20181031 update
Dear SS Family,
Nov. Presiding Officer: Dennis Savell
Nov. Lessons
4th -- we will be meeting AROUND THE CORNER w/the Builders Class to hear Dr. Charles Edwards speak on AGING W/GRACE AND PURPOSE
[i
will bring the attendance clipboard w/me, so if you are across the
room, just wave at me so i can mark you "present" -- i won't bother
taking up a class offering, but if you'd like to contribute to Builders,
please do]
11th -- Dennis Savell will continue looking at the apostle Paul... esp at some of his "stickier" views on women, etc.
18th -- Rachel Humphries will come and talk w/us about her work w/Refugee Support Services
25th -- Dennis Savell will look at "Being Thankful"
Nov. B'days
Sat 10th -- Shirley Byrd
Wed 14h -- Joyce Gossett (90!)
Th 15th -- Twala Kruger
Sat 17th -- Lou Bledsoe
Mon 19th -- Linda Myers
Tue 20th -- Bronwyn Gaskins
Wed 21st -- Jim Hatfield
...and -- Tom Rothrock
Mon 26th -- Eleanor Chesson
...and -- Dennis Myers
Class Business
1.
The Helping Hands Committee met right before SS and brought the
following recommendation to the class: that we give $500 to World
Venture as they seek to raise $200,000 for missions in Myanmar. The
missionaries who run this are friends of the Hatfields, and in the past,
we've helped them as they built up a mission in Kenya. Their plans for
Myanmar are to build a church, school, conference center, and orphanage
on land that they have already purchased. Our contribution will be
matched dollar-for-dollar by a donor. Mary Katherine presented this to
the class, discussion was called for (there was none), vote was taken,
and it passed.
2. I presented the
Christmas opportunity from Local Missions (to help w/Charlotte Rescue
Mission), saying that Gaye had emailed me that we have enough funds in
our Class Account to help w/this. The class agreed that it was
something worth exploring, and so i asked for volunteer(s) to delve into
it a bit more. Ellen graciously agreed to contact our church liason to
see how we might help. [Thanks, Ellen!]
H&H
1. Speaking of Gaye...
She and Larry have hit a rough patch, healthwise, of late. She had
another scan last week and turns out she doesn't have the kind of tumor
that thought she had -- which is good: docs don't seemed as concerned
about this one. But... they also found a small hole in her L lung! She
had it x-rayed two days, back-to-back, and there seemed to be no change
in it, so they are hoping that it is healing on its own. She just
needs to rest and use her oxygen more!
Larry's
had a lot of trouble w/pain and weakness in his legs. An MRI last week
showed that there are pblms w/a disk in the lower part of his spine.
He's on steroids and was to have seen the spine doc yest'y...
Many
of you have been "in the loop" and have been helping w/food and
transportation. Thanks so much! And if you need any more help, just
sing out!
2. We were glad to have Frank
back, after that n'bor's tree fell on his house! He had just had his
own trees trimmed not long ago... He shared a phone # of the "great
tree guy" who's been taking care of him and Pat: 704-573-8700 -- sorry, didn't catch the guy's name.
3. Linda reported that Don's
doc said that his new valve is working "wonderfully well." We're so
glad to hear that and hope that Don continues to rest and recupe. We
miss having him in SS.
4. Rick has a new g'daughter! Daughter Helen
gave birth on Oct 18th. [i'm sorry i didn't get all the stats -- just
contact Rick, i'm sure he's more than willing to share...]
5. Oh, we were happy to have the Myers' daughter Peyton Gehron and her hubby Jake w/us in class as Dennis finished up his series on Adam Hamilton's UNAFRAID.
6. And i just saw on fb a few hours ago that Barbara and Mark Barden's son Chris
survived a scary run-in w/a deer on 485, while going 70mph! Looks like
the car was totaled, after it spun around (a few times?). Glad Chris
is ok!
Anything else?
Happy H'ween!
Reatha - Wed - 1:40pm
