early Church used this Greek version of the Old Testament.
The destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, 70AD, by Titus Vespesian, brought about a crisis for the Hebrew religious community as their principal place and action of their worship could not be conducted except at the now destroyed Temple. Over the next 20 years the Jews increased their identity in the words of Scripture. Combined with the explosive expansion of the sect of Judaism known as Christianity, the Jews retreated to the exclusive recognition of those scriptures which were written in Hebrew, rejecting those in Greek. While the Church continued its use of Greek scripture, there was an increasing distinction of those books written only in Greek, becoming known as the Apocrypha. While the Church continued to use the Apocrypha it became more of a distinct portion of the Old Testament.
Next week will continue with the authority of scripture for the Church.
Propers
Each Sunday there are Propers: special prayers and readings from the Bible. There is a Collect for the Day; that is a single thought prayer, most written either before the re-founding of the Church of England in the 1540s or written by Bishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Archbishop of Canterbury after the re-founding. The Collect for the Day is to be read on Sunday and during Morning and Evening Prayer until the next Sunday. If you have a hard time remembering, “Do I read the Collect from last Sunday or next Sunday during the week?” Remember Sunday is the first day of the week. There are also two Bible readings, the Epistle and the Gospel. While they are “lessons”, they are not the First Lesson and the Second Lesson, they are the Epistle and the Gospel. The Epistle is normally a reading from one of the various Epistles or letters in the New Testament. The Gospel is a reading from one of the Holy Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Collect is said by the priest as a prayer, the Epistle can be read by either a designated reader (as we do in our church or by one of the priests) and the Holy Gospel, which during the service is read by an ordained priest.
The Collect for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity follows:
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
LORD, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Tim Macauley read the Epistle for today, which came from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians beginning at the First Verse of the Fourth Chapter. Paul calls us to act in a manner worth of the life to which we have been called by Christ. He asks us to put God first in our lives, to put ourselves last. He reminds us, “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” The key to a successful life is to put the important things at the top of your To Do List. And, notice it is a To Do List, not a To Think About or To Wait a While List. What is more important than God?
I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, for-bearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all .
Today’s Gospel came from the Fourteenth Chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, beginning at the First Verse. The Gospel starts out reminding us the Law was designed to be flexible. The goal is to do God’s will, not to “follow the letter of the law” as the Pharisees were so keen on. They brought before Him a man in need of healing as they sat to eat on the Sabbath Day. They watched to see what He would do. Putting the monkey on their back, He asked, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath Day?” Wishing to be in a position to criticize rather than answer, “they held their peace.” He healed the man, then asked them, “Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath Day?” They would not respond; for the answer was obvious.
Then “He put forth a parable to those” who had been invited to dine with him, after He had seen them joust for the seats of honor. “When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest seat; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” Do we put God first and let others raise us up, or do we put ourselves first and let others put us down?
IT came came to pass, as Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? And they could not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those which were bid-den, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest seat; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Sermon – rEcovery
As with the class, today you get a summary direct from Father Acker of what he thought he said, with a couple of returns added at no charge. As you might note from the title, we hit the Big E and we don’t mean CVA-65 USS ENTERPRISE
Jesus wants to heal the hurts, the damage, the emptiness caused when turn away from God. Jesus enters our lives to bring Recovery or freedom from sin. Our Recovery starts with Realizing we aren't God (last week's sermon), and coming to know God Exists (rEcovery). We need to believe, seek, and ask for God's help. "Whoever would draw near to God must believe he exists" says St. Paul (Hebrews 11.6).
The starting place is acknowledging God's existence. And while the evidence of science continues to reveal greater levels of complexity in the physical world around us and the Gallup Poll indicates 94% of Americans believe God exists, we are faced with the psalmist writing a thousand years prior, "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.'" (Psalm 51). But we should also realize we are not the resident expert authority of God's being so as to say "In my opinion God is...".
So we must move from simple belief to understanding God and his character. This is not the exclusive realm of the well-known names of the Old Testament, Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, or Moses. Each of us is to come to know God. Every member of Alpine Anglican Church is committed to know Jesus by our personal Growth, Prayer, and Service.
