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Fish Fry, Picnic, & Potluck

We want to spread the word about the “Fish Fry, Picnic, and Potluck” happening this Sunday, May 16^th.  Here are a few things you need to know:

 

·       The fishermen among us are working hard to provide us with enough fish, but we are also asking families to bring some hamburger patties or hot dogs to throw on the grill. Take those to the kitchen when you arrive Sunday morning.

 

·       Each family should bring a side dish, such as chips, salads, or dessert.  Remember, if it needs to stay hot or cold bring it in an ice chest.  There will not be extra space in the refrigerators with all of the meat.  Take these items to Phillips’ Hall where tables will be set up and labeled. 

 

·       Bring your favorite drinks. Iced Tea, Water, cups and ice will be provided.

 

·       Bring your lawn chairs.  We will have tables set up on the east side of Café’ Mosaic and on the patio directly outside, but softball is better to watch from a lawn chair.

 

·       Suzie Haltom is organizing a softball game.  Bring your gloves and bats.  Also, it will be a great day to play lawn  games such as horseshoes and Frisbee. Bring those, too.

 

·       Bad weather won’t stop us.  If it rains, we will still eat and play games in Phillips’ Hall.

 

·       Check with your small group to see if you are doing a specific task for the day such as set up, clean up, or bringing food items such as tartar sauce or ketchup.  If you are not signed up to volunteer, do you want to?  Contact Janet Collins at the church office.  We do still have a couple of needs.

 

We are looking forward to this great opportunity of fun and fellowship!  Feel free to call the church office if you have questions.  The number is 663.3000.  You can leave a message even if she is out of the office or email her at jcollins@garnettchurch.org.  Otherwise, see you this Sunday.

 

Student Praise Band @ The Gathering

This Wednesday, May 5 Cafe Mosaic will be open beginning at 5 pm while we also share a free meal cooked by Chef Roy Victory and his staff. Join us for time to talk and relax in an atmosphere where we support and love one another. Then at 7 pm the student praise band will be leading us in The Gathering.

All-Church Worship May 5

Cafe Mosaic will be open beginning at 5 pm while we also share a free meal cooked by Chef Roy Victory and his staff. Join us for time to talk and relax in an atmosphere where we support and love one another. Then at 7 pm the student praise band will be leading us in The Gathering.

Loving the Storm-Drenched by Frederica Mathewes-Green

This morning I read from an article by Frederica Mathewes-Green that I would recommend you read. Great article on the futility of trying to change culture vs. embodied faith.

Loving the Storm-Drenched

Roy Mwesigwa

Roy “the honest man” from Uganda challenge us Sunday, April 18. He also spent lots of time through the week with many people in the congregation and community.

We are challenged to live more simply so others can simply live. I wish you could have seen Roy’s reaction to the simple hand-drilling water well method we showed him in Yukon, Oklahoma. He bearhugged me when he realized the revolutionary potential of water well kits going all over his country–and the world–where man and woman power can drill unlimited wells at a fraction of the cost of paying for rigs. Truck rigs will still be needed in some circumstances.

The cable rig water well method has been around for many years in the water and oil industry but innovations have not been specifically applied to the need for clean water worldwide till now and Water4.org is leading the way.

Roy works with Kibogroup.org in Uganda, so check out their web site as well.

Cross Training: 40 Days to Give Jesus Equal Time

The concept is simple. Some will disagree with it. Others will find their lives change. Give Jesus equal time for 40 days. If you watch TV for one hour, give Jesus one hour of Bible reading, prayer, or service. The challenge is for everyone at Garnett Church and our friends who want to join us. I’ve put a copy of the Bible in my car and when waiting on my children at practice, I can read from one of the 4 Gospels. This morning we began asking two epic questions from the Gospel of Mark: Who is this man Jesus? and How do we follow him?

Consider joining us for 40 days of giving Jesus equal time. If you FB, watch TV, listen to Talk Radio, watch movies . . . assess how much time you do those things and cut it in half and give Jesus half that time.

Baptisms and Duck Waders

God brings us an amazing variety of people seeking God, and our job is to give them good directions by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Word of Christ, and the love of the Father God.

A man from OKC came to Tulsa today for a visit to his parents’ graveside. He called the church asking if we could baptize him. He knows and loves Christ but just needed someone to help him obey God in baptism. I baptized the traveler and told him the Holy Spirit will give him the next steps. I didn’t say a lot and didn’t ask him a lot of questions, because he didn’t want or need me to. He is in his 50s and there’s a lot of water under the bridge that he’ll need to figure out between him and God. I told him I trust the Holy Spirit more than myself to show him what’s next and he agreed. I told him “as far as the East is from the West, so far has God removed your sins” (Psalm 103:12).

P.S. We have more baptisms to come Sunday, March 28 . . . and we need some waders that don’t leak! After the baptism, when I took off the duck waders, my left sock was soaked. The church has two pairs of waders, and both pair have holes in them. Thank you to those who paid for these waders that have gotten a lot of use, but they are now worn out, so we need another one or two people to donate. Would you consider donating two pairs of duck waders? If you have a pair you don’t use, please donate them to church. If you buy them new, get medium that will fit most people. Either way, we’ll give you a letter from church for a tax deduction. Let Greg know by emailing or calling (gtaylor@garnettchurch.org or 663-3000).

–Greg Taylor

Sunday March 21–Worship 10 am

No 9 am classes because of weather and additional time to drive and warm up, but worship still planned for Sunday, March 21, 10 am.

Snow & Worship Sunday March 21!

Are we still gathering for worship Sunday, March 21? Snow is continuing to come down and more predicted through night. I know everyone wants to know, so I’m sending this out to say that it doesn’t look good, but we will make final determination as early as 8 pm Saturday or as late as Sunday morning around 6 am. Watch the web site, Facebook, email, and TV news. You can give your feedback by writing to gtaylor@garnettchurch.org. Thanks, Greg Taylor

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