Fun Times

Well, last week we had our Vacation Bible School.  The week was busy but fun-filled.  Before the week began, I challenged them to get 80 children to come to VBS and I would shave my head.  They kept their part of the deal, so on Thursday night, parent’s night, Pastor Brandon got his head shaved:

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Along with the reward of getting my head shaved, we also rewarded the winning team with the chance to throw pies at their leaders following the Parent’s Night activities:

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Some of us adults performed a skit that was a spoof from Gilligan’s Island about how we can be saved.  Tied in really well since our VBS theme was Soul Survivors on Danger Island.

The following is a video highlighting many of the photos that were taken all through the week.  We have over 500 pictures so this is a very small sampling:

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We followed VBs with a blood drive at the church on Friday and a Youth Afterglow on Sunday night.  I was greatly encouraged that several of the children from the week of VBS wanted to be picked up to come to church on Sunday morning and we had 3 teens that were visitors Sunday night join us for our youth activity.

Many things coming up in the next several weeks: weekly Visitation and Youth Bible Study on Thursday night,  Family Picnic and Movie night at the church Saturday night as part of our series on One Flesh, One Mind, One Life: God’s design for marriage and family; my ordination council on August 14th, Homecoming services and my Ordination service on Sunday, August 15th.  I am working on a Youth Retreat/Camping trip near the end of August, as well as working with my Deacons and church members to plan out the remainder of the year!  Our choir continues to grow and is loads of fun.  I have selected our Christmas Cantata for this year and am eagerly awaiting our first practice. 

Continue to pray for Kim and me and for our church here in Calais, that God will continue to bless and keep us and that our ministry will have an impact on our community and surrounding area for Christ.  Pray for families to be added to the church and for souls to be saved.

Time for an Update

Good evening!

Guess that everyone though I had forgotten about my blog. Surprise, surprise! I didn't forget, just have gotten a little busy trying to settle into a routine. Routine, what does that word mean?

Anyway, God is good, all the time! This past week was spent getting skits prepared and planning finalized for VBS along with my usual duties as Pastor. Today was spent working with several of our church members setting up the auditorium for VBS. We'll be having church on Danger Island tomorrow. It looks really good. I think the children will be surprised.

Tomorrow will be the first Communion Service with me as Pastor here at Calais, which will be special to Kim and myself. I have been assuring everyone, including myself, that I am sure that they do have communion on an island (if there is a church)

The week ahead is very busy with Vacation Bible School through Thursday night and the community blood drive on Friday afternoon/evening at the church.

Continue to pray for our ministry here at Calais that we will be everything God wants us to be through His power. We are working to rebuild a Teen Ministry, Ladies Ministry and Men's Ministry over the next several months with patience and constantly seeking God's will, along with intensifying our visitation efforts in the community and surrounding areas. We have several children that have expressed interest in riding the van to VBS (which we are renting) and several would like to start coming to church. Please join us in praying for God's will and direction concerning a van/bus ministry as we would need to purchase a van or bus - crucial for a bus ministry, and would need someone (s) willing to be the leader (s) for this ministry.

Will try to get more pictures posed next week so that you can visualize what is going on. We will strive to take as many pictures as possible throughout the week of VBS. Looking forward to all the fun and excitement that is waiting for us.

Have a great day in church tomorrow and a wonderful week next week.