God's character is known in his revealed action, "God so love the world that he gave his only Son..." (John 3.16). God loves us that he came to open a path back to God's home. He came knowing us in our hurt, brokenness loneliness and emptiness--whatever hole we think we're in God comes in the person of Jesus. The Father knows our need (Matthew 5.8); he sees us, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in our life--and even the Stupid. He came to save sinners (1 Timothy 1.15) like us. Our sin isn't a shock or surprise to God as he truly knows us and sees us as we are today and comes to meet us in our here and now.
So we need to ask for God's help. He has the power, the ability make a difference. "When you walk through fire you shall not burn" writes Isaiah on God's helping us (Isaiah 43.3). "I will give you rest" says Jesus (Matthew 11.28). Jesus wants to bring God's help into your life, your hurt and bring recovery.
When we know God Exists we move toward recovery and toward our God given purpose.
New Nametags
We had no new nametags today.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
We had no birthdays today. We got to celebrate Sandy and Don Patton’s 23rd anniversary with them today!
After Church Hospitality
The snacks were made by The Play Girls: Mimi, Kathy, Marie, Maureen and Alice. There were chocolate chip cookies and diabetic friendly ginger cake. Marie made her delicious blueberry dump cake, which was as popular at church as it is at their book club meetings. Maureen made deviled eggs for the very first time in her life and they were excellent.
Once again, the snacks were truly excellent, or in the case of the deviled eggs, eggsellent! Thank you very much, Jan!
Command Master Chief Brewer Macauley was on coffee duty, the coffee was great, as expected. Father Acker got up early and made fresh and excellent low carb lemonade, great and gone.
After church goodies providers as currently signed up:
Date Name
11 October 2009 Diane Chase
18 October 2009 Alice Acker
25 October 2009 Dru Arnold
1 November 2009 Holly Lizak
People in our Prayers - http://www.blessedtrinityprayerteam.blogspot.com/
Prayer is an extremely important activity.
It is not that God knows not our needs, for He surely does. Yet, Jesus commanded us to ask God for those same needs. In addition to the obvious of asking God for help, offering thanksgiving and the like, prayer helps us focus our thoughts on how we might do God's work.
The Prayer Team of the Alpine Anglican Church of the Blessed Trinity was established to help our members and fellow Christians pray for those in need and to give thanks as well for the blessings we have been granted.
Who can be on the list?
Do I have to be a member of the Blessed Trinity Church to be prayed for? No! The only qualification to be on the list is that you want our prayer team to pray for you. We are Christians and are happy to pray for you, no matter who you are. If you want help from God, you are our kind of people.
What is the commitment from the prayer team?
Each member of the team will pray for the desired outcome at least once per day.
How do I get myself or someone else on the prayer list?
You can email one of the prayer team leaders: Greg - gnchase@cox.net or Dru - dru@descansorodents.com, or call the church office at (619) 722-1772 or fill out a prayer card at church.
What should I ask for?
Depends on what you want. Some people merely want God to be asked to heal their ills and be mentioned by their first name, others want a specific outcome and / or have more of their personal information known to the team. Ask for what you want. It is your desire and need for prayer the team is attempting to meet. For typical examples, see the list below.
Updating the Team
If you are on our prayer list, or if you have submitted a person that you have asked us to pray for, please update one of the team members or Father Acker in person, by telephone or email. It helps to be able to pray specifically for these individuals including their specific needs; plus if they get better, it is nice to give thanks!
Please note on the yellow (maybe green or orange, if you get an old one) cards at church, you can ask that those to be prayed for have their names disseminated to the "prayer team". Those names will be said in church and appear here. Or, you can ask their names and purpose be kept confidential, then only Father Acker will pray for them.
Birthdays
None reported
Travel
Walt and Fran are on travel this week.
Chris, Stephanie, Andrew and Alex are on travel this week.
Peaceful Transition
Hector Ortega, stepfather of Vielka Schmid, is nearing the end of his time here on earth. He had a stroke, during the analysis they found out he has advanced lung and pancreatic cancer. He is in the hospital and his time is short. Please pray for a peaceful transition for Hector from this world to that of our Lord. Please pray for his wife, family and friends who remain behind.
