Well, here I am - while everyone in Iowa is out having fun "caucusing" I am working! I guess our time here in Ohio will come in a few months. But as I hear on our local Cleveland news, we are apparently ALREADY having fun since someone called "Hannah Montana" is in town. By the looks of these "fans" it must be quite a show. 
If I only knew who that was who is causing all the commotion!
Sorry I missed sending out this note last week, but I took time off to have fun with Nicholas.
Bella (grandma Beth) also had him outside to get the mail while Papa waited inside. 
We truly appreciated the time with our family over the holiday, I hope you had some time to spend with yours.
Our Christmas programs the past couple of weeks were blessings. The adult choir did a wonderful job honoring the birth of Christ through music and drama.
The next Sunday our children rose to the occasion through their play, "The Worst Christmas Tree." 
You had to be there to understand the meaning of this play. And by the attendance figures for both weeks, most of you were there. Thank you to all who had a part in making these programs happen. DVD copies of the kids' program are available for $5.00 each, check the media booth to get one.
If I only knew who that was who is causing all the commotion! Sorry I missed sending out this note last week, but I took time off to have fun with Nicholas.
Bella (grandma Beth) also had him outside to get the mail while Papa waited inside. 
We truly appreciated the time with our family over the holiday, I hope you had some time to spend with yours.Our Christmas programs the past couple of weeks were blessings. The adult choir did a wonderful job honoring the birth of Christ through music and drama.
The next Sunday our children rose to the occasion through their play, "The Worst Christmas Tree." 
You had to be there to understand the meaning of this play. And by the attendance figures for both weeks, most of you were there. Thank you to all who had a part in making these programs happen. DVD copies of the kids' program are available for $5.00 each, check the media booth to get one.Last Sunday Pastor Igor Bagirov ministered in our morning service. It was truly a blessing to see his zeal for the Lord in his ministry on Cleveland's east side. Thank you for giving in a special way through the month in our "Gifts for Christ" special offering. We were able to present this offering to Brother Igor in the amount of $400 - he was very encouraged by it. Continue to keep him in prayer.
This past Wednesday we were able to hear from our own missionary to Nicaragua, Shelley Grimm. Some of us were sick that night (slight flu going around), but Beth informed me that we still had a good group there to hear her. They were blest for their effort to be there. Keep Shelley in prayer, also.
This Sunday we will continue our 9:30 AM Sunday School and Adult Bible Fellowships. Our Ladies ABF and our Men's Fraternity are finishing their series and soon we will be back to our regular 5 ABF's for adults. Get involved now if you haven't been doing so lately.
In our 10:45 AM Worship service we will begin a short series about "Our Divine Navigation System." I will leave it for you to mull over as to it's meaning, but one hint is that you should review Jonah 1 (or the whole book if you desire.) Did you get one of those navigation things for Christmas? I hear they are pretty cool. In a small sense they are a foretaste of what God has for us as we cooperate with Him for our future. Think about these things as Sunday approaches.
In our 6:00 PM service we will have our regular time of Communion at the Lord's Table, come with your heart prepared to give a short testimony of God's goodness in your life recently. This is a combined gathering of teens and adults, and is most special as you examine your heart in preparation for it. We will receive our Benevolent Fund offering and it would be helpful if you can give to it.
Ladies, remember your Bible Study here at church on Monday at 7:00 PM. If you have not attended and would like information, contact Sandi Goodrich. All are welcome to come.
Next Sunday, January 13 we will be hearing from Eugen and Felicia Oana in our 10:45 AM service. They are our missionaries in Romania, and God has used them greatly there. Plan to be here and encourage them by your attendance and giving.
Our Annual Ministry Reports meeting is coming up on Wednesday, January 16 at 7:00 PM. To prepare I need your report as soon as possible. Please email it to me or submit it on some kind of disk. Our secretary, Mary Horley is gone to Arizona with her husband, Jim for the next two months, so I am alone to get it all ready. Your help and cooperation would be most helpful.
Here are a couple of pictures outside my front yard which I am sure makes my parents in Florida glad they moved there: 
My dad golfs literally everyday down there, and I wonder if he has seen a sign like this one on any courses around him: "Please don't find lost balls until they stop rolling."
My dad golfs literally everyday down there, and I wonder if he has seen a sign like this one on any courses around him: "Please don't find lost balls until they stop rolling."This Sunday is suppose to be quite "warmer" than the past few days, so I hope you will make every effort to be in God's church with His people. Pray for His work in all our hearts and I pray that we will be closer to Him than we were before. God bless you, see you then!
Pastor Don Workman
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