Wednesday, December 30, 2009

So we're going to try to fill you all in one post at a time on what our congregation has been doing since the last post in September. We'll start with our annual Fall Fellowship which this year was hosted by Bruce and Bev Roberts at their home in Bradford, PA. It turned out to be a beautiful fall afternoon with lots of folks in attendance from several of our local congregations: Warren, PA; Jamestown, NY; Clarion, PA; Bradford, PA; and I'm sure there are others I've missed.

After eating a feast fit for kings and queens, the kids next got to participate in a scavenger hunt. Divided into two teams they hunted for various items and one of the teams of course was victorious over the other. After that the children next were treated to Bradford's version of a hay ride which you'll see in the photos below, lol.

Lastly the afternoon finished with singing praises down in Bruce and Bev's basement to Our God and King. It was just a great day as the pictures will demonstrate!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

Happy Birthday to all of those who celebrated birthdays in September!!!

September 8th - Bev Dietrich
September 12th - Jeffrey Geer
September 13th - Chris Arford
September 24th - Christopher Arford
September 30th - Graham Haight


And Happy Anniversary to Scott and Cathy Pearson - September 13th.

Monday, September 28, 2009

WELCOME HOME, CIARA!

In May of 2007, Roger and Jackie Sherwood announced to the congregation that they were starting the process to adopt a little girl from China. Moving ahead 2 1/2 years later, on August 26th, 2009 Jackie and her mom travel to China and finally met Ciara Rae-MinWen Sherwood for the first time on August 31st. They arrived home on September 10th where Ciara then met her Papa, her big sister Leyna and her niece/sister Logan.

Ciara made her debut to the Warren congregation on Sunday morning, September 13th, and the following week was formally welcomed home with a potluck/shower that the congregation threw for her. Everyone has been waiting anxiously to meet her and the congregation has fallen just as easily in love with her as the rest of her family has. Now that she's here, Ciara has adjusted fabulously and is now running around with the rest of the pack! lol Here are some highlights from the party!

Ciara and her PapaCiara with her Pappap (Jackie's dad)Ciara with her Granny (Jackie's mom)Being silly!Jackie and Roger opening Ciara's gifts surrounded by all the excited children, lolOh, she likes this one!Some photos of Ciara's new church familyRoger and Jackie's granddaughter Logan getting in on some of the actionCiara and her Mama

"...children are a heritage from the Lord..."

Playing with her new friend Julianna while Randy looks on.One happy girl!Thank you, Father!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

PENNSYLVANIA CHRISTIAN CAMP 2009

From July 25th through August 1st, eight of us from our congregation (Three adult staff, one junior staff and four campers) attended Junior Week at Pennsylvania Christian Camp in the beautiful mountains of Blue Knob State Park in Blue Knob, PA. This was Pam's first year at PCC and she tackled the difficult job of being a counselor to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls. Sandy and Jackie, who have been attending PCC for many years, were once again part of the kitchen staff. Evan was a member of the junior staff as a junior boys' counselor, and our four campers were Collin, McKayla, Josh and Jake. There were 60 plus campers total this year, which was almost double the attendance from last year, and around 30 staff members.

Below are some photos taken from a great week at PCC.

The group of us from Warren Church of Christ.From Talent Night, this was a re-enactment of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Evan (right) with a new friend, Justin. Evan as a junior staff member.Jake and Collin at the amphitheatre.McKayla relaxing in the lodge.McKayla and Josh in one of their classes. McKayla is sitting on the barrel and Josh is sitting off to the right.Josh ringing the PCC gong.Jake posing for this shot while his brother Josh pays attention to the speaker, lol.Sitting around the campfire.Pam and Jackie after a rainy day.Jackie's office for the week.Sandy trying to work in the kitchen while being heckled by the pirate (Gary) to the left, lolAll staff and campers.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

IT'S FAIR WEEK!

Beginning Monday, 8-10, through Saturday, 8-15, is the week of the Warren County Fair, and our congregation for the last several years has had a display set up in the Commercial Building, for the most part following up on our theme from VBS in June. This year the display features one of our rooms from VBS which was Noah and the Ark. Once again, Sandy Arford did a terrific job of getting the display ready and setting it up, and in fact, in 2007, our display won 1st place for best display at the fair. We'll have to wait and see how we do in the competition this year!

As part of our efforts at the fair to spread the Gospel of Christ in our community, we give away all sorts of crafts that the ladies of our church make throughout the year, toys for the children, pencils, fans, bookmarks, candy, et cetera. We encourage those willing participants to Test Their Bible Knowledge by taking a short quiz we have prepared. We offer free Bible Correspondence Courses and have a variety of free material that we hand out about The Church and specifically our congregation. We also have available to hand out all kinds of free tracts and DVD's on various subjects important in today's environment. If you are going to be in our neck of the woods, stop down at the fair and come see us. We'd love to see you!


Our display for 2009!Sandy working at the booth.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Well, we didn't actually have our little Independence Day get-together on the 4th, it was actually on the 5th after our first Sunday of the month singing service. We had quite a number show up this year and the vast collection of fireworks was quite a treat. The kids seemed to enjoy it, and from the pictures you'll see that the adults did, too! We really have a great congregation and so much to be thankful for, not the least of which are the freedoms we still have to enjoy in the USA.

This is how the boys reacted when they saw me get my camera out and just knew I was taking pictures for our Fellowship Blog, lolPam with her oldest son Evan and her youngest son John.Bev kindly posing for this shot.Kara and Bev horsing around.Sandy and her baby boy Chris.I just knew I'd find them in the building gabbing!Dot and Bev chillin' before the fun begins outside.Randy giving some pre-sparkler safety instructionsLighting those Sparklers!Kara sparkling.And her brother Graham and their mom Vickie can sparkle, too!Don is getting into the spirit!Looks like Roger is having a good time!It's finally dark and the show has begun.What a crowdOoooooo!Ahhhhhhhh!Ohhhhhhh!Wow!Randy H., Randy M. and Don checking on the supplies.The kids were enjoying the show!Some more than others, lol.Jake and Evan hamming it up.And the grand finale!