Vol. III, # 41, May 20, 2005

The Church Picnic Is This Sunday

The early charter members of RRCB first built a brick fireplace on the property that later would be the foundation for all of the buildings that we enjoy today. Because these people met for picnics, prayer and fellowship, it meant that the property was used for religious purposes and this was a blessing for tax purposes. In that tradition the church picnic is this Sunday from 4 PM to 8 PM at the Chestnut Hills Recreation Association at 2204 North Parham Road. Our class has been asked to bring desserts. Now would anyone care to suggest who might have influenced that choice of food supplies?

This Sunday also will be an opportunity for all of us to hear the Reverend Mary Mann from the pulpit. This may be the first time in the history of RRCB that two individuals will share the pulpit at the same time.

Also it is Trinity Sunday and three of our church employees will be recognized for ten years of service for RRCB. See your Spire for details. If you read the Spire you will also learn that this Sunday there is a choir performance for everyone. Performing this Sunday will be the Carol and Crusader Choirs as well as the Chancel Bell Choir and the Chancel Choir. PH wonders if Bill Simpson can play the saw.

Prayer Rounds

Good News from Kathy Wade:

Dear All,
This is an update just received Wednesday afternoon about John Seale, a good, hard-working missionary who I've known for many years in the Caribbean region and who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. In what I call a miraculous "re-diagnosis" this cancer has now become a fungus.
Enjoy this great news!!
Kathy

PH: The essence of Kathy's report is that a clearer biopsy was obtained on John Seale and the new diagnosis is a fungus infection. He is being treated appropriately; and although he remains weak, the prognosis seems better and our continued prayers are requested.

An update on Jared Oliver from Margaret and John Oliver

Just heard in the last couple of days that Jared will be leaving Afghanistan the latter part of June, arriving at Ft. Bragg about June 25th. After some debriefing he will probably be home by late July.

Something is said about his group when passing through Richmond to their home base in Woodstock - there will be a review by the Governor.

Remember in your prayers: Kathy Wade's Missionary friend John Seale, Arlene and Cecil Perry, Sandra Sizemore's great aunt, Myrtle Kurz, Audrey Thomson's sister Sharon Ruben and Sharon's family, Jared Oliver, Charlotte Ladd, Kirk Dadisman, B. J. Seymour, the VCU BSU, Cecil and Dot Sherman, Julia Tyler and her parents, Kay and Bob Culpeper, the Church clergy, especially Mary Mann, and the church staff. Prayers should also be offered for our military and civilians in harm's way and for those only known to you. Also remember that the ISH Diaper Campaign continues to the end of May. If you do not have time to shop, send SSBSC Missionaries Charlotte and Bill a donation and they will shop for you.

Shepson Sheila Announces the Schedule for the 2005 Catacombs Lectures

The speakers for the Catacombs Lectures are listed below. More details about their specific topics will be published in future issues of PHA. Some of the people are the same but the topics will be different.

Chris Lindbloom: July 10, 17 and 24.

Rob James: July 31 and August 7

PH and Brenda August 14

Lynn Dickerson: August 21

Tom Graves: August 28 and September 4

Is David Guilty of War Crimes?

Come to Sunday School this Sunday and hear Teacher Bob discuss the bloody side of the son of Jesse, otherwise known as David. We will begin around chapter 27 of First Samuel.

World War II Veteran Wayland Andrews Is Twenty-nine Next Thursday

Maybe we should all say a prayer for extra goodies for Wayland on this Sunday. If not Sunday, Wednesday night!

Lifting Each Other Up

All of this month HBO has been showing a film entitled "Warm Springs." This film is historical fiction. It is historically accurate in that Franklin Roosevelt had a severe case of polio in 1921. If is also true that he went to Warm Springs, Georgia, to determine if the warm mineral waters of the area would help him recover from polio. The film portrays real people and we learn that Roosevelt purchases the declining resort and converts it into the first major center for the treatment of the residual effects of polio. The film also reveals how Roosevelt did not have to hide or deceive those around him at Warm Springs regarding his own significant physical handicap.

Near the end of the film Roosevelt has been persuaded and decides to resume his political career. As he departs from Warm Springs, a group of polio patients approach him and one of the polio patients states jokingly, "Don't worry, Doc. We are not coming with you." Roosevelt responds with these words:

"You will be with me, no question of that. Well, I want to say how proud I am to be a part of this community, not based on birthright or privilege, but on compassion and courage. You know I believe the true power of these waters is that they brought us all together and our ability to help one another is what will make our victory over polio endure because what you have done and what we will continue to do until this disease is defeated is to come together like a family and do what we do best, lift each other up."

For PH the SSBSC does essentially the same thing. We endure because we function like a family of followers of Christ and what we do best is lift each other up.

Attached to this PHA is a photo taken at Warm Springs in 1939. FDR is in his automobile that had hand controls and a crowd of polio patients greet him.

PH

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