Don is entering hospice care. Please pray for his peaceful transition from this world to that of our Lord. Please pray for his family Stephanie, Ollie, & Ethan who will remain behind.
Beatrice
Hal Cochran, a good friend of Al Ryan, is nearing the end of his time here on earth. A long time smoker, there is nothing more that can be done for his cancer. Please pray for a peaceful transition for Hal from this world to that of our Lord. His two sons Tom and Paul are taking their father’s impending departure very hard. Please pray for Tom, Paul and Hal’s family and friends who remain behind.
Repose of the Soul
Sean passed away the week of 6 September 2009.
Healing
Marge, Karl, Christian, Wanda, Lois, Jennette (Alzheimer’s), Ruth, Connie, Tom, Crystal, Thomas, Hadley, Diane, Norm, Gregory, Nancy, Bill (infection), Ernie, Ray, Hazel, Bruce (heart attack), Susanne, Paul (stroke), Ralph+ (prostate cancer), Allison (kidney), Bill (ETOH poisoning and gout), Kai, Jay, Tim, Diane, Amy (Thyroid cancer), Evelyn, Debbie, Joanna (stroke) [granddaughter of Father Holland a diocesan priest], June (cancer surgery), Susan, Jeff, David (leg injury), Judy, who suffers from mental illness, is undergoing tests for cancer, Greg, June (cancer), David (leg sprain), Cheri, Ben, Michael (heart valve replacement), Walter (skin cancer), Gabriella (surgery), Curtis, Doyle, Martha, Muriel, Richard, Ralph+, Jeffrey, Rod, Gary, Mark, Jeffery, Charles (restricted artery to brain and broken arm), Amy (staph infection), Jennifer, Curtis, Steve (cancer), Paula, Ashton, Marjorie, Mike G, Dave (knee surgery), Karl (shoulder surgery), Jeffrey (testing), Gary (sepsis; diabetic), Jim (stomach cancer), Eunice, Jeanette (Alzheimer’s), Kathleen (breast cancer), Mrs. Alvord, Peter H (prostate cancer), Angie, Madge, Jeannie (testing for breast cancer), Ed Salvador (cancer), Betty, Karl (shoulder surg), Dick (knee surg), Phil (broken rib), Dave (tumor), Jacque, Jim, Jeannie (cancer tests), Sarah, Stephen, Curtis; Angie, Madge, Marie (leg injury), Veronica, Carmen, Ben
Danielle’s neck surgery to remove lymph nodes and damaged tissue was successful. She is meeting with her oncologist this week, pray a good outcome and peace of mind for Danielle and her family.
Jimmy had a stroke along with triple bypass heart surgery. Miney Farrell asks you pray for his recovery and positive frame of mind during his recovery.
Annie S is on dialysis, but has just been added to the kidney transplant wait list. Please pray for healing of her diabetic condition causing complications.
Jackie was involved in a rollover car accident, her passenger was not injured, but she sustained a serious head injury. She has regained consciousness. Pray for the medical team treating her that they might do their best. Pray for her and her family who are very worried about her..
Bashir Ahmed, father of Shamim Gray, father in law of Commander Obra Gray for whom we prayed while he was deployed to Iraq and on various carrier deployments, is gravely ill. Bashir lives in London. He was in the hospital for some time. They have been able to do little for him and have sent him home. It is good for him to be home. His wife can rest now and he is doing better being at home He is lucid more some days than others and can walk a few steps. Please pray God will deliver a miraculous recovery for Bashir; if that not be God’s will, a departure in peace to His world for him. Please pray God will extend His Grace to Bashir and his family and that they will accept. Shamim keeps her faith in the Lord. Above all, pray for his family to open their hearts to accept all God’s love will bring them.
Tom S, recovering from brain surgery and continuing radiation treatment.
Maureen had two heart valves successfully replaced and is now home. She sounds great, but has quite a few weeks of recovery from the extended illness and surgery. Maureen and her family really appreciate the prayers and are thankful for God's healing.
