Below please find my article for the June Church Newsletter. It's been a busy week or so, and I am reminded of this when my computer informs me that I've proofed or published over 118,000 words online in the last week. That's a lot of words, I tend to write more than most but that's a lot of writing and proofing... please note that this includes all the Scripture verses which I have cut and pasted into my blog posts.
But, enough of that...
This certainly has been a spring to remember, we have had snow, rain, and flooding like never before in my lifetime. As I write this there was hail in Omaha overnight so deep that folks were getting stuck in the piles. It's continuing to rain here in Lake City, across the Midwest, and especially back home in South Dakota; the Missouri River (to me just called "The River") is nearly as high as I have ever seen. If the rain doesn't abate it will surpass those levels very soon. The problem throughout the entire Midwest is that the ground is saturated and any new rain is running off quickly. At this point, nearly every creek and river is at or beyond flood stage. Back home "The Creek" (Counselor Creek) is running at a constant rate that I don't ever remember seeing. There were always 'Gully Washers' but then the creek went back to a quieter state, now it's running continuously at a flood stage.
As you go about your week, please pray for all of those who are being affected. If you are fortunate enough to not have flooding please consider helping those who have been and who are. The way things are going many of the folks flooded by the melting snow are seeing the flood levels rise again, and as I said if the rain continues up North eventually they will have to let water downstream causing even more issues. As I indicated... it is a spring that we shall all long remember.
Be a blessing to someone today!
In Christ,
Roy
Well, it's supposed to be getting warmer since we're almost in June, but as most of us know this last winter seems to be the winter that just won't end. With recent cold temperatures here in Lake City and with actual snowfall in parts of the mid-west this week, we are all left wondering when will it all end. To top it off there's been a whole lot of rain up in South Dakota and all that rain is going to come down the River and keep the flooding going even longer. With all this, we are reminded why the Men's Group recently embraced a new program entitled “Water Ministry”.
The Men's Group “Water Ministry” is a program aimed at stockpiling bottled water to have prepared for emergencies. If there is flooding, a devastating tornado, fire, what have you, which leaves a nearby community in need of potable water we will be able to quickly load up a truck and deliver some form of aid to that community. The men are asking for donations of cases of bottled water on the 3rd Sunday of each month. The next date for the “Water Ministry” donations will be June 16th. Please mark your calendar and remember to bring some water to the Church on the 16th. We will have someone available to carry it into the Church for you if needed. Thank you all so much!
This year's Rummage Sale for the WOW group was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who donated and worked the event. I'm sure that there will be a report from the WOW group later in the Newsletter so I will allow them to comment more but it was a great effort and very fruitful!
This past weekend brought both joy and sorrow to us here at Woodlawn. Joy in Spencer Moon graduating; Spencer is such a remarkable young man and we are all very excited about what the world holds in store for him. We've all been blessed to help him mature and grow into the wonderful soul that he is, all the best to you always Spencer!
The sorrow over the weekend was that for the first time (and hopefully the last) since I've been here to Woodlawn, we had two funerals on the same day. On Saturday, May 18th, we laid Jim Bruce to rest in the morning and then in the afternoon we held the funeral for Deloris Krause. Jim became ill suddenly down in Texas and thanks to the valiant efforts of his cousin Neal, our own Gary Dooley, and Steward Hospital's Brooke Minnehan, Jim was able to be brought back to Lake City before he passed. Jim's heart was so devoted to Lake City that I believe he held on just long enough to know he was home. Thank you to Neal, Gary, and Brooke for working so hard to grant Jim his last wish. God Bless! We are all going to miss Jim, his dry wit, and his incredible range of knowledge, rest well James!
Deloris had such a wonderful turn out of family and friends and she was so well loved by so many. She was however very much prepared and consigned to her passing, it was a true testimony to those who loved her. I do want to again thank everyone that worked so hard preparing for and serving the meals to the two gatherings. You all did a remarkable job and I am very proud of the way you ministered to both families!
On a happier note, we do have a wedding coming up in June! On June 8th, we will be joining Tabitha Fergason and Corey Clausen in matrimony here in the Sanctuary. Corey and Tabitha are a very sweet young couple and I am confident that they will have a long and happy union. And speaking of long and happy unions, our own Leon & Judy Hendricks will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary in June! Make sure to wish them many more and congratulate them on their determination and devotion to one another. God bless you all!
Don't forget to mark your calendars for the “Son Celebration” Concert on July 27th. Make sure to tell all your friends and family to mark the date as well! This year we are planning and preparing for a bigger and better event, you won't want to miss this one!! We've got three great and talented acts booked and this will be Fun!
With that, I'm going to let you all go, BUT... please remember to...
Be a blessing to someone today! Pastor Roy
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