Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #198. They say the week after, especially the Monday after Resurrection Sunday is always the hardest. I\u2019m not even waiting until Monday. It is Sunday afternoon and I\u2019m dragging. I\u2019m curious to see what tomorrow will bring. They also say the Sunday following is tough because after the \u201chigh\u201d of Resurrection Sunday things go back to being more normal. I\u2019ll just bask in the glow of Sunday for now.<\/span>\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n <\/span>A brief recap is in order so here you are:<\/span><\/p>\n All in all a very good day.<\/p>\n <\/span>One more important thought before I leave that. I look forward to the day when we can say, \u201cResurrection Sunday service will be in our own building.\u201d A day like Sunday only \u201cwhets the appetite\u201d for a place of our own to accommodate big days and regular days.\ud83d\ude0a <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n They say that next Monday Spencer and the surrounding areas will be a madhouse, i.e. get your gas, groceries, etc. early. I\u2019m going to call it \u201cThe day Spencer stood still.\u201d Everything is closing that day-schools, banks, restaurants, stores-you name it. I told Jo I was going to go to the office, close the blinds and take a nap (since it is going to be totally dark for a few minutes). Diana would tell you I probably don\u2019t need to wait for that to happen since she just may have caught me snoozing in my chair a time or two (or three or four or\u2026) while I was reading. No matter how I try I can\u2019t come up with a good excuse so I just stopped trying and admit it.<\/span>\ud83d\ude0a MIDWEEK MESSAGE #198 Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #198. They say the week after, especially the Monday after Resurrection Sunday is always the hardest. I\u2019m not even waiting until Monday. It is Sunday afternoon and I\u2019m dragging. I\u2019m curious to see what tomorrow will bring. They also say the Sunday following is tough because … <\/p>\n\n
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\nOur S-OCS worker to pray for this week is Balinda Wagner. Balinda is in her second year as Director of Food Services for the corporation. Sunday morning I mentioned that she wrote a really nice email to me. Here is what she wrote: \u201c<\/span>Good morning Mr. Grandi, I received\u00a0your card in\u00a0the mail today, and I truly\u00a0appreciate\u00a0the added prayers.\u00a0 I hope that I am helping to make the student\u2019s time at Spencer-Owen Community Schools an enjoyable experience.\u00a0 I hope you and all of those\u00a0you serve have a very happy and rejoyceful Easter.\u201d <\/span>Balinda is married to Scott and they have two daughters and live in Quincy.
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\nDo you know what member of the staff has a birthday this week? Hint: it isn\u2019t me or Pastor Ryan. BTW: Been nice knowing you. She will eliminate me after she reads this.\ud83d\ude0a
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\nThis coming Sunday I start a new sermon series. It is entitled <\/span>Yes, They are Real<\/span><\/i> and the next three months will be focused on individuals in the Bible who leave us with life lessons. The first one may be a tough one to guess. The Scripture is Genesis 1:1-2:3. Give yourself a prize if you guess it right.\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><\/p>\nYOUTH CORNER<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/span>The church office will be open in the morning, but then I suspect we will all be safely tucked away with our handy dandy Eclipse glasses ready to wear. Someone suggested we be ready for some visitors this Sunday who will be in town for the Eclipse. I\u2019m not sure what to expect, but I do hope that if we have any visitors you will make them feel welcome.
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\nI gotta go. Lord willing, I will see you Sunday (unless I have been carried away by aliens). Have a great rest of the week and remember you are loved.
\n<\/span>Pastor Bill\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"