Peter H is in Kaiser with a less than good prognosis of prostate cancer. Please offer prayers of healing. His wife Susan understands we have prayer warriors in other countries including England. She is confident Peter will appreciate that as he is English.
Tom Garcia is now hospitalized Saint Bernadine’s Hospital after a “mild” heart attack and installation of a stent due to total blockage on the right side of his heart. He is doing well and might come home Friday if everything goes well. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
Madelynn Calvert born Sunday 7 June 2009 to Sarah at 24 weeks and one pound seven ounces. She is doing well and at her second month weighs is 3 pounds 1oz. She is having surgery this weekend to put her abdomen back together, no more colostomy bag. She is doing good, but not eating; surgery will be now instead of at 8 pounds. Good news, her brain bleed has resolved on its own and both eye exams came back great! Please give thanks for all the good to date and continue to pray for her continued growth and improvement.
Mark Wilson is recovering from skin cancer surgery and has been diagnosed with a heart condition. Please pray for his peace of mind and well as resolution of the problem.
Hy cannot put much weight on her leg. She does not know why and so far the doctors have not been able to diagnose a problem. But, things are much better and she is getting around on using a cane. She asks you pray for her healing and guidance for those treating her.
Mary Garcia fell and broke her hip on 18 April 2009. She had successful surgery and made it home. She is having problems with diet and her diabetes. Please pray for Mary to accept God’s help with her various difficulties and also for Gil to have strength to care for her.
Lise, originally diagnosed with "peritoneal cancer", has undergone multiple surgeries and chemotherapy. Lise's doctors hope she is in remission, but are uncertain and do not know if she will be with us for more than a year. Her friend requests that you please pray for continued healing and full remission for Lise; and, and please pray that God might give wisdom and guidance to all of her medical providers. Lise appreciates your support and prayers.
Jan has just recovered from her fifth cancer surgery. Her friend asks you pray for Jan's continued healing and complete remission; and, please pray God might give wisdom and guidance to all of her medical providers.
Lauralee underwent a lumpectomy on Friday after Thanksgiving. Another anomaly has been discovered and she is back into preventative radiation treatment. Please pray for a complete remission of the cancer. Pray also Lauralee will maintain her great attitude and trust in God.
Tim, brother of Lauralee, had a stroke and is now recovering. Pray for a full recovery.
Mary Parker is home. Please give thanks for her great recovery and continued progress.
Evelyn Hunt is still experiencing significant neck/head pain. Pray for her doctors as they diagnose the problem which they think is spine related or low blood flow due to a heart valve problem. Greg Chase and Fr. Acker visited her this week.
Miney Farrell is happy to be over her pneumonia and celebrated her 94th birthday for the full octave having taken a number of excursions with her family. She also shares the birthday prayer with any of the folk at her home care or when she sends cards.
Lorraine Winkles is doing well all things considered, with some days better than other days. She sends her love to all.
Kay Denton (Mrs. Kay) is still home and doing pretty well considering the bones in her neck and hands are degenerating as a side effect of her kidney failure. Mrs. Kay asks that everyone who is praying for her know how grateful she is for their prayers. As always, she retains her trust in the Lord and her positive attitude.
Nicole Ethridge - age 28, mother of two - has a form of liver disease FSCS, which was causing her liver to shut down. The disease has apparently gone into semi-remission. She is doing very well and coming off medications. Please pray for her continued remission and her continued faith and good spirits, as well as strength to take care of her children.
Caroline (age 11, leukemia recurrence) is doing very well following her bone marrow transplant 17 July 2008. Please keep praying as Caroline has a 40% chance of recurrence of her leukemia.
Natalie (age 10, leukemia recurrence) has not responded to any treatment since her relapse. She is nearing the end of her time here on earth unless there is a God given miraculous remission of the cancer. Her family knows Natalie is in God's hands and they are praying for a miracle. Pray they will accept God’s help with their faith and He will give them peace of heart, soul and mind.
