This week Patrick will be hosting community group and will have Halloween festivities. He would appreciate you joining in the fun by dressing up too!
~ need cG leaders
~ find our own volunteering fit at v21
~ our nation's upcoming decisions
~ Jera to be open with prayer requests
~ Billy to visit uncle soon
~ Jack's park update
- LA's mother's father
+ Wendy, things looking up
So apparently, the moving the car in the U-haul didn't work so well. I don't know exactly what happened, but he said "I kind of got in some trouble for that." So I can't wait to see what that was. He said he had some pictures to show too!
The who is bringing what:
Patrick: Chicken Entree
Lisa: Macaroni and Cheese
Billy: Buttermilk Biscuits
Nia: Pumpkin Cupcakes
Woosewoo: Twice baked potatoes
Matt: Bacon wrapped BBQ Shrimp
Josh: Pigs in a Blanket
Mitchell: Drinks
+ hannaH's safe journey to Raleigh
~ Billy's paper and school work
~ Daniel's stress with school and work
~ Jack's boss moving stores
~ Elizabeth's reasearch at the fair
- Jessica's brother in hospital
+ Hannah's students new found involvement
+ hannaH visits
+ Beth's brother buys a home
+ Nia's week one on job good
~ Wendy
~ traveling safety
~ Hollar's grandmother back home and grandfather in same home
- Mandy very busy next 2 weeks
This is what we did not get to discussing on Wednesday, but I would like you all to just think about and respond if you want to!
Ecclesiastes 4:13-16
13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning. 14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. 15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king's successor. 16 There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
What is the advantage of being the “poor but wise youth”? Is there an advantage, or is it all, in the end, meaningless? Or is it both, with an advantage in some scale, but not in the long term? I feel like a lot of Solomon's thoughts have conclusions like the latter question. What do you think?
In America, the land of rags-to-riches, Solomon’s take on the poor but wise young man is hardly big news (although it probably was quite strange for his listeners to hear). What is the take-home message for us in this? Are we to model this man and go for huge life aspirations or is there another message? If so, how does that play out in our lives and work?
It seems a lot of you ladies will be busy this Friday night. So I think we will just reschedule the big event for later in November. Start thinking of days that would be convenient for you!
+ Leigh Ann's friends interest
+ Hannah's good work days
+ Jack's father's upcoming marriage
~ Leigh Ann's mom's job hunt
~ Patrick's mom's job hunt
- Hollar's grandmother
- Audrey's grandfather
- Patrick's friend's father
- Matt's last week and safe moving
