Baby Shower for Naomi Elizabeth

What: Baby shower for Naomi Elizabeth Sheets

When: Sunday, January 6th at 2:30

Where: The Yecke Home (e-mail me for directions)

Why: Because the Sheets are rad

RSVP to Cheri Yecke or Tiffany Brooks,

or just give a holler in the comment section here.

JR and Daisha are registered at Target.

Holiday Party - updated

Friday, December 14th starting at 7pm we will be having our Young Families Christmas party.

The food will be catered by Marie Livingston's Steak House for only $11 per plate and dress for this event is semi-formal.

Please RSVP and provide payment by Sunday, December 9th to ensure enough food is ordered. You may give payment to Latoya Washington, Sara Landes, Sarah Doddington, or Becky Davis.

Childcare will be available.

Holiday Party

Mark Your Calendars!!

Who: Young Families, Elders and their wives, and Dan and Sue Boggs
What: Semi-Formal Christmas Party
When: Friday, December 14th 7pm - until?
Where: at the Church building

More details to come soon... be on the lookout.

Also, I forgot to mention that it is for adults and we are working on getting baby sitters at the church.

Thank You!

Becky Davis

FSU Kick-off Tonight

7:30 -- the Fellowship Hall.

Be there or be...
...somewhere else.

But it will be a lot cooler if you're at the Fellowship Hall.

Mentoring

Marion and some of the other ladies organized a mentoring class this past Wednesday evening. From previous discussions, I suspect that there are more of us (in YFM) who would be interested in some form of mentoring relationship than were actually present in class. She has asked me to find out who else might be interested. Please know that this is not a weekly commitment... it could be more like a monthly phone call. If you're interested in being hooked up with someone, please let me know. You can email me, call me or just see me at church.

Thanks!

Fighting over the New Testament

A friend of mine from Harding just called my attention to this article from a blog she reads called "Real Life Preacher."

The piece is called "Fighting Over the New Testament" and it struck me as one of the best reminders of how we should be acting towards other Christians with whom we might not see eye-to-eye on theology.

Not everyone may agree with it but I, for one, think it is spot-on. It's a great reminder of our place as Christians and hits right at the core of a lot of things I've been feeling, but not quite sure how to articulate. It mades me evaluate the spirit of humilty and gentleness with which I approach my own religious interactions, and just because of that, I think it's worth a read.

Mentoring

Ladies...some of the women in the congregation have taken very seriously John's invitation for them to mentor us. They are, however, a little overwhelmed with what that means. As I discussed this with several of them, we thought that perhaps it means different things for each of us. They are actively working to facilitate getting mentors and mentees together, but would love some feedback.

What are you hoping to get out of a mentoring relationship?

• An in-town "Mom"?
• Advice?
• Companionship?
• Organized bible study?
• Guidance with raising children or loving your husband?
• Prayer time?

Please try to verbalize what you're hoping for so that they'll know better how to proceed. Right now, they're planning a possible "speed-dating" evening for mentors and mentees! Having questions ready may really help you decide whom you'd like to attempt to connect with!

Thanks!

Jenny

Tips for Flying with Preschooler??

Hi there! I've been missing home, so after getting the go-ahead from my parents, I booked round-trip, non-stop flights from Jacksonville to Chicago (where my parents will pick us up) for me and Annaliese. Here's where I need help...

... I have never flown! Can you believe it??

So what do I need to know, especially since I'll be going with a three-year-old?? Any tips?
I'm not too worried about entertaining her, we won't have a layover, and she'll be good coloring and reading books for 2 hours. The flights are in the morning, so I'll pack snacks (I assume I can??), but won't have to worry about meals on board.

I'm going to leave my car in the airport lot (cost winds up being about the same as gas money to and from the airport for Carlin to drop us off, not to mention his time!). My family has arranged for a car seat to be waiting for us there. Do I need to have a child restraint on the plane, or does she sit like a big girl?

Ok, I guess those are my major, immediate concerns.
Thanks in advance!!
~Janay~

Atlanta Exhibit

There is currently a museum show running in Atlanta entitled, “Cradle of Christianity” and it runs through the beginning of November. I am wondering if anyone else is interested in caravanning up to Atlanta to catch it some time this fall.

Here is a blurb from the website:

“Cradle of Christianity explores the concurrent histories of early Christian and Jewish life through some of the most significant biblical artifacts ever found, including a section of the Temple Scroll, a major Dead Sea Scroll. Other highlights include the burial ossuary of Caiaphas the High Priest—who, according to the New Testament, delivered Jesus to the Romans, and an inscription bearing the name of Pontius Pilate. These artifacts represent the only surviving physical testimonies of these two prominent figures. Cradle of Christianity features a full-scale reconstruction of the chancel of a Byzantine-era church and other remains of excavated synagogues, churches, and religious sites, such as capitals, mosaics, and marble furnishings, dedicatory inscriptions, and liturgical objects.”

I’ve seen both the Temple Scroll and Caiaphas’ ossuary when I was in Israel in ’98 and they really are remarkable. I am very excited to get to see them again and I’d urge anyone interested to take advantage of the opportunity.

Tickets are $15 per person, or $13.50 if we have a group of more than ten. Also, depending on the size of the group and other people’s Atlanta friends, we may be able to just stay in homes rather than at a hotel but again, that depends on how many people we have (I’m only confident of 3 spare bedrooms at this point).

There are only four weekends that work for me that are not FSU home games, but unfortunately, two of them coincide with FAMU home games so if anyone is a Rattler, I apologize if these dates don’t cut it for you:

September 15 (FSU vs. Colorado at Colorado/FAMUS vs. Howard - home)
September 22 (bye week, both schools)
October 13 (Thursday night game vs. Wake Forest on the 11th/FAMU at SC State)
November 3 (FSU vs. Boston College, at BC/FAMU Homecoming)

I am leaning towards September 15 at this point; however, any of those dates will work for me, so whatever date works best for the other folks interested is fine.

If you are interested, please leave a note with your preferred dates in the comments section so that we can try to figure out a date that works with everyone’s calendar.

(I am also sending this to the e-mail list.)

-Tiffany B.

Collecting...

If anyone else has anything they'd like to include in the package for the Belize orphanage, please drop me an e-mail or give a call, or just bring it to church on Sunday (I'm back in town now) . I'd like to get the package in the mail next week.

Thanks, y'all!