Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. Just 11 days til the Holiday Party and Ornament Exchange.

We had a busy week this week. First and foremost please share a big congratulations to Suzanne. At the church conference Sunday night she was approved to be a candidate for ordained ministry sponsored by Custer Road. This is the first step in a long journey to ordained ministry but every methodist minister starts by being sponsored by a local church and we're glad to have Suzanne's come from Custer Road.

The church conference was very good. Ron and Tim laid out a spiritual vision and direction for our church we will be hearing a lot more about. I will try to go over some of that on of the future Sundays.

Sunday morning we had John Baldwin come speak to us about what it means to be an Acts II church. We learned a lot of the history behind this and some great insights from John on how we are currently serving as such and how we can continue to grow in that area. If you would like to thank John feel free to send him an email at jbaldwin@crumc.org.

On the missions front Sarah and Karla presented a couple of ideas for a class mission we can sponsor and take ownership of. We will discuss this more over the coming weeks. We also have our Head Start families coming up so please keep that in mind as we have 3 weeks to go for that.

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. I thought it would be fun to look back at just a few of the things we have done this year to be thankful for as a class.
- New babies arrived and arriving soon
- 6 new members
- Friday Night Friends volunteer project
- Sponsoring a journey sunday school class for the summer
- Thanksgiving baskets
- Nursing home visits
- Fun times together at Super Bowl party, barbecue and dinners for six
Much, much more... Proof that not only is our class growing in size but also in its ministries and fellowship.

Have a wonderful holiday and safe travels for all those traveling.

JL