MIDWEEK MESSAGE #242
Hello everyone! Welcome to Midweek Message #242! I think I just saw Noah’s Ark floating by. Has this not been crazy weather? I told someone Saturday that I’ve heard of church or school being cancelled because of snow, but water? When the flood of ’08 hit, we met the first Sunday at the Seventh Day Adventist building and then for the next 4 months we met at the Middle school until the sports complex was cleaned up. Sunday on the live stream I shared something for you history buffs. The flood stage of the White River is 14’. It was expected to crest Monday at 24.8’. The White River crested at 26.8’ on June 8, 2008. The highest was 28.5’ on March 26, 1913. And there you have it…straight from the historian’s annals. 😄 Thanks for going with the
flow Sunday. (Pun intended). We don’t like to cancel but sometimes safety requires it.
Well…enough of that gloom and doom stuff. Rain. Snow. Fog. Sleet. Hail. Sun. All are part of God’s creation design. Soon it will be warm and sunny…and DRY!!😄
Remember to pray for our educator of the week: Kathryn (Anderson) Cain. Kathryn married Logan last summer. They make their home in Woodbridge, Va. Logan is currently in the Marine Corp. Kathryn is a preschool teacher.
YOUTH CORNER
After last week’s drought I have a slew of names to give you this week! First, one who stands alone. Congrats to freshman, Eli Wood for placing second for OV at the track meet this past Thursday. A big shout out to Eli for a job well done!
The following young people were given the TopCat Award at the SES assembly this past Friday. I’ll put them in alphabetical order since I don’t know their ages or grades:
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- Kenadi Collier
- Kendra Collier
- Ciel Kelly-Krintz
- Sophia Kropack
- Kane Mosier
- Rusti O’Neal
- Cooper Wood
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Way to go young people! Keep up the good work!
Here are some calendar highlights you can mark down!
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- This Sunday Ryan and Mala Kroft will be with us speaking about Hilltop Christian Camp. They will be giving us a brief rundown of what is happening with camp and during the second service will be visiting the young people in children’s church.
- Sunday, April 20th (that is only two weeks away) we will be taking the OVCF Resurrection Sunday worship service on the road! Yeah, I know it is just next door at Abram Event Venue but it sounds good. 😄 We will have one worship service at 10:00. A sign-up sheet is on the info table if you would like to help with set-up or tear down or with parking/shuttle needs. All the day’s offering will go to missions we support, unless designated.
- Wednesday, April 30th, is the date for the next pitch-in. We have had fantastic participation for the first three! It starts at 6:00 and is a great time for good food, good laughs, and good conversation. Please put it on your calendar now.
- Sunday, May 4th has been set aside as the day for the presentation of the east Tennessee mission/service trip which had originally been scheduled for this past Sunday. As previously planned, they will be speaking at both services.
- Sunday, May 18th. I know. That’s over a month away. What could be so important to ask you to put it on your calendar already? That is Graduate Recognition Day!! We will be honoring our high school and college (if we have any) graduates that morning. You can help us by calling the church office or by telling Pastor Ryan or Diana if you have a graduate. Please let them know by May 4th.
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The OVCF CARE Team has launched an additional team as part of their desire to make OVCF feel
like home. It is the WELCOME Team. The WELCOME Team is divided into 4 different working
parts:
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- Greeters- They are the first smiling face people see when they walk in. Greeters should be hospitable, welcoming, engaging, and friendly. They should open doors and greet each person as they enter and exit. Offer a bulletin. The Greeters connect guests with Welcome Hosts as needed.
- Welcome Hosts- They connect with first time guests before Sunday service. If it is their first visit, they offer them a welcome gift. Help them find locations (children’s area, nursery, etc.)
- Coffee Bar Hosts- They should be prepared to serve if providing baked items. Serve coffee, tea, etc. Help clean up afterwards.
- Communion Prep- They will prepare communion for the Sunday services {adult and children’s church}.
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If you would like to know more about this team, please see or talk to Hope East. Or sign up at the info table!
My thoughts: we have worked hard to let people know they are welcome here at OVCF and we would love to have them feel like this is home. Many of you have already been doing what the Welcome Team is all about. This puts it in a way everyone can see and understand. Even though I am a social creature and love to visit with people, as a church grows it is impossible to see and say hi to everyone. That is why this team is so vital. In all honesty, you reaching out to people is much more important to them than me or Pastor Ryan doing so. They expect the pastors to do that. When someone who calls OVCF “home” does so, it strikes a chord in them. Please don’t minimize your importance to the mission of making people feel like OVCF is home.
This Sunday the message is Hero and Zero from 2 Samuel 4-I Kings 2. We will be taking a walk through of the life of David. I look forward to seeing you then. Until then, remember you are loved.
Pastor Bill
