We had a great time of food and fellowship at LaDama Saturday. Thank you Joanne for being such a gracious hostess. The food was great. Afterwards we went to Joanne's house for an afternoon of games. We ended up playing Bunco and eating banana pudding and strawberry trifle. We had 16 from our class. We all decided that we need more time to PLAY together. We are trying to decide on a good time that we could start our own bunco group. It looks like we could get together maybe once a quarter. We will talk about it later.

Don't forget that this Sunday begins our study together on "Heaven" I have ordered a few more books if you did not get one this past Sunday. Be in prayer for everyone in our class. We all need to be uplifted.

Have a great week and hope we have everyone in class Sunday, March 1.

Hi,

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine! As I got up this morning and heard about the plane crash in Buffalo I am reminded of how not to take life for granted. Give someone close to you a hug or kiss and let them know how much they mean to you. See you all Sunday....

Gena

Today on Good Morning America the author of the book that Marcia brought Sunday was on TV. He wrote "The Shack" for his children. When he wrote the book he made 15 copies on a printer to give to his children and friends. Well he has now sold over 6 million copies. I have not read the book but you can read an excerpt on ABC Good Morning America website. Marcia bought a copy for our class that you can read (you may have to get in line though). Pastor Tim mentioned this book several Sundays back in his sermon.

I received our books on Heaven. I will give them out Sunday. Remember this is a condensed version. You may want to buy the big book anyway. It is up to you. I will have a guide for you to complete each week as we study together.

I hope all of you are having a good day.

Gena

Hi,
I was glad to see everyone at Sunday School yesterday. We had 13 in class. Sheryl reminded us of our upcoming class meeting. We will all meet at "La Dama" (Pinnacle shopping center in Trussville) Feb. 21 at 11:00 A.M. After a lunch hosted and graciously provided by Joanne Roberts we will go to Joanne's house for an afternoon of fun and GAMES. Joanne will provide the games but if you have a favorite you are welcome to bring it.
Our Sunday School lesson was on being persistent on praying. Please continue in your daily prayers for Sturgis and Marcia Scott, Luci Jones, Joanne Roberts,Honey Black and those that were not mentioned.
The Mission Project for this month will be for the Eastern Area Christian Ministry. They need jelly or paper towels.
Pastor Tim had a great sermon from Luke 9:28-43. After Peter, John and James had a mountain top experience with Jesus the scripture tells us that the "next day" they were amazed that Jesus performed a miracle. Does this not sound like a lot of us? We come home from church and 'the next day" we sometines forget about the Lord until he does something miraculous and then we are "amazed".
Discipleship classes for the Winter Quarter begin Sunday evening. I hope you get a chance to plug in to one of the classes provided.
Have a Happy Valentine!!!
See you Sunday,
Gena

New Blog!!!!

I am so excited to add another means of communication to our Sunday School class. We do such a great job, but it won't hurt to provide another way to let each other know what is happening in each of our daily lives. Please use this blog to post anything that you want the class to know about.