Congregational Life
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Wedding Announcement |
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We’re
gettin’ Hitched! Amanda Fretz and Andy Powell July 31, 2004 10:00 A.M. Red Lake Mennonite Church, Canada Amanda is the daughter of Keith
& Debbie Fretz. Andy is the son of Sam and Poe Powell, Amelia, VA
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Virginia
Reception Andy and Amanda invite you to their Virginia Wedding Reception At Weaver Pond Brackets Bend Lane, Amelia, VA August 21, 2004 5:00 P.M.
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Engaged |
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Beth Brenneman and Rusty Yoder have announced
their recent engagement. Beth, daughter of Paul and Helen Brenneman,
Burkeville, VA helps on the family dairy farm and is taking a summer
course at SVCC for a nurse’s aide certification. Rusty, son of
Michael & Joy Yoder, Farmville, VA, is working in construction
with his dad and is part of the Yoder family gospel music ministry. Following their wedding September 4,
Rusty & Beth plan to live in the tenant house on the Brenneman
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Did You Know……
· John Paul Iazzi completed his first solo flight Monday, July 5, at Chesterfield Airport. He did three take-offs and landings in a Cessna 152. He has 27 hours to his credit under the coaching of flight instructor Sean Boyd. He is hoping to continue in his instruction and have a career in aviation.
· Amy
Duncan and Stephanie Pruett attended camp at Williamsburg Retreat Center July
11-16.
· Phillip
Palmore and Steven Pruett attended soccer camp at Liberty University June
27-July 1. July 11-15 they attended soccer camp at NC State University with
their team from Powhatan.
· Several
of our young people attended choral camp at Rosedale Bible College.
Renel Kennell was on staff two weeks, July 4-July 16.
Kayley Kennell, Dawn Landis and Leah Schaefer joined her the first week.
· Derek
Gonzalez attended Highland Retreat Camp at Bergton, VA,
July 11-16.
· Stephanie
Pruett will be attending Camp Willow Run in South Carolina with a friend August
16-20.
· Kayley
won the Christian Character award from her class at Salem Baptist School this
year.
"Changing
Lives"
The Missions and Service Department is
sponsoring a missions awareness and support project with several objectives in
mind. One goal is to encourage local
and world missions consciousness within our families.
Whether a household has one member or more, we want to foster a daily concern for reaching out in Jesus' name.
Another purpose of the project is to bless missions efforts in
spontaneous ways as we pray in our families for God's prompting.
We also desire that "Changing" Lives will spark spiritual
renewal in our fellowship.
Families who choose to participate in the project will decorate a container
and designate it for loose change. As
you drop money in the container each day, we ask you to
pray for a missionary
family (the Shultzes, for example), Christians in another country, or a need
within our community.
Also, please ask the Lord for guidance in using the funds collected.
If the Missions and Service Department becomes aware of a particular need,
we may send out an alert and ask families to bring their change in.
Other times, individual families may sense God's nudging to support a
particular missions project.
Prayer should be the focus of our giving always, for the Holy Spirit will bring about the real changes in people's lives as we share our nickels and dimes with joy.
By
Carolyn Nowlin
Long-time Friends Get Together
June 15
Bless
God for the love of
Friends
so true,
A love
akin to His,
Which
knows our faults and loves us still;
That’s what real friendship is
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Front Row, L-R: Lauretta Wilson, Newport News; Margaret Wenger, Harrisonburg; Gloria Good, Harrrisonburg; Geneva Suter, Harrisonburg; Myrna Alderfer, Newport News. Back Row: Bertha Schaefer, Powhatan |
This devotional quote was very meaningful to Bertha Schaefer on the morning of June 15 as she gathered with long-time friends at the County Seat Restaurant in the village of Powhatan. This special time of reminiscing and “catching-up” was filled with love, laughter and blessing as they recalled their childhood memories and school days in Denbigh.
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Float Trip Down the James River
Want to have a fun day floating on the river? The Shultz family invites you to join them Saturday, July 24. Plan to gather and leave from Dave Moyer’s shop by 9:30 A.M. to travel to Westview where we will get into the river at 10:00 and float to Moyer’s island. Everyone is invited to supper at Moyer’s
pond at 6:00 P.M. Meat, bread and drink will be provided. For
more information contact Dave/Nancy Moyer, 804-598-4481 |
Pictures
from Ice-Cream Social, June 20, 2004
Sarah Moyer Devyn Broughton, Lauren & Emily Hertzler and Delaney Broughton
Rocket
Launching by John-Paul & Michael Iazzi & rocket parachuting down