Tim’s Tidings
What
a joy it was to welcome the children, families and the faculty of the
Eastminster Presbyterian Church Preschool to a new year of school last
week. Many kids ran with joy to their
teachers, others were shy and tentative.
In the end, there were smiles on all faces and a new year of learning,
growth and wonder has begun!
Director
Eleni Yiapis will present a Mission update on the Eastminster Preschool during
both worship services this weekend. I
hope you enjoy seeing the pictures of kids who are nurtured lovingly so the
seeds of faith and thought that God plants in them might grow as love is
applied.
Please
pray for our elders and staff as they go on retreat August 19. This retreat will involve four classes of
elders, who are the spiritual and administrative leaders of Eastminster. We will be examining five elders who the
congregation has elected to serve on Session and will say goodbye to four
elders who have served with distinction.
Those who are coming on session by ordination and installation include
Grant Dearborn, Mary Larson, Jim Morris, Barbara Ray, and Sunny Rudloff. Those
who have served “with energy intelligence, imagination and love” include Steve
Adams, Don Dawson, Gene Davis and Nancy Marshall. Receptions to honor our elders will be held
after both services next weekend.
On another
front, I am saddened to report that our Kitchen Manager, Daphne Stacey, has had
to resign. Daphne was on a leave of
absence for cancer treatments and hoped to be back later this month. The doctors at Shands Hospital in Gainesville
have revised her treatment schedule and extended her stay several months. Please pray for health for Daphne. She spread love and joy here as she helped a
wonderful team of members continue to make our kitchen the “heart and soul” of
the church. Her duties will temporarily be assumed by the Director of Church
Operations and a great team of cookie bakers under the direction of Susan
Vallette, so plan to continue to linger after worship for refreshments and relationships!
May
these days be days of wonderful new beginnings as we “cruise into the new
year.”
Pastor Tim
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