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Buchanan First Presbyterian Church
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July 2011 Newsletter Things in Common We’re back! The session h a s d e c i d e d t h a t w e c o n t i n u e doing the newsletter. Many folkshave told us that they use our newsletter as a way to keep up with events at our churches. So, if you have news to share, get the information to your newsletter contacts and ask them to forward it to us here at Buchanan First. NEWSLETTER CONTACTS: Just a reminder to please send items in to us by the deadline. The deadline for the August newsletter will be Tuesday, July 19. It takes me at least3 or 4 days to get the material organized and printed and ready for mailing. Please make every effort to have your church’s news in on time. ***** Don’t forget the events that have been scheduled for Outreach for Christ 2011. Theschedule is as follows: the Hurley area event is scheduled for July 14 at the park.; the Grundy-Vansant area event will be held July 21 at Grundy High School; the event for the Oakwood area will be July 28 at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy; and the event for the Council area will be August 4 at the William P. Harris Park. The planning committee has been working hard to bring these events together; more volunteers are needed. We ask for prayers and everyone’s commitment to attend and work together to reach others for Christ. This is a wonderful opportunity to work together and show our interest in reaching out to our community. First Sergeant Mike Honaker, a chaplain with the Virginia State Police, will be the speaker for the Grundy area event on July 21 at Grundy High School. Tracy Fletcher will be our emcee; Kemper Bausell will be in charge of the music. We need volunteers! Contact Mary Yates, Mary RuthSpencer or Tracy Fletcher if you want to be a part of this exciting event. Please be in prayer thatwe can reach out to our communities and lives will be touched and changed. Our thanks is extended to all who have worked to make these events successful! *****
The Synod of the Mid-Atlantic Men’s Council will again be hosting the Annual Presbyterian Men’s Fellowship and Conference on July 15-17, 2011, at Massanetta Springs Conference Center in Harisonburg, VA. Check in and registration is Friday evening from 3 to 7 pm, whichincludes orientation and instruction, choir practice, dinner, start up and welcome. It will conclude with lunch at noon on Sunday. Scheduled conference speakers include Rodney Sadler, Associate Professor of Bible at the Charlotte, NC, campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary; Bobby Jones, the headmaster of Carmel Christian School who also coaches basketball and tennis and enjoyed a career with the Philadelphia 76ers; Byron Wade, pastor of the Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC; and Jefferson Ritchie, Associate Director for Mission for the Outreach Foundation. The Conference Music Leader is Jocelyn Thompson, who is the director of Music and Organist at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. The Sunday Morning Silent Communion Leader is the Rev. Dr. David McKee, Synod Executive/Stated Clerk of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic. Rev. George Goodman will be the Sunday morning worship preacher, assisted by Wendell Hill, conference chairman. If anyone would like more information, please see the bulletin board outside the office. We can make copies if necessary. ***** Nar-Anon, a support and resource group for relatives and friends with loved ones addictedto drugs meets monthly on the third Thursday at Buchanan First. The meeting for July will be held on July 21 at 7 pm. Anyone having questions or needing more information can contact Susan Matney
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