The huge forsythia bush

near the parsonage is beginning to get a much needed trim.

John 15:2   ... every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

Painting the arrows for the 5K and fun run...

...for the summer classic, which takes place on Saturday, July 31st.
Encourage your friends and neighbors to come!
There are forms for 3 on 3 basketball teams etc. in the church on the small table in the center of the Ed Building.
Grandpa is painting the arrow outlines and Asa is filling them in.  The rest are the support crew.

the pastor with mr. sunshine, at the beach house

Mckenna...

...is here!  with her mom Megan, her grandma Lenora, and her aunt Paige!


Isaiah 49:15
"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!"

Business Meeting

We got our business done pretty quickly, as usual, at our quarterly meeting.

Isn't Janice wearing a lovely star hat?  We're grateful for her fine work as our treasurer.

the 24 year old...

had a lovely birthday yesterday because so many friends gave her calls - she even got a call from Norway and one from Kenya!
Then when we got home she had several cards too!
Every birthday we reflect on God's grace in Bethany's life and our lives.
In this photo she's with Uncle Chris from Bryn Athyn, another of her favorite men.

Hebrews 13:9
It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace... 

We're back!

...from a great week at Cape May with most of the family, and a niece's wedding in my home town that John performed.
Here's my mom, Babbie, with my granddaughter Samara.  I love seeing the generations get to know each other.
That's something about our church that I treasure too, that we have all ages in our church family.  That's such a blessing.