Treasurer's Update

Hello! My last update of the treasury was on 5/22 so it has been a little less than 5 months since I updated everyone on the state of the treasury, note that last time it was about 6 months between updates so I am getting better.....I'll try to be more consistent (like monthly) from here on out.

Previous Balance (from 5/22/10 post) $1909.23

Deposits $ 217

Withdrawls $ (70)-This was for the June mission-Sunday's for VBS

Balance 10/10 $2056.23

Paid in Full-$1500 to be paid in October 2011 Update

In May we had $416 towards paid in full, we will add an additional $109 to that from the deposits noted above giving us a total of $525 towards our $1500 to be paid in October 2011. Since we are at the halfway point we need to be at $750 so we are over $200 short. We need to stay mindful of this commitment that we made and hopefully not have it hurt what is in our treasury as we need to be using that money for missions and such. When we made this commitment we had about 15 couples in the class so this essentially worked out to approximately $100 per couple over 2 years so please keep that in mind when you are donating to the treasury on a weekly basis (no one is looking to see who is putting in what so don't feel like you have to give a lot if the ability is not there either). I wanted to get this out there as everyone is making their yearly commitments to the church as this is a commitment that we made and agreed upon as a class. Remember that we can take checks (and I promise to deposit them) so don't let not having cash stop you from donating. Offering is always down over the summer so I am not terribly concerned about this but will continue to update everyone monthly so that we can fulfill this commitment. If you want to give an amount specifically to this please let me know and I won't split it like I do with the weekly offering. The reason for that is that we normally gave half of our offering to the church and decided to give it to Paid in Full for the 2 years that that campaign runs. Questions or concerns or if this is super confusing please don't hesitate to call me!

Have a great day!

Ashlea

Weekly Update

HI everyone,

Thanks to everyone that came to Oak Pointe and the Picnic. It was a fun time.

No big news this week.

1) Jason Lincoln is kicking off the stewardship campaign with a discussion of Chapter 1 in "Enough." I read it last night and it's some very interesting stuff. Should be some good discussion.

2) We will be putting together Harvest boxes for our October Mission. More details to follow.

I like the short emails. :)

See you soon,
Wayne

Joys & Concerns 9/26

Hi everyone,

I am so sorry I am so late in posting this week! Chad led our lesson on Philemon last Sunday. Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

- Michael's parents have a family friend who passed away suddenly from an aneurysm.

- Brett's brother may not be returning home from Iraq as soon as was originally thought.

Hope y'all have had a great week! See everyone back in class in 2 weeks!

Weekly Update

Hi everyone

This week all services are at Oak Point at the corner of Spring Creek and Jupiter. Service begins at 10 and is followed by a picnic lunch there at the site.

We have decided to try to meet for the service to sit together. If you are facing the stage, we'll try to meet on the right hand side of the seating area in the back row/area. I hope to see you there. Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets.

Following the service will be a lunch. The church is providing BBQ and drinks. They are asking if your last name is A-M bring a covered side dish. And N-Z bring a dessert. I think the church is handling everything else.

The plan to have bounce houses for the kiddos and "field games" for the older kids and adults. Should be fun.

This will be our social for the month so I hope to see everyone there for fun and fellowship.

Our missions for the month is going to be putting together Harvest boxes. More info to follow.

Sorry to be so long winded. Hope I see you Sunday.

Wayne

Weekly Update

Hi everyone.

No big news this week.

Lucas gets baptized this week at 8:30 service. I'm sure Amy and Philip would love to have you up there with them. Sounds like they are going to have a big group.

We are finalizing a place to meet out at Oak Point on Oct 3 so we can all sit together. Picinic afterwards if you hadn't heard already.

Study of Philemon this week. Focuses on forgiveness a lot if I remember correctly but Chad can go in a 1000 different directions with it. Should be fun.

See you soon,
Wayne

Pics from Julie's sip and see

Here are some pics from Julie/Jenna's sip and see. Enjoy!

Cupcakes and punch - courtesy of Erin, Erica and Virginia

Group shot - missing a few that couldn't stay the entire time :(

I think she's secretly always wanted a girl! Look at that smile!

The entertainment portion of the afternoon (gift opening)

Erica and Jenna

Julie, Virginia, Angie (also expecting #3)

Joys & Concerns 9/19

Hi everyone,

Wayne led the last week of our lesson on evangelism. Next week Chad will lead our discussion on the Book of Philemon. Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

- Lucas will be baptized at 8:30 next Sunday, and there will be brunch at Tin Star afterwards.

- Emily W. and Ally have both been sick with colds.

- Paul recently had knee surgery.

- Brett's brother will be coming home from Iraq soon!

- Jason Lincoln's grandfather passed away.

Happy Birthday to Julie on September 22nd!

FYI: The playgroup that Ashlea and I are in is having a fundraiser for My Friend's House (children's shelter in Plano that CRUMC has supported). Come eat at Tin Star in Frisco (3301 Preston) on Wednesday, 9/22 anytime between 4-9. They will donate 15% of sales, both dine-in and carry out, to My Friend's House.

Thanks, and have a great week! :)

~Lesley