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Pastoral Emphasis from 4/27

Last Sunday, I issued the Psalm 119 challenge. The challenge is to read a verse of Psalm 119 everyday for the next 176 days (since there are 176 verses). This is to encourage and help discipline us to read the Bible daily. Plus each verse of Psalm 119 talks about God's Word. So I encourage everyone to mediate upon the verse you read and keep a journal about what insights you receive about God's Word.

The Church Family Meeting is tomorrow (4/28) at 7:00pm. All members are asked to be present to stay informed about what's happening at the church.

The James Stephens III Scholarship foundation is accepting essays for the up coming Scholarship Gala. They have several book scholarships yet to award to high school seniors going on to college. Please refer interested parties to the following website, DAFUNNYMAN.COM or office (919)466-9092. The Gala is May 10th.

We had no CDs left from our free give-away of the message "Do you love Jesus more than these things". We made some extra copies for some of you who expressed interest of getting a copy. Those of you, who left your name, please pick up your copy at the Welcome Center.

May 1st is the National Day of Prayer (NDOP). I, along with other area pastors, will be participating in Cary's observance of the NDOP on Thursday at the First United Methodist Church on Academy Street at 12 noon. If you are available during this time, please come out and join us as we pray for our nation.

One-Stop Voting is going on now so that you can vote early for the May 6th Primary Election. In Cary, voting will be at the Herbert Young Community Center. Pick up a card at the Welcome Center for dates and times or check here. Please exercise your right to vote.

This past week was administrative/secretary week and I want to recognize the following individuals on our staff that do an extraordinary job: Barbara Smith (our church secretary), Minister Amekuedi (our financial secretary), and Elder Bullock (who is performing church administrative duties).

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