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.

Here is Painted lady butterfly on Lantana.

Here are Nancy's beautiful granddaughters Carrington and Emmalin. First day of school.

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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

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap...but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

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Happy Sunday!

Wishing you a day full of joyful moments.

Please remember to send Mary or myself news or pictures to share!

A Tribute to 9/11

 

 

A Tribute to the 9/11 victims and their families

 Click on the following link.

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Thank you to Marcia Little for taking and sharing this beautiful picture "Autumn colors after a morning rain."

 Good Morning!

Prayer requests for September 6

Pray for all the members of the Percival Church, Pastor Blaine, Rhonda Shirley, Nancy's sister Sandra, Teresa Spidell.
Pray for Robb Handy's sister, Kristin.  She had a stroke on Tuesday and is paralyzed on her left side.
Give thanks that Babe McCown is back at the Ambassador.
Birthday greetings to Scott Sumpter on Saturday, September 12!

Here's a little fun news from some of our members:
The Birkby's daughter, Lora Lee, went on a two week white water rafting trip.
Beth Lueth and her daughter, Lacey, went to an outdoor Omaha Community Playhouse performance Friday night.
Grace Zach is enjoying dance, cheerleading, and cross country. Sidney's Homecoming will be this Friday, September 11.

     The videos this week feature two more people who became famous on YouTube during the pandemic. Dr. Elvis Francois and Dr. William Robinson are surgery residents at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic is special to me  because my parents received care there several times during their lives. The doctors perform in the lobby to calm patients and their families and to bring them hope. You can find more songs they have recorded if you Google "YouTube Elvis Francois."
Have a great weekend! Mary 

Click on the links to listen 

God Bless America

Lean On Me

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Here are some more pictures to share from Marcia

 

 

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Beth and Lacey at the Omaha Community Playhouse

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Jerry and Jo Ann's daughter Lora Lee sent this photo to her parents. Jo Ann said she said to her, "you didn't walk across this" to which Lora Lee replied, "of course I did!"  It was in Glacier Park.

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Here are a couple of pictures of Grace. In this photo, Grace is 2nd from the left. The first one is her friend Madison who also attended church here.

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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

When you speak, always remember that God is one of your listeners.
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  Please let Mary Zach or Mindy know if you have any pictures or news in general about yourself or your family that you would like to share as we sure do enjoy hearing from you all!

Have a great week!