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Doughnuts with Drew

Lord, I Got a Young Preacher Here

Andrew Florio, our pastor in nomination, and I spent over an hour talking about what a great and blessed church is here at Providence. I listened to Drew’s excitement about life in general and ministry in particular. My mind turned back to a time when at the same age as Drew is now, I accepted a call to a church much like Providence. What an astonishing range of emotions – full of myself and at the same time, humbled – excited and scared witless – prepared and uncertain.

There was on the Session of that church an ornery old elder who, as a veteran of World War I, had seen too much pain and bloodshed to be casually agreeable about anything. In short, he drove me crazy.

Serious Mental Illness

The Office of National Health Ministries seeks to enable and empower individual Presbyterians, congregations, presbyteries and synods to understand serious mental illness and to be in ministry with persons and their families affected by this illness. We support these communities by creating educational resources, the providing of training programs and consultants.

Serious mental illness is the term used for a group of disorders causing a severe disturbance in thinking, feeling and/or relating. The results are a substantially diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life. Today in this country, approximately one in four people in all age groups are touched by mental illness.

And I Will Raise You Up on Eagle’s Wings

nick felix hilton head island sc Becky Kay’s nephew, Nick Felix, lives in Hilton Head Island with her niece, Lindy and their three children, Camille, Jack and Elizabeth. He is a fearless attorney and a very involved and loving husband and dad. With all of this, he has been inspired to enter the Ironman competition….here is his story:

About eight years ago I sat in a church in Columbia and listened to the organist play one of my favorite hymns, “On Eagles Wings.” She played enthusiastically and the church sang with such passion it could have been a revival. But it wasn't….it was a funeral, a beautiful, sad, but uplifting funeral. I did not know this young girl, I knew her sister, but Kristen must have been a very special person because the church was packed.

Reflections from Becky - July 2008

“O Lord, in Whom is our hope, remove far from us, we pray Thee, empty hopes and presumptuous confidence. Make our hearts so right with Thy most holy and loving heart, that hoping in Thee we may do good; until that day when faith and hope shall be abolished by sight and possession, and love shall be all in all.”
− Christina G. Rossetti

In our Sunday School class, we are studying “The Power of a Praying Parent.” This book deals with the prayers we offer daily for our children – some of minor issues and some of major issues and problems that they are facing. At first I thought, “Well, our children are grown and we have grandchildren….am I right for this class?” Well, I certainly needed this class, because a child is a child, regardless of their age, and when they become adults, they give you grandchildren and the prayers of today are even more intense for our youth.

Young at Heart - June 2008

dining out young at heart The YAH Group will continue its evening meals through the summer months. Look for some interesting places we will go and enjoy good food and the fellowship that we so often don’t get to enjoy. Nothing is as good as a delicious meal and an enjoyable group to dine with. Watch for details on our next outing, June 24th, to be announced in the bulletins. If you have suggestions, we would welcome them – please speak with Peggy Ragsdale on places you have gone before.