Hello from Oregon!

Hi all,
I am at the beach at Cannon Beach Oregon enjoying fellowship and studying, well actually I am writing this post while the school administrator bores us with details about the school.

What a terrific Homecoming we had this past weekend! It was great for us all to see many different faces in our church, those that came from afar and those that have not seen us in a while. The music, worship and food was excellent and God blessed the day.

I hope this is a momentum builder for the coming year. And we need to start thinking about our coming year, what are we going to do to serve the Lord in our community? What are we going to do to build better relationships among each other and to disciple each other? These are questions we "all" need to be thinking about and sharing our ideas, if we only had a space on the Internet to share these ideas! Oh, wait we have a blog. If you are reading this you are ahead of the game and need to share this venue with those who want to participate in the process.

Well, I better start paying attention , after all this does cost me money.

See you real soon!
Cranston

Fellowship for Fun

Enjoy ice cream & support a great cause. Bradley attends St. Elmo Gifted Ed Center. In order to support him, individuals can go to Bruster's at Macon Rd on Thursday nights. St. Elmo will receive a percentage of the receipts on Thursday's from customers who say they are from St. Elmo.

Festival Amongst the Stars

Fall Festival ~ Wednesday, October 31st 6-8 PM
We will be serving dinner at 6 PM. Out of this world games & activities will follow. Start planning your costume, inviting your friends, neighbors & co-workers, and designing your pumpkin.

*CCSSC Star Lab * Star gazing * Moon Walk * Hay ride * Jack-o-lantern contest * Cake Walk * * Saturn's Ring Toss * Saucer flying * Bobbing for planets * Rocket launch * Comet toss *

Finally, does anyone have any of these items or know of someone that might be willing to donate them?
Styrofoam balls, ribbon, Velcro dots, felt, Frisbees, apples, darts, balloons, pumpkin, bag of suckers, hay, Prizes for the Jack-o-lantern contest, extension cords for inflatable & CD player

Care package

We would like to send a care package to Mark. Here are some things he may like to have during his long deployment to help keep him busy during his off time. If you can contribute an item below please let us know by sending a comment. I would like to have everyone send a photo of your family and a note of encouragement.
new release DVD's
portable personal DVD from Mintex (need to ask Terri if he already has one or uses a laptop)
Hard candy/ gum
pinch lights
cans of chips (Pringles, Doritos, cheetos)
magazines ( hunting/ fishing, 4 wheel drive trucks, hometown newspaper, etc)
fly tape
fly swatter
sturdy shower shoes
mouse tape or trap
granola bars
nuts
playing cards, dominoes
memory stick (512MB or 1GB)
batteries (AAA, AA)
small pillow
gallon size ziplock bags
a roll of toilet paper always makes good padding in a care box

Is anybody out there?

I am sitting here in my study at home reading and praying and of course watching a little baseball! Wondering if anybody else is out there thinking about NCC? The potential at this church is so great that I seek discernment about what God has planned for us as a congregation and where we are heading as a body of Christ. I would love to hear from those of you that take time to read this Blog and let me know what God is telling you about this great church.

Just wondering if there is anybody out there?

Cranston