Newsletter for
OCTOBER 2008
The following members
would appreciate a visit or a card from you!
IN NURSING HOMES
Eaglecrest
P. O. Box
338
Ash Flat, AR 72513
Bill Garver
Concerns
Agnes Atwood
Henry Bauman
Abi Deming
Nancy Garrett
Bill Garver
Allene Giles
Barbara LaFollette
Neecie Larsen
Debbie
Luebbert
(Ena &
Bill Gracie’s daughter)
Jimbo
Luebbert
(Ena &
Bill Gracie’s grandson)
Jean McNalley
Doris Maraman
Susan Maxwell
Anita Meisner
Berneice Murphy
Mae
Richeson
Kathy
Sleep
(Earlene
Hulshizer’s daughter)
Bob Thompson
IN/OUT OF HOSPITAL
Doris Maraman
(White River Med Cntr)
DEATHS
Harold Beetsma
July 23, 2008
(Dot McGlinn brother)
Anita Seibert
September 9, 2008
OCTOBER USHERS & GREETERS
Oct 05
– Emily Jackson
Mae Richeson
Betty Rogers
Oct 12
– Bill Graham
Midge Pritchard
Al Voorhies
Oct 19
– Barbara & Dub Lyerly
Al Voorhies
Oct 26
– Shirley & Bob Dlhy’s
Barbara Mohr
OCTOBER COFFEE SERVERS
Oct 05 –
Ena & Bill Gracie
Oct 12 –
Marion & Bill Graham
Oct 19 –
Carol McWilliams
Oct 26 –
Emily Jackson
Mae Richeson
Notice:
You will now find a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for ushers/greeters and
coffee servers. We ask that you use these sheets, please!!
OCTOBER LAY LEADERS
Oct 05 –
Carol McWilliams
Oct 12 –
Bob Dlhy
Oct 19 –
Bob Thompson
Oct 26 –
Shirley Dlhy
PRAYER LIST FOR CHURCHES
Oct 05 -
Pres Church of Bull Shoals
First, Arkadelphia
Oct 12 –
Dallas Oaks, Fort Smith
Churches of Manantial de
Vida Presbytery, Mexico
Oct 19 –
First, Slioam Springs
First, Rogers
Oct 26 –
First, Marianna
Westminster, Hot Springs
MEMORIALS RECEIVED IN HONOR OF
LOVED ONES
The Memorial Committee
would like to thank the following for their recent gifts.
In Memory of Fred Skeel
Helen Sue & Bill Parrish
In Memory of Nina Zindt
Eileen Healy
In Memory of Anita Seibert
Ellen Ballard
Carol & Joe Clark
Pat Clinton
Ellen List
Martha McGinnis
Carol & Don McWilliams
Verna Mae & Bob Newman
Betty Rogers
SPECIAL TIME
Oct 12 – Loretta Taylor
Oct 26 – Millie Collin
FELLOWSHIP DINNER
This
month’s Fellowship Dinner will be Oct 8th. Our hostesses will be
Emily Jackson and Mae Richeson.
The straight and narrow path
probably would not be so narrow if more people walked on it.
LIBRARY
Are you having trouble
finding an interesting book in the local library? Have you read most of them?
There is an alternative. Check out church library. We have a variety of types
of books, most of them older, but good reads anyway.
You don’t need a
library card, so you don’t have to worry about losing your card and not being
able to check out a book. There is no time limit – keep it as long as you
need. No fines for keeping it too long. What more could you want?
Come in and check us
out. We have fiction, biographies, poetry, inspirational and Bible
commentaries. We have several types of Bibles if you need resources for a
presentation or lesson. Just sign out any materials you take and bring them
back when you are finished.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for
things we could have if we didn’t spend half of our time wishing.
2009 BUDGET TIME
Yes, it’s Budget time!
And, here are some facts you need to know.
The 2008 Budget was for
$76,436.43. Our receipts forecast was for $48,740.00. That is a deficit of
$27,696.43!!!!!
Our propane was
budgeted at $5,000 and we have already spent $8,366.16. It looks like we will
have a deficit of close to $30,000 for the year. We have lost a couple of
members this year, so our anticipated income from member’s pledges is down about
$10,000.
We are each going to
have to prayerfully consider our commitment to keep this church together and to
increase our pledges as much as we possibly can. Any increase will be a
blessing for our church and YOU.
The 2009 Pledge
Campaign starts October 1st. Please take your pledge card and fill
it our prayerfully and return it promptly. It is very difficult to plan a Budge
without your pledges.
Your Stewardship
Committee - -
Bob Newman, Henry
Bauman,
Pat
Clinton
Early to bed and early to rise is a sure sign
that you are fed up with television.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
The P.W. Combined
Circles met at noon, Sep 16, in the Fellowship Hall. There were 18 ladies
present. We were served delicious salads made by the morning circle, Ruth.
Mary Ann Jagow had a lesson entitled, “When God Winks”. It was a very
informative lesson and each of us had different “winks” from God. Thank you,
Mary Ann, for a wonderful lesson.
The following is a
salad we had at our luncheon and the recipe is being submitted by Ruth Harrod,
who says it used to belong to Peggy Howard!
Apricot Salad
2 – 3-oz pkgs Apricot
Jello
2 – 4-1/2 oz jars
apricot baby food
1 – 20-oz can crushed
pineapple (undrained)
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
8 oz cream cheese
1 – 14 oz can Eagle
Brand milk
1-1/2 cup chopped
pecans
Combine water, sugar &
Jello in pan – bring to a boil – stir until dissolved.
