Percival Community Church: September 2020

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Good morning everyone. We are now officially into fall. I gathered these leaves out of my yard. Are they not simply gorgeous?! Such vibrant colors. Don't ever forget to stop, recognize, and truly see nature's beauty (miracles, as I refer to them) all around us. ~Mindy

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11

September 26-27
Pray for our congregation, Pastor Blaine, Lynn, Babe, Phyllis and her daughter Rhonda, Sandra, Teresa Spidell, Kristin, Jan's sister Monica.
Please pray for the Lueth family. David's nephew, Ben, passed away at the age of 23.
Pray for the family of Arnold Spears who passed away September 23.
Pray for the family of Jim Graham. He is a former resident of Percival who passed away in Arizona earlier this year. There will be a gathering at the Percival Church today at 2:00 for his family and friends.
Pray that we do not get Covid. The number of cases in Fremont County has doubled in the last few weeks. There are numerous cases in the Fremont Mills schools and Sidney High School has at least one case.
Harvest has begun! Pray for the safety of all the farmers.

** Added prayer request--Please pray for Phyllis Layman's niece, Jessica Betts. She lost her two year old daughter, Ellie, yesterday. She was run over by a vehicle. Please pray for Jessica and her family as they endure this unimaginable loss.

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Now for some good news!
Phyllis Layman has moved back to Percival! We want to thank her for cleaning the church from time to time during the pandemic. She makes sure everything is ok there.
Jerry and Jo Ann's twin granddaughters are starting to walk now. They also reported they have seen some monarch butterflies this week.
Two local teachers received the Charles E. Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award. They are Nicole Zavadil who teaches music at Sidney and Allison Gregg who taught at Hamburg last year and is now at Sidney Elementary.
Birthday greetings to Ardis Rogers and Bill Anderson on October 3!

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Thank you to Jerry Birkby and Nancy Newlon for the video suggestions this week.

Bringing in the Sheaves

Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace

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Looking through past photos of church and church gatherings, I thought it might be nice to share one or two every Sunday, calling it, "Captured Moments from the Past."

Here's today's captured moments...

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Percy's Tidbit...

"Make me strong in spirit, courageous in action, gentle of heart, let me act in wisdom, conquer my fear and doubt, discover my own hidden gifts, meet others with compassion, be a source of healing energies, and face each day with hope and joy." ~ Abby Willowroot

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As the new week begins, remember to ......

Sunday Blessings~

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Prayer requests for September 19-20

Pray for the members of our church, Pastor Blaine, Rhonda Shirley, Sandra, Teresa Spidell, Kristin, Jan's sister Monica.
Birthday blessings to Tammy Chaney on the 26th!
Happy Anniversary to Don and Wava on the 23rd!
Jan's sister, Monica, was in a bad vehicle accident this week. She has four broken ribs, a cracked sternum, and two broken bones in her back.
Kristen Handy will probably be in the hospital for two more weeks.
Dale gave me permission to share this information with you. Pastor Blaine has had three small strokes altogether. His limbs are working, though his walking is very slow. His reaction time is greatly reduced. His memory is "hit and miss" at times. The stroke affected his esophagus and he cannot swallow which puts pressure on his trachea and makes it hard to breathe. He has lost a lot of weight. He thinks of our congregation often. They are very thankful for our prayers.

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Thank you for all the suggestions for videos! Keep them coming. It really helps me out! The videos this week were suggested by Beth, Phyllis, and Barb. ~ Mary

Day By Day.......this one's for you Beth!

There's Something About That Name......this one's for you Barb!

How Great Thou Art......this one's for you Phyllis!

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We have a couple of shares today, the first from Mary Zach.

"Fall has arrived at our place! I painted two new barn quilts, one for each side of our driveway."

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Here are a couple of fall pictures from Mindy.

We put up our scarecrow, wreath and added a couple of pumpkins.

This cute cement planter was a thrift store find. The pumpkins are all from Owen/Gubser Pumpkins located 5 miles east of Hamburg.

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Looking through past photos of church and church gatherings, I thought it might be nice to share one or two every Sunday, calling it, "Captured Moments from the Past."

Here's today's captured moments...

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Percy's Tidbit

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. ~ St. Francis

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Sunday Blessings to you and yours....

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Good morning! I thought I would share my basket of sunflowers. A little droopy but pretty just the same. Mindy

Prayer requests for this week:

Pray for the members of our church, Pastor Blaine, Rhonda Shirley, Nancy's sister Sandra, Teresa Spidell.
Pray for Kristin, Robb Handy's sister. She is rehabilitating in the hospital, and hopes to be strong enough to go home soon.
Pray for the family of Kevin Fichter. At one time, he ran the Sidney
grocery store. He was only 62.
Birthday greetings to Larry Moyer on the 17th and Doug Raymond on the 18th!

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Click on the links for Mary's music selections this week.

On Eagle's Wings

Amazing Grace

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Nancy Newlon has some photos to share with us this morning.

"One of God's wonderful creations," says Nancy.