From the monthly archives:

October 2006

Trunk-or-Treat a Success

by John Collins on October 31, 2006

It’s impossible to know with precision how many trick-or-treaters we had tonight. But based on how many VeggieTales Movie Event invitations we handed out, we know we had at least 208. Thanks to everyone who made this event so successful.

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Website Back Up

by John Collins on October 31, 2006

We’re back and up and running at www.coffeyvillefirstumc.org. Many thanks to Tony Wood for his efforts.

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Website Woes

by John Collins on October 31, 2006

We’re currently having some trouble with our web hosting. Mr. Tony Wood is already hard at work on the problem. In the meantime you can find our entire site at:
http://web.mac.com/jcollins11/iWeb/coffeyvillefirstumc.org/Welcome.html

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Taking all of ourselves through the door.

by John Collins on October 30, 2006

I’m don’t know who Kari Jo Verhulst is, but I found this quote in Sojourner’s daily “Verse and Voice” email exteremly apt. I think what she has to say about the Psalms is extremely important not only for that book, but for all of the Bible.

The Psalms defy our notions of profane and sacred, proving that everything we feel, witness, do unto others, and have done to us is acceptable subject matter for conversing with the Divine. They invite us to bring every part of ourselves into our houses of worship. If we omit expressions of faith lost, of rage, of disdain, and of the desire for revenge, we leave parts of ourselves at the door.
- Kari Jo Verhulst

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Church/Charge Conference

by John Collins on October 29, 2006

We had a great church/charge conference this afternoon. I’ll post more as soon as I start to feel better. Thanks to all the folks who showed up to support Travis Walker.

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Help Wanted

by John Collins on October 27, 2006

The painter is done with the children’s Sunday school room (Room 104) and will finish the fellowship hall tomorrow. We’ll need some volunteers to put things back in place before the Church Conference Sunday. If you are willing and able let us know Sunday morning.

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Latest Edition of the Newsletter Up

by John Collins on October 27, 2006

The newest edition of the Parish Visitor newsletter is now posted on the website.

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Hanging Around the Palace

by John Collins on October 26, 2006

“If I had been a journalist at the time of the crucifixion, I would have been hanging around Herod’s palace talking to Pilate and disregarding [Jesus].”

- Malcolm Muggeridge, via Sojourners

I think this is true of most of us. We find ourselves drawn to power, position, and prestige, meanwhile we want avoid poverty and suffering. May the great reversal of the passion, death, and resurrection always serve to remind us that God calls us to the opposite.

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Sickness

by John Collins on October 25, 2006


Linda is out of the office today. I sent her home because she was sick. And I mean I sent her home, she did not go willingly. Jenny and Elizabeth are also unwell. All this at a time when I’m listening to the audio edition of The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M. Barry. My timing is bad, but the book is great. I highly recommend it, although Barry’s scientific viewpoint is expressed in a manner that is slightly hostile to faith.

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Church/Charge Conference this Sunday

by John Collins on October 24, 2006

This coming Sunday at 4:00 we will have our Church/Charge Conference. Our new District superintendent, Rev. Janet Maxwell will be leading this annual business meeting of the church. We’ll have a carry-in dinner following the meeting. Drinks will be provided.

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