Pastor Randy's Blog

A Cornucopia for Thanksgiving

Around Thanksgiving, we begin to see something that usually hibernates and is virtually unseen for almost the entire year.  This wonder of the modern world is the cornucopia!  A cornucopia is basically a funnel-shaped thing that you pile all kinds of fruits, vegetables and different types of gourds into.  It holds all those different kinds of things in one place.

Today’s blog post is going to be a veritable cornucopia of different stuff for you to look at, think about, and plan to be part of, so we off we go!

First of all, I’d like to say thanks to all who came out and were a part of the EHC Family Thanksgiving Feast this past Sun night.  We had an awesome time, just like always.  I am so appreciative for Pam and the work that she does as our Fellowship Coordinator. It just goes great every time!  We appreciate Linda Bender and Tim Donohue for working on our ham and turkey.  We just have way better food than a church full of skinny people oughtta have!  haha  Good times, good times!

At the Feast, I wanted us to have a chance to share what we were thankful for, but we were not able to do that.  So I have to say here that I am thankful for the chance to get to know the people in our church family.  I know some people in our church are there for short season of their lives, and some will be a part of us for much longer.  Some even will be with us for most of their lives.  We pray that God constructs EHC to be the type of church family that stands the test of time.  That EHC stand for decades as a testament to God’s power to change lives.  But that only happens if, as we say goodbye to some, we have others step forward to fill their place.  We must make both room and make known that we have openings for ministry.  We who continue to write this chapter of EHC’s history must be aware that it is our responsibility AND privilege to rise up and take their places of ministry so that God’s work continues!  I am so appreciative to God for leading new people our way.  I hope and pray it is only the beginning!  Whether it is the “new people” or the “old people” who have been around a while, let’s all pull together and make sure we are becoming what God would have us to be!

On a much lighter note, I was tuned in to ESPN-2 this past Saturday night to watch the OU-Baylor game on TV.  When what to my wondering eye should appear, but our very own Allen and Lisa Lee as they watch the Baylor game live against my beloved Oklahoma Sooners!  Don’t believe me?  Check out this screen shot from the TiVo.  Okay, actually I did not see this.  But this was sent to me by Lisa at my request/insistence so I could share it with you.  EHC’ers keep showing up in movies and on TV recently, don’t they?

Yep, that’s Allen holding his head.  Not real happy about the play, judging by his and Lisa’s faces.

You want to know something funny?  They are playing in Waco, but they unknowingly bought tickets that were in the Sooner section!  Hey Allen and Lisa, maybe the Lord is trying to tell you to come on over to the Sooner side of life!!  LOL  The Sooners did go on to win this past Sat night.  I know that makes some of you (like the Barnes, Benders, and the Pucketts) very happy and some of you (like Allen, Lisa and Lien Quinto) very sad.  But hey all you Baylor Bears, seriously, your team has had a great season!

We are also very excited about all that we have the chance to do on our upcoming MissionTrip. There are that I will be sharing on December 5 during/after Sunday morning service. It will be a short trip and we hope as many of you as possible are able to come. We look forward to that.  The cost is going to be small, and it is a blessing to them as well as to us!  Plan to be a part.

Speaking of the Mission Trip, many of you are aware of how great a job Kaye Thompson does with decorations, flowers and crafts. She does some amazing centerpieces, floral arrangements, and wreaths as well.   Here is her website if you’d like to check out some of her stuff.

www.kayethompsonfloraldesigns.com

Kaye has donated some items that will be on display for the next two weeks for you to bid on in a silent auction.  This is a perfect opportunity for you to get some of these things as Christmas gifts and all the proceeds will go towards our upcoming MissionTrip. We appreciate all Kaye has done for our church family.  We believe this will be a fun, positive and easy way for you to be a part of our trip to Mexico coming December 19-20.

Now last but not least, I wanted to do a little survey.  Some of you who have asked about the possibility of having a Christmas Eve service at EHC. I know in some traditions your family will attend a candlelight service on Christmas Eve. Would you be interested in being a part of a Christmas Eve candlelight service?  If you are not familiar with this type of service, it usually only lasts about 45 minutes to an hour.  Ours would start around 7 PM.  I really could use every person who reads the blog’s opinion.  Even if the answer is “no,” it is anonymous, and I need to know if it will be something that there is  sufficient interest in doing.  We would love to plan it if there is, so let us hear back from you in our survey.  Thanks in advance!

So I end by simply saying that I hope all of you have a terrific Thanksgiving weekend, and also by saying that I am SO THANKFUL to be your pastor and friend,

RPfromEHC