Remove from heat, stir
in baby food and pineapple – set aside to cool. Combine cream cheese and milk –
stir until smooth. Mix with Jello and add nuts. Pour into a 9x12 pan. Chill
until solid. Can make the day before.
Some people can stay longer in an hour than
others can in a week.
TREASURER’S REPORT
As of August 31, 2008
Receipts $ 2,901.61
Disbursements _8,229.60
Balance ($5,327.99)
Money may talk, but today’s dollar doesn’t have
cents enough to say very much.
THINGS TO NOTE
You can
find plenty of interesting things on the Church’s web site. Just put
www.presbyteriancv.org into your browser.
Our Church service is on
Radio 104.7, KOOL. Turn it on as soon as you get out of church, 11:00 a.m. is
the time. And a telecast is shown on Channel 20 on the local cable network on
Saturday evening.
Make sure you check the
bulletin board in Fellowship Hall for sign-up sheets and coming events!
Sometimes we think we are good, when we are
only neutral.
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
The Law of the Garbage Trucks
How often do you let
other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter,
curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the
Terminator, for an instant you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the
mark of a successful person is how quickly one can get back their focus on
what’s important.
Sixteen years ago I
learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab.
Here’s what happened.
I hopped in a taxi, and
we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when
all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of
us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded and missed the other car’s
back end by just inches.
The driver of the other
car, the guy who almost caused a big accident whipped his head around and he
started yelling bad words at us. My taxi drive just smiled and waved at the
guy. And I mean, he was friendly!
So, I said, “Why did
you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!”
And, this is when my
taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”
“Many people are like
garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of
anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place
to dump it. And, if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants
to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well,
and move on. You’ll be happy you did.”
So this was it: “The
Law of the Garbage Truck.” I started thinking. How often do I let Garbage
Trucks run right over me? And, how often do I take their garbage and spread it
to other people: at work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said,
“I’m not going to do it anymore.”
I began to see garbage
trucks. Like in the movie, “The Sixth Sense,” the little boy said, “I see dead
people.”
Well, now “I see
garbage trucks.” I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it
off. And like my taxi driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile,
wave, wish them well, and move on.
One of my favorite
football players of all time, Walter Payton, did this every day on the football
field. He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled.
He never dwelt on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best. Good
leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know
that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses.
Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best
for the people they care about.
The bottom line is ---
successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day!!
What about you? What
would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks dump
on you?
Here’s my bet. You’ll
be happier.
Life’s too short to
wake up in the morning with regrets, so….
Love people who treat
you right.
Forget about the ones
who don’t.
Believe that everything
happens for a reason.
If you get a chance,
TAKE IT!
If it changes your
life, LET IT!
Nobody said it would be
easy….they just promised it would be worth it!
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll be
run over if you sit down too long.
J
GIGGLES J
One Sunday afternoon,
my father had had just about enough of his 4-year old grandson’s antics. He
firmly put him on a chair and told him to sit still. My son didn’t budge, but
after a minute asked, “What happened, Grandpa? Did you have a bad day at
church?”
* * * * * *
Dear Son: I’m writing this slow ‘cause I know
you can’t read fast. We don’t live where we did when you left. Your Dad read
in the paper where most accidents happen within 20 miles of home, so we moved.
I won’t be able to send you the address as the last family that lived here took
the numbers with them for their next house so they wouldn’t have to change their
address.
This place has a washing machine. The first
day I put four shirts in it, pulled the chain and haven’t seen-em since. It
only rained twice this week, three days the first time and four days the second
time.
The coat you wanted me
to send you – your Aunt Sue said it would be a little heavy to send in the mail
with them heavy buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets. We got
a bill from the funeral home, said if we didn’t make the last payment on
Grandma’s funeral, up she comes. About your father – he has a lovely new job.
He has over 500 men under him. He is cutting the grass at the cemetery. About
your sister – she had a baby this morning. I haven’t found out whether it is a
boy or girl, so I don’t know if you are an Aunt or an Uncle.
Your Uncle Donald fell
in the whiskey vat. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off
playfully so he drowned. We cremated him – he burned for three days.
Three of your friends
went off the bridge in a pickup, one was driving the other two were in the
back. The driver got out. He rolled the window
down and swan to
safety. The other two drowned. They couldn’t get the tailgate down.
Not much more news this
time – nothing much has happened. Write more often.
Love, Mom
* * * * *
The preacher was wired
for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved briskly about the
platform, jerking the mike cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, getting
wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it again. After several
circles and jerks, a little girl in the third pew leaned toward her mother and
whispered, “If it gets loose, will he hurt us?”
* * * * *
Six-year old Angie and
her 4-year old brother, Joel, were sitting together in church. Joel giggled,
sang and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. “You’re not
supposed to talk out loud in church.” “Why? Who’s going to stop me?” Joel
asked. Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, “See those two men
standing by the door? They’re hushers.”
* * * * *
My grandson was
visiting one day when he asked, “Grandma, do you know how you and God are
alike?” I mentally polished my halo, while I asked, “No, how are we alike?”
“You’re both old,” he replied.
* * * * *
A 10-year old, under
the tutelage of her grandmother, was becoming quite knowledgeable about the
Bible. Then one day, she floored her grandmother by asking, “Which virgin was
the mother of Jesus? The virgin Mary or the King James virgin?”
* * * * *
A Sunday school class
was studying the Ten Commandments. They were ready to discuss the last one.
The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was. Susie raised her hand,
stood tall, and quoted. “Thou shalt not take the covers off thy neighbors
wife.”
May you always have a rainbow of smiles on your
face and in your heart forever and ever!
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