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.

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.

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!