See you this Sunday

The new schedule for the church is now 8:30 traditional worship, Bible study for all ages at 9:45 and blended worship at 11:00 (with Children’s Church for grades 1-3, as well as preschool extended session).

On June 22, Jerry Holcomb will be our guest preacher. The church is declaring Jerry to be Pastor Emeritus that day, with a special reception before and after the Bible study hour.

Others Say:

“Aside from being a talented anatomist and scholar — a feat in and of itself noteworthy — Dr. Goodmurphy has proven himself to be both a superbly skilled educator and a voracious advocate for improving the quality of education delivered to the students of EVMS.”

It didn’t take long for Craig Goodmurphy, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and anatomy, to make a big impact on the medical school.

In just two years, he has “revolutionized” the gross anatomy course that forms much of the fundamental knowledge required of healthcare practitioners. He led the modernization of the anatomy lab to deepen its usefulness to the incoming digital generation, and his teaching methods have proven popular with students, including more than 100 who endorsed his award nomination.

One of his EVMS peers said Goodmurphy has been “the absolute essence of leadership in virtually all of the subdivisions of the anatomical disciplines” and his enthusiasm draws in even reticent students. A colleague at the school where Goodmurphy taught before joining EVMS described him as “truly superhuman.”

“He is the kind of faculty a department chair hopes to attract. He is brimming with ideas and the capacity to implement them,” wrote Nancy Fishback, M.D., professor and chair of pathology and anatomy.

Goodmurphy attributed his success to the collaborative, supportive atmosphere fostered at EVMS and the eager students who come here.

“I have the blessing of having a job that I love at a place that I love with people that I love, and I can’t ask for anything more than that,” he said.

May 11, Mother’s Day, starts our new series called Marriage Unveiled. You won’t want to miss this! Take a look at these topics:

1. Sealing the deal – Covenant and contracts, God’s design for relationships, the power of a vow.
2. High definition love – Falling or jumping into love, redefining the word.
3. Putting self on the shelf – Love is forgiving and not self-seeking.
4. Can you hear me now? – Gender tendencies, communication triangle and strategies.
5. Conflict revolution – Peace process, resolution styles, redefining TLC
6. Created for pleasure – Enjoying the gift from God, enjoying marriage, romance requires creativity and planning.

It was really impacting to write down the words or phrase that keeps us from ‘getting out of the boat’  . . . and then ceremoniously crumbling that paper boat and tossing it into the trash!!  Let’s not forget that powerful feeling and really use it as a catalyst to ‘walk on water’ this week.

Next week is “Family First” and we will also have our social / reconnect time before bringing in the family for lunch.  Don’t forget to call class members that have not been in class recently to invite them as well.  We all decided on a cold cut / picnic style buffet and ask that everyone bring a dish to share (for at least 5-8 folks).  The following folks have already committed:

• Makarsky                      veggie plate                              1 adult/2 kids
• Lindros                          TBD                                         2 / 1
• Jennings                        dip & chips                               1 / 1
• Parkers                         meatballs                                  2 / 2
• Danfords                        fruit tray                                    1
• Burners                         cookies or brownies                   2 / 1
• ____________               pasta?
• ____________               salads?
• ____________               breads?
• ____________               desserts

Lots of prayers and praises were offered including traveling family members, improvement in loved one’s health and children (both a praise and a prayer!).  We just were told that Christine Barnes is healing after back surgery but has contracted an infection which will require additional intervention.  Please pray for the Barnes family and feel free to send an encouraging card.

Keep the faith, friends!! LaVeryl

Don’t forget about meeting for street hockey in the church parking lot on Saturday mornings at 8:30! Check out the video we put together. Bring the kids with you for mission kids at 8:30!

Check out the water-walking series details on the King’s Grant blog for details of what the lesson is about. You can also add your comments regarding how you sense God is leading you to step out of the boat and get out of your comfort zone!

Also, don’t forget about men’s hockey each Saturday morning at 8:30. We meet in the church parking lot. A lot of fun. Check out our video!

We assigned ourselves the task of passing on some form of wisdom to our children this week and bringing back a concrete example of how we did so for next week’s class.

We are still looking for a good solution to our room issue but for now we will continue to meet in the Bistro Room until the choir is done and then we will move to that location. Remember to put your prayer and praise requests on the board as you enter the choir room.

LaVeryl will be leading the group through the third lesson in our “Making Great Kids” series. This next one will be on Living the Love We Teach and is based on 1st Corinthians 13:1-13.

Please be diligent about prayer for our fellow class members this week. Lift up those that have shared with us some of the significant issues and life altering trials and tribulations they are experiencing.