Guidance
Tom, Mary, Lloyd & Jennifer to be guided to a church
Breyana, Vie, Asha, Cory, Heather, Holly, Ken, Maruja, William, Phil, Rick, Susan, Curtis, Donny, Chris, Andrew, Keith (job decision), Sara (God's grace and His patience), Mark, Alexandra, Perlita, Lewis, Susie, Dru, Jack, Tina, William, Christina, Tuck, Lorraine (death of husband), Jeff, Christiana (God’s grace), Tara (divorce), Patricia & her family, Errin, Elizabeth, Brandon, Steven, Nelson, Ashley, Virginia, Betty who is considering moving into an assisted living home, Nick, Pat, Caroline, Stephen, Greg (vocation guidance and training for the diaconate), Stephanie, Richard, Daniel,, Sheryl, Edward, Madeleine B, Caroline B, Jeannie, Rachel, Mikaela, Emma, Patrick, Mary (adoption); Ashley (job); Curt; Angelina & Ron C; Steven (strength); Vanessa H (trust), Jackie (God's grace), Sandy, Lorraine, Brad, Brian, Jennifer, Greg, Margie, Phyllis, Sam, Suzie, Debbie & Cindy (Arla’s daughter), Tara (divorce), Virginia, Darin & Brian (mom’s health issues), Russell (job), Kris (job), Boo (husband RIP 8/4), Jeannie, Curt, Emilie
Obra for God's comfort as he mourns the loss of his wife Pauline. Please pray he will put his trust and faith in God and turn his heart outward to the world, remembering God put him here to make a difference. Pray he will venture out, not stay inside and petrify; that he will let his heart be open to God’s grace.
Jacquie to open her heart to God and accept His Love and Grace.
Noriene for God's comfort as she mourns her mother and for her turning to God for His healing.
Paul S suffers from severe schizophrenia remains stable with his medication, but needs God’s guidance. He gives thanks for improvement in his housing situation.
Linda is traveling to Chile to learn more about music therapy to developmentally challenged young people from a Christian perspective. She is investigating the potential need and environment south of the American border. She asks that you pray for her that she might discern God’s will, her abilities and the need; grant her safe travel.
Hap asks you to pray that he might be able to trust God will help him make the right decisions at the right time and not to worry uselessly.
Guidance and Protection
Christina, Sarah
Economic Guidance and Assistance
Keith has been unable to find any full-time work since his custom home drafting business of 25 years really dropped off last year. He is working as a handyman, doing tile work, painting, home repairs, etc. Their family has a great deal of debt from Susanne’s medical needs. Pray also for God's peace to comfort them and for His leading and wisdom to be very evident to them.
Mark’s business is very very slow, he asks that God point him to new markets and give him guidance in following God’s will that his business might survive and his employees not lose their livelihood.
Please give thanks for Kevin in the UK who has found a job. Please continue to pray he will find a position that will maintain his family and where he can use his talents to make a positive impact on the world. Please pray also for his family, in particular his wife Beverley, that they might open their hearts and minds to God’s guidance.
To Find Employment
Russell, Kris, Keith and Kevineach to find a job that will allow them to use their skill and talent to make their new employer more successful.
Shawna’s father lost his job in March 2009. After 33 years of working, he has been unable to find work. Please pray that he will find a job that will allow him to use his talents to make his new employer more successful. Pray also that he might put his trust in the Lord and look outward; that he might turn his heart away from depression and towards God. Pray also for his family in this very stressful time. Shawna ask that we pray for all those out of work that they might find gainful employment. There is little worse for a person than no work to turn to and no way to support their family.
Homebound/Aged and Infirm
Mary, Donna, Betty, Noko, Adelaide, Evelyn, Lorraine, Ellie
Armed Forces & Contractors
Tillman, Justin, Evan, RJ, Matt, Phillip, Julian, John Kelly (USN - USS Ronald Reagan), Evan (USMC-Afghanistan), Eric (USN-Afghanistan), Stuart (USMC-Afghanistan), Airman Donny Patton is attending Technical Training School in the electronics field in Wichita Falls, TX, Eric (USN-Afghanistan through May 2010), Bob (USCG), Josh (USCG)
Thanksgiving
Hap, Dru and Jack give thanks for their safe return from Fort Worth.
