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Ministry Report
Many thanks go out to those who
helped make Youth Sunday, October 16, such a success:
• 30-40 kids who spoke, danced, ushered, acolyted, served at
fellowship hour, etc.
• the entire Christian Education Ministry
• the Praise Dancers and their leaders, Yolanda and JoAnn
• Pastor Jenkins, Shkenya, Cloggie, Cheryl, Al, John M.
• Saturday Fun
• Robin and Mike Nordstrom for the signs they made
• Bettie Baker for providing EACC backpacks and school supplies for
all the participating youth!
Here is the Vow of Commitment that the youth made during the service, one
the Pastor asked them to keep and re-read through the upcoming months and
years:
“We, the children and youth of Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, stand
before God and the church to recommit our lives to be like Jesus. We want to
walk in the light, the beautiful light of Jesus so that we can let our
lights shine. Our light is the light of the Lord in us. We pledge to let our
light shine daily as we do our best at home, school, church, at work and at
play. We will respect others and ourselves. We will practice obedience and
discipline in our relationships and our activities, in study and in play.
With the Lord as our helper, we will study the Bible and use it as our
guide. We thank God for our talents and gifts, for the ability to create,
read, think, learn, dream dreams and have visions of greatness. Hallelujah
for the goodness, joy and blessings of light. We want to be all that God
created us to be. God’s free gift of grace helps us and guides us in our
worship and work, and helps us to trust and obey as we serve our Lord. We
can make a difference. We pledge to share the Lord with others and bring the
light of Jesus to dark places. This is our pledge, from our hearts, to the
God we love!”
I believe the saying “that the squeaky wheel gets the oil.”
I would like to amend that to say that we tend to FOCUS on what’s important
to us. The spiritual growth of our children is something that should be of
prime importance/ concern for us as adults, and part of what we should be
focusing on.
Its all about : Focus
Focus 5 % on what you fear and 95% on the spiritual solution
Focus 5% on the mistake and 95% on learning from it
Focus 5% on who to blame and 95% on making sure to heal
Focus 5% on the conflict and 95% on a win-win resolution
Focus 5% on what to do and 95% on enjoying the process
Focus 5% on your prayers and 95% on your faith in God
Focus 5% on reading this and 95% on applying it
YOU GET WHAT YOU FOCUS ON!!
Let’s all resolve to focus on the needs of the children of EACC.
—Al Parks and Bob Henderson, Co-Chairs
The Children's 2009 Summer Garden Project
Daily Vacation Bible
School in early August 2008 was a huge success. Between 25 and 35 children
attended every day for five days, and not only had a wonderful time but
learned a lot from their many devoted teachers. Thanks are due the many
adults and youth who served either as teachers or cooks: Cloggie Crowder,
Dean Sieck, Veronica Fullerton, Bob Henderson, Cyndi Henderson, Robyn
Nordstrom, Johnnie Mitchell, Noreen Roderick, Manny Roderick, Ruth Ann
Hampton, Victoria Mitchell, Jewel Green, Linda Brewer, Robin Crowder, Amber
Green, Raven Baker, Chris Sanders, Michael Sanders, Lavera Hampton and Jewel
Green’s granddaughter Hanna.
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