HAPPY NEW YEAR .. MAY THIS BE OUR BEST YEAR YET!!!!
As we enter 2023 may we ask the Lord to give us bifocals of faith. Read this challenge Peter Marshall, Chaplain of the US Senate, gave in a prayer he prayed for them. He prayed this on November 24, 1947, Ponder each phrase carefully. “ God of our fathers and our God, give us the faith to believe in the ultimate triumph of righteousness, no matter how dark and uncertain are the skies of today. We pray for bifocals of faith that see the despair and need of the hour but also see, further on, the patience of our God working out His plan in the world He has made. Help us to interpret the meaning of the motto inscribed on our coins. Make our faith honest by helping us this day to do one thing because Thou hast said; do it, or to abstain because Thou hast said; Thou shalt not. How can one say we believe in You, or even want to believe in You, when we do not do anything You tell us? May our faith be seen in our works, empowered by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ” Peter Marshall died one year later having prayed this prayer. Lord help us to apply the challenge of his prayer, as we do we receive Your blessing in this New Year 2023. Chapel 8:50 every Sunday morning … Join us for donuts and coffee, singing and outstanding messengers, and a god time with friends.
We are off to a good start this 2022 - 2023 season! We have started using Scoreholio to run our round robins and tournaments. It ’ s been a little bit of a learning curve but we are all figuring it out. It makes things run much smoother, especially for the individuals that were having to fill out our brackets last season.
We have set up two divisions to play. Our Social Division is for people that have never played before, not confident on their skills or are just in it for the fun. Skill level is beginner to intermediate.
The Competitive division is for players that have played for a while and can hit the board or get it in the hole frequently. The skill level is competitive to advanced.
There will be times that both divisions will play together. We are currently playing on the pickleball courts at ES on: Sundays starting at 2PM, Wednesdays at 3PM. New this season: We are now able to practice, get pointer and have free play on select Fridays from 2 - 4. You do not need to sign up on Scoreholio for Friday play. Please watch the Facebook page for which Fridays we are able to set up boards. Please do not set up your own boards at anytime on the pickleball courts. Submitted by Carolyn Chanez
Speakers for January: Jan 1 The Earrings Jan 8 Ron Cline Jan 15 & 22 John Guest Jan 29 Teen Challenge
Jim Gwinn, Chaplain 847 - 445 - 0077
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