Eric and Eric both give thanks for finding a job.
Ryan Wyckoff (15), son of Kevin and Lisa Wyckoff friends of the Arnold family from Wasilla, Alaska, is being treated for Wilson’s Disease, a treatable failure of the liver to throw off copper. He has recently been responding to medication and is making objective progress. Please pray a prayer of thanksgiving for this wonderful turn. The Wyckoffs’ faith is broad, as well as deep. Pray they continue to pull with together with God in all this, accepting all the help He gives them.
Naomi gives thanksgiving for delivery of her child. Please pray for her child’s continued growth.
Tieko received a kidney transplant and appears to be doing well. Please give thanks for the successful surgery and pray there will be no rejection.
Vince (12 yrs) has bone cancer (a teammate of Andrew B). Please give thanks for his completion of chemotherapy and doing well in follow-up. Please pray non-recurrence of the cancer, as well as that he and his family might put their trust in God and accept His comfort and encouragement in this difficult time.
Students
Please pray for all of our students and teachers as they begin another school year that it may be productive in education in the truth and for developing good citizens for our country.
Persecuted
Around the world, Christians are under attack, not only in the Muslim world, but from Hindus and others in India. Also, they are under continual attack in the western world as it becomes actively atheist or pro-devil buddy. Please pray for God’s guidance and protection for all persecuted Christians and those around them.
Free Teen Guitar Class
Please join us in praying that the Free Teen Guitar Class will be an opportunity for God to work in the lives of the kids and their families. Help us to let the love of our Lord shine through us into their lives, putting Him first, so that He might enter in to their hearts and lives.
Question that only you can ask
What would you like to know about our history, what we believe, what we do or how we operate? Father Acker is looking for material for the continuing education class and the Beadle is looking for Thought for the Day material. Help us help you. Please send your question to the Beadle so we all can get an answer. Just because you don’t know the answer to your question doesn’t mean you are the only one who doesn’t know. But, if you don’t ask, no one will know.
I’d like to get a different point across or announce something
If you have a different point of view, I would be happy to give you room to get your point across. While this publication is my perspective on events, I recognize not everyone may agree and that some people would like to express their own opinion. If you want to write something, please forward your item to the Beadle (with a note as to whether or not you would like editing help) to: thebeadle@mac.com.
Free Teen Guitar Class (FTGC – www.freeteenguitarclass.com)
The FTGC is now meeting Wednesdays at SCAIR Center in Alpine, (2218 Alpine Boulevard - across from Alpine Inn), the facility courtesy of Wanda Michaelis and Lona Walsh.
The previous Class Schedule remains in effect:
FTGC New Class Schedule:
Advanced 5:25-6:00pm
Continuing 3:20-4:00pm (Beginners shift to Intermediate having learned all 6 strings and get to move on to chords)
Beginning 4:00-4:50pm (A new class & those redoing the material; it’s okay to do both Intermediate and Beginner classes)
For anyone wanting to start again this is the time!
Epistle Readers
We post the list of Epistle Readers in the Beadle’s Report each week so you can either plan your attendance or your pre-reading as the spirit so moves you.
Date Reader
11 October 2009 Ben Lizak
18 October 2009 Fran Dexter
25 October 2009 Greg Chase
1 November 2009 Holly Lizak
8 November 2009 Jack Arnold
15 November 2009 Mike Springer
22 November 2009 Alice Acker
29 November 2009 Greg Chase
Visitors
We were blessed to have Alice Acker’s Book Club, the Play Girls, not only visiting us today, but bringing the snacks. Thanks to Mimi, Kathy, Marie, Maureen and Alice. What a lovely day!
The near future, as well as Next Sunday
Next Sunday is the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. Nothing much during the upcoming week. Sunday will be fun, though. Worth the wait.
See you next week on Sunday!
Alternate Sources of The Beadle’s Report
An alternative version of the Beadle’s Report a single photograph and simple text is available at:
http://thebeadle.blogspot.com/
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