Mike & Carol came by to pick me up in time for the Saturday eve service at SBCC. Associate Pastor Ken was finishing up his series with "You Have Childlike Faith" by comparing our adult responses to those of children, who haven't been exposed to the realities of life and who answer with blind truth in their hearts.Following the service was Supper Saturday, which is on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Tonight they served Curry Chicken or Pork Over Rice, along with salad, dessert, and beverages. It was qute good.
The SBCC Member's Fellowship followed at 7pm, starting off with another round of Pastor Ken's Games, emceed by Jim Y. This time, members were divided evenly into 8 teams. Each team lined up and then blindly drew an animal from one baske and an affliction from another, then each team member had to pantomime it down the line. The last team member had to guess both parts correctly to win. Only one team was able to do so. It was quite funny to watch. Fortunately for me, I got a "pass" from Pastor Ken before the fun began, since I wasn't feeling up to it.
After the fun was over, Senior Pastor Gary stood up to welcome 19 new members into the church family. As usual, he proceeded to "interview" each one as to how they found the church, what made them stay, and why they decided to become a member of the church. Sheri Koga (top pic) was first in line and her response to the last question was, "well ... why not?" This drew a lot of laughter from the membership, and the quote was repeated several times as Pastor Gary made his way down the line. Special recognition was given to Scott and Iris Aiboshi as we all thought they were already members, since they've been attending the church for quite some time. Apparently, they thought so too. But now it's official.
Pastor Gary talked about the future of the church, since we are one of the few in the area that is actively growing. There had been rumors of a new capital funds campaign, but that has been put on the back burner, as the church has internal needs and infrastructure to address first. We also received a personal update on the Uganda orphanage by Sherry Roberts (middle pic), who also became a member tonight. She talked about their achievements, and we also viewed a DVD put together of video shot in Uganda. It was very moving.
The meeting ended with Communion, with music provided by Pastor Nathan (bottom pic). It was nice to be back at church, to see all the people I'd missed for the past several weeks. Mike & Carol had me home by 10:15pm.
After the fun was over, Senior Pastor Gary stood up to welcome 19 new members into the church family. As usual, he proceeded to "interview" each one as to how they found the church, what made them stay, and why they decided to become a member of the church. Sheri Koga (top pic) was first in line and her response to the last question was, "well ... why not?" This drew a lot of laughter from the membership, and the quote was repeated several times as Pastor Gary made his way down the line. Special recognition was given to Scott and Iris Aiboshi as we all thought they were already members, since they've been attending the church for quite some time. Apparently, they thought so too. But now it's official.
Pastor Gary talked about the future of the church, since we are one of the few in the area that is actively growing. There had been rumors of a new capital funds campaign, but that has been put on the back burner, as the church has internal needs and infrastructure to address first. We also received a personal update on the Uganda orphanage by Sherry Roberts (middle pic), who also became a member tonight. She talked about their achievements, and we also viewed a DVD put together of video shot in Uganda. It was very moving.
The meeting ended with Communion, with music provided by Pastor Nathan (bottom pic). It was nice to be back at church, to see all the people I'd missed for the past several weeks. Mike & Carol had me home by 10:15pm.
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