Our 2nd annual Birthday Bash was held on Sunday, January 29th following the worship service. It was a standing room only crowd in Fellowship Hall for this fun event. Hosted by the Fellowship Committee, we recognized and celebrated the birthdays of everyone in our church family with a pizza and cake party. Pastor Scott was…
We had an energizing gathering, after taking a month off, at Glenda Baca’s home earlier this month. We had a quorum of fun, food, and fellowship before knuckling down and talking about New Year’s resolutions and ways to increase their success rate. With that in mind we self-directed ourselves to one of three groups. Heath…
This past weekend I had the privilege to spend Friday and Saturday with a great group of people – Pastor Scott and the other members of Session and Deacons of our church. The fact that we were away from our homes and normal routines, at the Bon Secours Retreat Center, allowed us to focus on what had brought us together – the…
CMPC Friends and Members, It is my hope as the new director at Christ Memorial Christian Preschool to help the church family and preschool family become better connected. One way I plan to do that is by sharing monthly with all of you the exciting and fun happenings at the Preschool. I pray that you…
The Finance Committee has been hard at work for months researching numerous borrowing options for our Ministry Expansion Plan. At the session meeting on Monday, November 21st the Finance Committee presented a final proposal that we finance the funds we need through the Presbyterian Church Investment & Loan Program (PILP). The session agreed unanimously and…
Christ Memorial’s “Merry Mission and Music” was a wonderful afternoon enjoyed by our largest turn out yet for a GIFT event. Our Christian Education, Fellowship, Worship, and Mission committees collaborated to provide a time for all generations to pack hygiene kits for those in need, enjoy a scrumptious ham lunch, and to learn about and sing Advent and Christmas songs. Following the…
On November 13th, CMPC celebrated LOGOS Sunday, an annual event during which participants in our LOGOS program lead worship! The program is a mid-week inter-generational experience for children and youth. LOGOS can be found in churches all over the US and Canada under the umbrella of GenOn Ministries (www.genonministries.org). Every Wednesday from October through March, about 165 children and adults gather here…
How wonderful it was on Sunday, November 6th to participate with the entire congregation in walking forward, at the end of the service, to place our Estimate of Giving cards and Time and Talent surveys in baskets. I don’t know about anyone else, but I truly felt God’s presence and blessing as I looked at…
Hi Friends, Its been a month and more since I’ve communicated with anyone except my kids back in the States. About a month ago I wrote a blog about trying to get our internet system set up – the system we had left in storage is now outdated and cannot be used in this country; we bought the new mobile wi-fi system,…
On June 23rd of this year 10 inches of rain fell over a 12 hour period in Richwood, West Virginia and the surrounding areas. The small town of 2000 residents is located in a valley through the center of which runs the Cherry River. The water that ran down from the mountains and the rising…