NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Week of August 4, 2013 * * * * * * * * - TopicsExpress

NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Week of August 4, 2013 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sympathy to the Bacon Family We extend our condolences to the Bacon family in the loss of Esteline Bacon. She was a faithful member of Memorial Baptist Church, a remarkably strong woman in her beliefs and loved her family. The funeral will be on Friday, August 2nd and will followed by a delicious meal at the church, which would have made Esteline very happy. * * NEWS FROM THE PEWS * * July 28, 2013 Pastor Lois mentioned “our flowers” in the front yard of MBC, they are well-watered and “alive”; Thank you, Rick; Told us the fence railing in the parking lot had been touched up (almost re-painted); Thank you, Ambrose; The Sun Flowers are at their peak on Rt. 45, just outside of Woodstown – take a ride and have a look; Thank you, God; Related that Esteline Bacon had passed away (See Sympathy Note above, please); Sue Eldon reported that there are TWO new, tiny puppies at her home that are absolutely adorable; George Reese found tomatoes on his front porch and thanked Rick Johnson; said that he and Carol had taken a ride to Ocean City for the day and found it packed, so promptly returned home – nice drive, though; Rick Johnson told us that his gardens are not producing as well as they have in the past, but there is ‘some’ produce; Doris Chappius let us know that Bob Kiger had been in Sea Isle City and told her that he was very active in his church, at one time serving 14,000 meals and another time in Texas serving 40,000 meals; Sheila Fretz may become a “Grande” to a dog that adopted HER; had spent time with the Cook family – Katelyn (born deaf) has cochlear implants and is talking well while her brother Michael (born with club feet) is ‘running about’ – healed; isn’t it amazing what God can do for our children through Doctors who complete their medical training? WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AUGUST * Worship Services Begin at 10:30 a.m. NO BIBLE STUDY NO BIBLE STUDY August 2 10 a.m. Esteline Bacon Funeral August 18 10: 30 John Carmen, Guest Speaker August 25 3 p.m. Service at Friends Village Pastor’s Surgery. On August 15th I am scheduled for cataract surgery on my left eye in Cherry Hill and on August 29th the right eye will be corrected. I will be out of the pulpit on August 18th and September 1st; again, Rev. Carman will be here. I thank you all for your support and encouragement. I pray that your days are reminders of God’s love for you. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts, comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. Victor Frankl (1905 – 1997) Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * There are times when you cannot understand why you cannot do what you want to do. When God brings the blank space, see that you do not fill it in, but wait. Oswald Chambers (1874 – 1917) British Bible teacher, missionary, and military minister * * * * * * * * * * * * * The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. G. K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936) English essayist, novelist, and poet