ClassNEWS - June 08

I loved last night and "Marriage Matters" with Gidget at Bluegrass. We had about 27 couples that came to do something for their marriages. It was great! We talked about communication and respect. Gidget gave us all homework. It includes taking 5 minutes each day to discuss what was unsatisfying about your relationship and what was satisfying (in that order). Then on the weekends spend about 15 minutes doing the same thing. This is not a time to pick on the other person, but to discuss how you feel. If you did not make it this weekend, jump on board by doing the homework. I want you guys to comment on how the homework is going. I expect each of you to be really honest! Next one ...

Marriage Matters . June 27 . Friday . 6:30p . 9:30p....
(be early, we'll start at 6:30p)

We just finished up at Fresh Start Resources with our Extreme Love Project. Thank you Beth Doucet for organizing this. Everything looked amazing when we left. The landscaped beds looked great, we fixed some wood that had rotten on the eaves, painted the windows and sills and weeded the roses and fence line. Thanks to Kim White and Stephen, Beth, Stacy and the girls, your the best! I encourage each of you to find ways in the community to give back, whether it be in the school system, parks league, library, etc. I believe it honors God when we do random acts of kindness that we get nothing in return for. Try it....it rocks!

Thank you Miranda Hatcher for an amazing Summer Blast OFF! Thank you also for all of you that volunteered on this date to make it so successful. I loved seeing so many of your smiling faces. We have another opportunity this year which is coming up in a week called Crosstraining. this is our sports camp that runs Sunday . June 22 - June 26 from 6p . 8:30p. I encourage each of you to be a part of this great week. If you can contact Suzette at children@bluegrasschurch.net. I know Stacy is doing football . Jeff Hatcher: basketball . Rick Harris: maritial arts, Jennifer Brown: administration and registration, and many more of you are in other areas. It is a great time to hang out and serve together. I hope to see each of you there!

Each of you knows that we are working on a new opportunity in the fall which will include Kidstuff on Sundays and also another worship service which will be a community worship. I would love it if you would join us this

Wednesday night . June 18 at 6:30p - 7:30p for A Night of Worship

This will give you an idea of what we are talking when we discuss "community worship". There will not be a sermon just a night of worship.

WOW! Do you think that we can cram any more things in this summer? I want each of you to remember that these are opportunities, many of you are on vacation or have other commitments, please don't feel obligated to participate (no guilt) just invited. The hope of the staff at Bluegrass is to partner with families to help simplify the chaos in your lives, not add to it.

I have been so encouraged by this BALANCE series of how many of you are reading your bibles daily and working to become a student of God through prayer and reading his word. Remember it is all a balance between knowing, praying and experiencing (through community and relationships). We are all on a journey together and we need each other. I am excited what God is doing at Bluegrass and how He is raising each of you up to be all that He created you to be. We begin next week, after Father's Day, a new series called HOLY ADVENTURE. This will take us through the summer into September. This life really is an Adventure, don't miss it! I love you guys! wendy