VBS News: Sis. Cindy Coakley will be at the church every night from 5pm to 8:45pm working on props and such. She needs all the help she can get. If you have any spare time, stop in to see what you can do to help. If you get to the church and it’s not open, she lives in the house attached to the church, and invites you to knock on her door to let her know you’re there.
Volunteers Needed: Vacation Bible School will be August 14 -18 from 6pm to 9pm. Male actors are needed for small skits to be performed each day. Please see Sis. Cindy Coakley.
Vacation Bible School Pre-Registration: Please get your child/children registered early. See the display in the vestibule/Welcome Center area.
Donations Needed: Baked goods are needed for our Bake Sale at Wal-Mart next Saturday (July 22). You can either drop your item off at the table at Wal-Mart (Sis. Cindy will be there by 8am) or contact Sis. Cindy Coakley to make arrangements. Thank you.

Church Yard Sale: If you have something to get rid of, why not bring it in for the yard sale? It will be August 3,4 & 5. We can also use bags, paper and plastic. Please mark your calendars and set aside some time to volunteer your help. This is a major undertaking and we appreciate any and all the help we can get. Your donations are greatly appreciated as well!

New Life Ministries Block Party: What a wonderful time it was! Teresa Coakley and her back up singers (Arminta, Timothy, and Emily Coakley) started the evening out with a couple of songs. There was free food and drink, live entertainment, lots of friendly folks, and games. I especially enjoyed the dunking cage and watching Pastor Granger being dropped into the tank I encourage more of you to attend next year and be in prayer for community involvement. This was a wonderful community activity for the family and New Life Ministries did an excellent job in putting it together.
Street Ministry: There was a nice turn out of youth participation. 100 more flyers were passed out. Keep these homes in your prayers.
FYI: Timothy Coakley has a part in The Music Man being performed at Triple Locks Theater. We enjoyed the production and were very proud of our Timothy. He did an excellent job. Contact theater for dates and times and ticket info.
THANK YOU: What a wonderful relaxing time we had in Virginia. The mountains were beautiful! Our send off was such an inspiring event, I will forever be grateful to our Lord for allowing me to know such love! Your sacrifice of time and energy is humbling to me, for I don’t deserve this kind of dedication! But… Hallelujah!!! The computer is paid for!!! I just want everyone that worked the fundraisers to know that I appreciate it! I love you!
Tickets For Sale: Sis. Brenda Mourer is selling tickets for a drawing of various items. The proceeds are to help with medical expenses in the care of a special little girl with autism. See Sis. Brenda if you are interested in helping this family out.
Food Pantry: Though it won’t we very big, we will once again be able to have a small food pantry of canned goods. If you would like to contribute to getting it stocked up, bring in your items and put them in the Welcome Center area behind the couch. God is so good to allow us to be used in this way once again. Praise Him!
CONGRATULATIONS! To Matt & Jill Smith. Brylie Jane was born Wednesday, July 12. She’s an 8lb 9oz, 21” long bundle of pure joy according to Pastor (who got to hold her already!) Please pray for this family as they adjust to the new addition to the household.
PRAISE THE LORD!!! GOD ANSWERED OUR PRAYER!!! On Friday, Linda Summers had a heart catheterization done a Riverside Hospital in Columbus. NOTHING was found to be wrong with her heart!! The Lord takes care of those He calls His own!!! Thank you Jesus!!
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine…Proverbs 17:22.
This one’s for you, ladies
Women over 50 don't have babies because they would put them down and forget where they left them. One of life's mysteries is how a 2 pound box of candy can make a woman gain 5 lbs. My mind not only wanders, it sometime leaves completely. The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear really tight shoes. The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you're doing, someone else does. Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today. Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness. I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting my pantyhose on fire. Amazing! You hang something in your closet for awhile and it shrinks two sizes! Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like, "You know, sometimes I just forget to eat." Now I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my keys. But I've never forgotten to eat. I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are: eating too much, impulse buying, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That is my idea of a perfect day.
Just as the psalmist says: We are fearfully and wonderfully made. We may have our little quirks and idiosyncrasies, but we are made masterpieces at the hand of the Master Artist!!!

Happy Birthday:
Monday: Sean Coakley Saturday: Don Ross, Pastor Jim
Happy Anniversary: Today: Justin & Julie Mulford