Initial Sermon, Church Family Meeting, Cook-Off/Bake-Off Winners (Pastoral Emphasis from 10/3)

I'm pleased to announce that Deacon Daryl Cody will deliver his Initial Sermon on next Sunday, October 10th, at 4:00pm. Everyone is invited to join us for this special occasion.

This is an early reminder for our last Church Family Meeting of the year on 10/25. Don't miss it as we'll talk about a refinement to our ministry focus, exciting changes for Sunday School, & Children's Ministry update.

Big thanks to everyone for their support of our BBQ Cook-off & Bake-off fundraiser and Blood drive. We exceed our goal for the blood drive. The goal was 30 and we had 35 to donate blood!

There was a lot of smack talk from the participants so here are the winners with bragging rights (at least for this year)....

For the BBQ cook-off winners:

First Place: Ivan Porter
Second Place: Staci Issac and Gerald Vincent.

Bake-off winners:

First Place: Karen Gray (Dreamsickle Cake) & LaDonna Bethea (Honey Bun Cake)
Second Place: Cecilee Steinmetz (Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake)
Third Place: Jackie Smart (Sour Cream Pound Cake)

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